68 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Philippines

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Below is a list of best universities in the Philippines ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 417K citations received by 49.1K academic papers made by 68 universities in the Philippines was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of the Philippines Diliman

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#494 in Asia
#1881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1908

2. De La Salle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#518 in Asia
#1940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1911

3. Ateneo de Manila University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#698 in Asia
#2402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1859

4. University of the Philippines Manila

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#966 in Asia
#2964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1908

5. University of Santo Tomas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#967 in Asia
#2965 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1611

6. University of the Philippines Los Banos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1026 in Asia
#3098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1909

7. Asian Institute of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1344 in Asia
#3740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1968

8. University of San Carlos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1740 in Asia
#4602 in the World
Founded
1595

9. Mapua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1743 in Asia
#4605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1925

10. University of the East - Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1771 in Asia
#4675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1946

11. Visayas State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1846 in Asia
#4845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1924

12. University of Asia and the Pacific

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1985 in Asia
#5166 in the World
Founded
1967

13. Silliman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2016 in Asia
#5242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1901

14. Mindanao State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2069 in Asia
#5340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1961

15. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2077 in Asia
#5360 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1968

16. Philippine Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2084 in Asia
#5374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1901

17. Central Luzon State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2113 in Asia
#5448 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Founded
1907

18. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2134 in Asia
#5499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1979

20. Caraga State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2225 in Asia
#5719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Founded
2009

21. Bulacan State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2232 in Asia
#5729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Founded
1993

22. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2235 in Asia
#5735 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1904

23. University of Mindanao

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2317 in Asia
#5943 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1946

24. Angeles University Foundation

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2336 in Asia
#5991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1962

25. Lyceum of the Philippines University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2397 in Asia
#6125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1952

26. Cebu Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2407 in Asia
#6152 in the World
Founded
1902

27. Leyte Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2413 in Asia
#6164 in the World
Founded
1921

28. University of the Philippines Baguio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2418 in Asia
#6177 in the World
Founded
1961

29. Samar State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2442 in Asia
#6222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1912

30. Assumption College San Lorenzo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2444 in Asia
#6234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1959

31. Isabela State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2454 in Asia
#6255 in the World
Founded
1926

32. Laguna State Polytechnic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2456 in Asia
#6258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1956

34. West Visayas State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2469 in Asia
#6281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1902

35. Liceo de Cagayan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2482 in Asia
#6315 in the World
Founded
1955

36. Ateneo de Davao University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2484 in Asia
#6324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1948

37. Batangas State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2498 in Asia
#6352 in the World
Founded
2001

38. Palawan State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2510 in Asia
#6378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1965

39. Benguet State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2512 in Asia
#6381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1986

40. University of the Philippines Mindanao

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2530 in Asia
#6417 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1995

41. Central Mindanao University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2535 in Asia
#6427 in the World
Founded
1910

43. De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2551 in Asia
#6453 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1988

44. University of San Jose-Recoletos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2566 in Asia
#6488 in the World
Founded
1947

45. Adamson University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2575 in Asia
#6510 in the World
Founded
1932

46. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2625 in Asia
#6611 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1908

47. University of Southeastern Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2633 in Asia
#6623 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1978

48. Xavier University - Ateneo de Cagayan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2635 in Asia
#6627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1933

49. University of Southern Mindanao

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2659 in Asia
#6675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1952

50. Ateneo de Zamboanga University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2663 in Asia
#6681 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Founded
1912

52. Surigao del Sur State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2672 in Asia
#6694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Founded
1993

53. Mariano Marcos State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2678 in Asia
#6703 in the World
Founded
1978

54. San Beda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2681 in Asia
#6713 in the World
Founded
1901

55. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2683 in Asia
#6716 in the World
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1975

56. University of the City of Manila

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2703 in Asia
#6754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1965

57. University of Eastern Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2706 in Asia
#6758 in the World
Founded
1918

58. Bukidnon State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2715 in Asia
#6773 in the World
Founded
2007

59. Bohol Island State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2740 in Asia
#6822 in the World
Founded
2009

60. University of Bohol

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2752 in Asia
#6844 in the World
Founded
1946

61. Far Eastern University in Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2761 in Asia
#6862 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1928

62. Southern Luzon State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2767 in Asia
#6870 in the World
Founded
1964

63. University of Northern Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2770 in Asia
#6873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1906

64. University of the Immaculate Conception

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2771 in Asia
#6874 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1905

65. Emilio Aguinaldo College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2776 in Asia
#6879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
1973

66. Nueva Vizcaya State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2781 in Asia
#6889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1916

67. Sorsogon State College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2799 in Asia
#6913 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1993

68. Southwestern University PHINMA

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2806 in Asia
#6927 in the World
Founded
1946

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the Philippines based on the number of universities and their ranks are Quezon, Manila, Los Banos, and Makati.