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

Below is the list of best universities in the Philippines ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 95.6K citations received by 6.35K academic papers made by 26 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

#233 in Asia
#1276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1908

2. De La Salle University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#278 in Asia
#1397 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1911

3. Ateneo de Manila University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#327 in Asia
#1532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1859

4. University of the Philippines Manila

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#427 in Asia
#1820 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1908

5. University of the East - Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#529 in Asia
#2045 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1946

6. University of Santo Tomas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#714 in Asia
#2485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
37,500
Founded
1611

7. University of the Philippines Los Banos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#772 in Asia
#2607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1909

8. University of San Carlos

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1004 in Asia
#3212 in the World
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1595

9. Philippine Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1063 in Asia
#3339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1901

10. University of Asia and the Pacific

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1099 in Asia
#3420 in the World
Enrollment
2,500
Founded
1967

11. Asian Institute of Management

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1382 in Asia
#4017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
375
Founded
1968

12. Mindanao State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1395 in Asia
#4042 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1961

13. Southwestern University PHINMA

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1448 in Asia
#4150 in the World
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1946

14. Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1546 in Asia
#4342 in the World
Enrollment
375
Founded
1986

15. Silliman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1613 in Asia
#4482 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
7,500
Founded
1901

16. Visayas State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1620 in Asia
#4495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
8,500
Founded
1924

17. Leyte Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1712 in Asia
#4657 in the World
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1921

18. Central Luzon State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1733 in Asia
#4706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
9,500
Founded
1907

19. University of the Philippines in the Visayas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1741 in Asia
#4717 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1979

20. Liceo de Cagayan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1783 in Asia
#4814 in the World
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1955

21. Far Eastern University in Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1797 in Asia
#4845 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1928

22. Mapua University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1809 in Asia
#4869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1925

23. Cebu Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1838 in Asia
#4935 in the World
Enrollment
42,500
Founded
1902

24. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1871 in Asia
#5017 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1904

25. Bulacan State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1878 in Asia
#5029 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1993

26. Adventist University of the Philippines

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1897 in Asia
#5060 in the World
Founded
1917

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 Cebu.