Manila's 14 best Psychology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Manila ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 115K citations received by 10.1K academic papers made by 14 universities in Manila 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. De La Salle University

For Psychology

#1 in the Philippines

#544 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1911

2. University of the Philippines Manila

For Psychology

#2 in the Philippines

#613 in Asia

Founded: 1908

3. University of Santo Tomas

For Psychology

#3 in the Philippines

#798 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1611

4. Mapua University

For Psychology

#6 in the Philippines

#1278 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1925

5. Philippine Normal University

For Psychology

#10 in the Philippines

#1566 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1901

6. Adamson University

For Psychology

#13 in the Philippines

#1889 in Asia

Founded: 1932

7. Lyceum of the Philippines University

For Psychology

#14 in the Philippines

#1905 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Founded: 1952

8. Polytechnic University of the Philippines

For Psychology

#24 in the Philippines

#2136 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1904

9. Technological Institute of the Philippines

For Psychology

#25 in the Philippines

#2150 in Asia

Founded: 1962

10. De La Salle - College of Saint Benilde

For Psychology

#31 in the Philippines

#2253 in Asia

Founded: 1988

11. University of the East - Philippines

For Psychology

#34 in the Philippines

#2327 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 16,739
Founded: 1946

12. Emilio Aguinaldo College

For Psychology

#39 in the Philippines

#2421 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Founded: 1973

13. San Beda University

For Psychology

#45 in the Philippines

#2480 in Asia

Founded: 1901

14. University of the City of Manila

For Psychology

#62 in the Philippines

#2706 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1965

Universities for Psychology near Manila

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	University of the Philippines Diliman	4	Quezon
12	Ateneo de Manila University	5	Quezon
893	Fooyin University	29	Kaohsiung
895	National Kaohsiung Normal University	39	Kaohsiung
895	National Pingtung University of Science and Technology	46	Pingtung City
896	National Sun Yat-Sen University	12	Kaohsiung
898	Kaohsiung Medical University	5	Kaohsiung
898	National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences	53	Kaohsiung
899	National Pingtung University	44	Pingtung City
906	I-Shou University	19	Kaohsiung

Psychology subfields in Manila