Times Higher Education recently released in 2025 Impact Rankings, which saw UST take the #2 spot among Philippine private universities. UST ranked in the #3 bracket or the 601-800, sharing the spot with Saint Louis University Baguio as well as state universities in Caraga, Ifugao, Leyte, and Ilocos Norte.

UST’s strongest suit was Sustainable Development Goal #5 – Gender Equality, which saw a jump from the 301-400th ranking in 2024. Next were Life Below Water (SDG 14) at 201-300th, Quality Education (SDG 4) at 301-400th and Reduced Inequalities at 301-400th.

While UST’s rank has held steady since 2021, it has shown improvement in the overall score. The latest edition ranks 2,526 universities from 130 countries or territories based on their contributions to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the THE website, Asian universities “claim more than half of all places in the rankings, and 10 out of the 17 individual SDGs rankings are now led by an Asian university.”

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UST showed improvements in Research Quality, Research Environment, and Teaching, which saw increases in ratings compared to the 2024 ratings. UST landed in the 601+ bracket, tying with De La Salle University, Mapua University, and Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology. International outlook remains UST’s strongest suit, and UST remains the country’s top-rated university in this regard.

UST’s average rating is within the 13.6-28.2 range. The full ratings are available on the Times Higher Education .

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Rated with Four Stars are Good Governance and the Doctor of Medicine program, which was named UST’s qualifying program for the Specialist Criteria. Meanwhile, Arts and Academic Development were rated Three Stars.

UST first submitted itself to the QS Stars rating scheme in 2014, earning four stars. In 2021, it earned the coveted 5 Stars rating. To date, UST is the sole Philippine higher education institution with the rating.

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UST tallied a 39.8-42.5 score and secured its place in the 251-300 bracket. Moreover, it scored 54.7 in input, 66.7 in process, and 29.7 in the output metrics. 

THE Interdisciplinary Science Ranking based their assessment in 11 metrics grouped under three pillars: inputs (19%), process (16%) and outputs (65%). 

Under the inputs metric, schools’ interdisciplinary science research funding (8%) and industry funding (11%) are measured. The measure of success (4%), physical facilities (4%), administrative support (4%), and promotion success (4%) make up the process criterion. 

The outputs pillar evaluated the quantity of interdisciplinary science research publications (10%), its proportion among all publications (5%), utility outside the discipline (5%), publication quality (20%), and reputation (20%).

Within the University are research centers that allow interdisciplinary collaborations across the research interest groups, especially those targeting concerns laid down in agenda such as the Sustainable Development Goals.

The full results of the 2025 rankings can be viewed here:

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The 2025 rankings, which look into international outlook, teaching, research environment, research quality, and industry, saw UST maintain its #3 position among Philippine universities, landing in the 1501+ bracket along with three other universities.

UST was also third in the country for research quality, measured through citation impact, research strength, research excellence, and research influence. According to THE, the data from Elsevier from 2019 to 2024 help show “how much each university is contributing to the sum of human knowledge…to expand the boundaries of our understanding, irrespective of discipline.”

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The presence of international students, academic staff, and collaborations was touted as UST’s greatest strength as it made its debut in the Times Higher Education Asia Rankings, where it was ranked in the 601+ bracket. This position made it rank #3 among Philippine universities.

International outlook, which accounted for 7.5% of the total score, includes proportion of international students, proportion of international staff, and international collaboration. With a score of 67, this was UST’s strongest suit, followed by Teaching and Research Quality.

Teaching includes indicators such as teaching reputation, staff-to-student ratio, and doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio, among others. Meanwhile, Research Quality credits citation impact, research strength, research excellence, and research influence.

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UST’s recent placement in various authoritative rankings reports, such as the 2024 Quacquarelli-Symonds World (801-850) and Asia University Rankings (175), 2024 Times Higher Education World (1501+) and 2023 Imapct Rankings (601-800), as well as the World University Rankings for Innovation (201-300) were recognized by CHEd.

UST’s success in ASEAN University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) was also recognized by CHEd. It cited ten bachelor’s programs already certified by AUN-QA, which has since certified eight more and conferred upon UST the prestigious Institutional Certification. UST is an Associate Member of AUN-QA.

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In an interview with the Communications Bureau, Deputy Director for QS/THE Rankings Nestor R. Ong, ASEAN Engr. noted the increasingly competitive environment of global university rankings, and expressed joy at the good performance of the University in terms of International Faculty Ratio and Employer Reputation. The 2024 World University Rankings of QS incorporated new criteria, such as sustainability, which focuses on a university’s impact, according to Ong, in terms of “charting the course and driving change toward a more sustainable future.” The new International Research Network criterion looks into the international connections the University has made and emphasizes research collaboration across geographical boundaries.

Moving forward, more than 12 years since the University was ranked by QS, the University’s priorities continue to address research and innovation, intensified global engagement, and enhanced student-centered education. According to Ong, “addressing pressing societal challenges through interdisciplinary research collaborations and technology transfer” is crucial, and “forging strategic alliances with universities [to] jointly tackle global issues” is part of the actions the University will take moving forward.

Apart from the QS World University Rankings, UST currently ranks 175th in the Asia University Rankings (2023 edition) and remains 4th in the Philippines. It also enjoys the coveted QS Five Stars rating.

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Medicine, biology as top programs in terms of research publications and outputs

Research productivity especially in the fields of Medicine and Biology was recognized by EduRank 2023 for being the highest among the specializations offered by UST. At 586 publications and 15,545 citations, Medicine-related studies ranked highest, followed by BIology, the Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, Psychology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Business, Botany, and Ecology, among others.

100 notable alumni including national heroes and leaders

EduRank also included in its list 100 notable alumni, headlined by National Hero Dr. Jose Rizal, and past Presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Sergio Osmeña, Sr., Jose P. Laurel, and Diosdado Macapagal. The roster also included business tycoon and philantrophist Tony Tan Caktiong, DBA (hons) (Chairman Emeritus and Founder of Jollbee Foods Corporation), the late Metrobank Founder George S.K. Ty, PhD (hons)., the late SGV Co. co-founder washington SyCip (Accounting), as well as National Artists Francisco Sionil Jose (Literature), Bienvenido Lumbera (Literature), Cirilo Bautista (Literature), and Francisco Mañosa (Architecture).

Sports stalwarts like Ernest John Obiena (Electronics Engineering student), Alyssa Valdez (Junior High School), Dylan Ababou, and Jervy Cruz also made the list, along with filmmakers Brillante Mendoza and Ronnie del Carmen. The list included prominent Filipinos dating all the way back to the 19th century who have made a name for themselves in various fields of endeavor.

EduRank, according to its website and ranking method, uses a database of 44,909,300 scientific publications and 1,237,541,960 citations across 246 research topics. Research performance accounts for 45 percent, while non-academic performance accounts for 45 percent. Alumni score comprises the remaining ten percent.

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Noted as the University’s strengths for this year is internationalization, as UST scored high in outbound exchange (100%), inbound exchange (90.8%), and international faculty (83.7%). Mobility of both students and staff increased substantially during the pandemic, with online technologies being optimized to bridge knowledge-seekers across geographic boundaries.

Among the other indicators looked into were employer reputation and academic reputation, as well as international degree students enrolled in UST, which has implemented the Enriched Virtual Mode of Instruction as a response to the COVID-19-related lockdowns.

The latest rankings data can be found here: . 

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