University Of Southeastern Philippines Debuts In Asia's Top 300 Universities List

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Five Philippine tertiary schools made it in this year's list of "Top 300 Universities In Asia" by education and career network Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).

For the very first time, University Of Southeastern Philippines (USP) in Davao City was included in the list. It was among the schools listed in the 251-300 bracket.

USP was joined by The University of the Philippines-Diliman (ranked 68th), Ateneo de Manila University (86th), De La Salle University (142nd), and the University of Santo Tomas (148th).

For the second straight year, QS named the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as the top Asian University.

Completing the Top 10 are National University Singapore, University of Hong Kong, Seoul National University (South Korea), Chinese University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), Peking University (China), Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (South Korea), University of Tokyo (Japan), Pohang University of Science and Technology (South Korea), and Kyoto University (Japan).

The ranking was based upon the following criteria: Academic Reputation, Employer Reputation, Faculty/Student Ratio, Papers Per Faculty, Citations Per Paper, International Faculty Review, International Student Review, Student Exchange Inbound, and Student Exchange Outbound.

Top 9 Best Universities In The Philippines 2012

The Philippine Star recently sourced data from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to determine the best universities in the country.

Best Schools In The Philippines

Citing CHED, the Philippine Star report said the tertiary schools are being considered as centers of excellence and development, demonstrating "the highest degree or level of standard along the areas of instruction, research and extension."

Here are the Top 9 Best Universities Of The Philippines 2012:

School	Centers Of Excellence
1. University of the Philippines - Diliman	IT, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, Marine Science, Molecular Biology, Physics, and Statistics
2. University of the Philippines - Los Banos	Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Forestry, Veterinary Medicine, Information Technology, Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics
3. De La Salle University - Manila	Information Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, and Teacher Education
4. Ateneo de Manila University	Business Administration education, Entrepreneurship Education, Information Technology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics
5. University of Santo Tomas	Medicine, Nursing, Biology, Chemistry, Teacher Education
6. Central Luzon State University	Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering, Fisheries, Veterinary Medicine, and Teacher Education noypistuff
7. Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology	Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Teacher Education
8. Central Mindanao University	Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, and Forestry
9. University of the Cordilleras	Criminology, Information Technology, and Teacher Education

Is your alma mater on the list?

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