Friday, October 17, 2008

4 RP Schools made it into Top 500 Universities Worldwide!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

According to the Times Higher Education Supplement-Quacquarelli Symonds (THES-QS), four prominent Philippine universities are included in their list of Top 500 schools worldwide for 2008.

This year’s result showed a significant improvement in the standing of Philippine universities against other school worldwide.

The four RP schools and their worldwide rankings:

1. Ateneo de Manila University - 254
(Last year: 451)

2. The University of the Philippines - 276
(Last year: 398)

3. De La Salle University - 415th
(Last year: Out of the 500)

4. University of Sto. Thomas - 476th
(Last year: Out of the 500)

THE-QS based its results on the following categories:
# peer academic review
# recruiter review
# international faculty ratio
# international student ratio
# student-faculty ratio
# research citations per faculty

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