UP is lone PH uni in 2 of 5 areas in 2024 QS subject rankings

UP Media and Public Relations Office

May 2

UP was the only Philippine university ranked in two of the five broad subject areas in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings (WUR) by Subject 2024. These subject clusters were "Life Sciences and Medicine" (401-450) and "Engineering and Technology" (501-550).

According to the QS website, 1,559 universities and "over 16,300 academic programmes were ranked across various subjects." Moreover, these institutions were "ranked using various metrics, including their academic reputation, employer reputation, and the International Research Network (IRN) Index."

In "Life Sciences and Medicine," UP placed in three out of nine subjects: agriculture and forestry (151-200), medicine (301-350), and biological sciences (551-600). In "Engineering and Technology," it ranked in two of the group's eight subjects: chemical engineering (401-430), and computer science and information systems (501-550).

UP was also the top Philippine higher education institution (HEI) in the area of "Social Sciences and Management" (276). Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and De La Salle University (DLSU)—the only Philippine HEIs with UP in this particular QS WUR—placed 401-450.

UP ranked in six out of 16 subjects in the "Social Sciences and Management" group: politics (201-250), sociology (251-300), law and legal studies (301-350), business and management studies (351-400), economics and econometrics (351-400), and education and training (351-400).

In "Arts and Humanities," UP was second at 351, following ADMU at 325. DLSU was in 401-450. It was in this cluster that UP attained its top two subject rankings: 51-100 in performing arts and 101-150 in archaeology. Its other rankings in this area were in English language and literature (151-200), modern languages (251-300), and linguistics (251-300).

While UP did not rank in the "Natural Sciences" broad subject area, it did register as the only Philippine university in four of the area's specific subjects: geography (201-230), environmental sciences (351-400), mathematics (501-550), and physics and astronomy (551-600).

In the last QS WUR which focused on sustainability, UP was the top Philippine HEI, placing 231st out of 1,397 universities.