Notable Universities in Philippines

A closer look at 20 universities in Philippines — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
University of Santo Tomas	Manila	Private	1611	English	MedicinePharmacyArchitecture
Philippine Military Academy	Baguio City	Public	1898	English	Military ScienceLeadership DevelopmentNational Security Studies
Philippine Normal University	Manila	Public	1901	English	Teacher EducationEducational LeadershipCurriculum Development
Manila Central University	Caloocan City	Private	1904	English	PharmacyMedicineNursing
University of Southern Philippines Foundation	Cebu City	Private	1927	English	LawEngineeringBusiness Administration
University of Baguio	Baguio City	Private	1948	English	Criminal JusticeInformation TechnologyHospitality Management
University of Southern Mindanao	Kabacan	Public	1954	English	AgricultureVeterinary MedicineForestry
University of Asia and the Pacific	Pasig City	Private	1967	English	EconomicsBusiness AdministrationCommunication
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University	Bacnotan	Public	1981	English	AgricultureFisheriesForestry
University of San Carlos	Cebu City	Private	1595	English	EngineeringLawBusiness Administration
Colegio de San Juan de Letran	Manila	Private	1620	English	Business AdministrationCommunicationEducation
Ateneo de Manila University	Quezon City	Private	1859	English	Business AdministrationLawSocial Sciences
National University	Manila	Private	1900	English	EngineeringArchitectureComputer Science
San Beda College	Manila	Private	1901	English	LawAccountancyBusiness Administration
Silliman University	Dumaguete City	Private	1901	English	Marine ScienceNursingEducation
Technological University of the Philippines	Manila	Public	1901	English	EngineeringIndustrial TechnologyArchitecture
West Visayas State University	Iloilo City	Public	1902	English	NursingEducationMedicine
Bulacan State University	Malolos City	Public	1904	English	EngineeringIndustrial TechnologyEducation
Polytechnic University of the Philippines	Manila	Public	1904	English	AccountancyBusiness AdministrationInformation Technology
University of San Agustin	Iloilo City	Private	1904	English	PharmacyLawEngineering