17 Best Architecture Schools in the Philippines for 2017

Read on to see which schools made the list of the best performing architecture schools in the Philippines for 2017.

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The ranking of the best architecture schools in the Philippines for 2017 has been released, which currently features only 17 out of the 96 colleges and universities offering undergraduate programs in architecture.

University of the Philippines Diliman led the list of the top performing schools offering architecture undergraduate programs in 2017 with 78.50 percent overall score. University of Santo Tomas followed with 77.57 percent while University of the Philippines Mindanao and Technological University of the Philippines-Manila ranked third and fourth with 70.50% and 65.77% overall scores, respectively. University of San Carlos landed fifth with 61.66 percent overall score.

The rankings are based on the results of two licensure examinations in 2017 (January and June) plus other factors including level of accreditation and faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering undergraduate programs in architecture have the most valuable degree programs to produce batch of examinees with high architecture licensure examination (ALE) passing rates.

The ranking uses the same performance indicators as the Local Pulse School Rankings, however the weightings for number of examinees were adjusted to reflect programs with less examinees. Details on the methodology are discussed here. Other possible factors which are possibly secondary variables in determining the best Philippine schools to study architecture are included in the disclaimer page. Factors such as international linkages, community involvement, employer reputation, research outputs, and research citations per faculty are not part of this study. These variables are assumed to be assessed by accredited agencies such as PACUCOA, PAASCU, and AACCUP.

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Best Architecture Schools in the Philippines for 2017

To rank the schools, we took the weighted passing rates of the two architecture licensure examinations (ALE) in 2017, the number of examinees, and top performing examinees as the overall board exam performance, and faculty-student ratio and accreditation status of the architecture undergraduate program as other criteria. Note that the passing rates we used for 2017 architecture licensure examinations were adjusted to 60% and above (unlike the PRC’s 80%), and minimum of 20 examinees (unlike the PRC’s 50 minimum examinees).

Read on to see which schools made the list.


17 Best Philippine Schools with Architecture Programs for 2017
RANK SCHOOL OVERALL SCORE 2017 OVERALL BOARD EXAM PERFORMANCE (70%) OTHER CRITERIA (30%)
PASSED FAILED TOTAL Weighted % PASSED (40%) Number of Examinees (20%) With Top Examinees (10%) Accreditation Level Accreditation Level Score (20%) Number of Students per Faculty Faculty-Student Ratio Score (10%)
1 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN 78.50 65 0 65 100.00% 40 100 Independent 60 16 85
2 UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 77.57 296 62 358 82.68% 100 70 Level I 50 21 75
3 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- MINDANAO 70.50 35 0 35 100.00% 30 40 Independent 60 16 85
4 TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA 65.77 82 34 116 70.69% 60 60 Level II 60 23 75
5 UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 61.66 78 29 107 72.90% 50 90 Not Accredited 30 22 75
6 MAPUA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-MANILA 60.92 64 23 87 73.56% 50 40 Level I 50 25 75
7 ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY 60.30 38 13 51 74.51% 40 80 Not Accredited 30 16 85
8 PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 59.74 48 20 68 70.59% 40 100 Not Accredited 30 23 75
9 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- DASMARIÑAS 58.50 36 9 45 80.00% 30 40 Candidate 40 19 85
10 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 58.35 84 46 130 64.61% 60 80 Not Accredited 30 37 65
11 POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA. MESA 57.39 91 35 126 72.22% 60 40 Not Accredited 30 33 65
12 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE 56.22 28 11 39 71.80% 30 70 Not Accredited 30 13 85
13 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS- TUGUEGARAO 54.80 18 5 23 78.26% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 27 75
14 MINDANAO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY-CDO 52.30 18 7 25 72.00% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 25 75
15 PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY-P. PRINCESA 50.77 15 7 22 68.18% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 24 75
16 COLUMBAN COLLEGE 50.59 15 8 23 65.22% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 19 85
17 CAPIZ STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS 50.17 18 9 27 66.67% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 24 75

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  1. List of Centers of Excellence and Development. (2017, January 24). Retrieved from http://api.ched.ph/api/v1/download/4323
  2. Private Higher Education Institutions Faculty-Student Ratio. (2017, April 10). Retrieved from http://api.ched.ph/api/v1/download/4433
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