The table below represents the ranking of the best physical therapy schools across the Philippines in 2014-2018, based on score from board exam performance, number of examinees, top performing examinees, accreditation status, and faculty-student ratio. University of Santo Tomas in Manila, the only institution in the country accredited as Center of Development in physical therapy granted by the Commission on Higher Education, was ranked first out of 121 schools with physical therapy undergraduate programs with an overall score of about 94 out of 100 while Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila in Manila ranked second during the measured time period with 83.50% overall score.
| 23 Best Philippine Schools with Physical Therapy Undergraduate Programs (2014-2018) | ||||||||||||||||
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| RANK | SCHOOL | OVERALL SCORE (%) | 2014-2018 OVERALL BOARD EXAM PERFORMANCE (70%) | OTHER CRITERIA (30%) | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | PASSED | TOTAL (5-year) | 5-year Weighted Average (40%) | 5-Year Total of Examinees (20%) | With Top Examinees within 5 years (10%) | Accr.editation Level (2018) | Accr. Level Score (20%) | Average No. of Students per Faculty (FSR) | FSR Score (10%) | |||
| 1 | UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 94.05 | 91.30% (115) | 89.62% (106) | 95.74% (94) | 98.20% (111) | 94.69% (113) | 506 | 539 | 93.88% | 100 | 100 | COD | 90 | 19 | 85 |
| 2 | PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA | 83.50 | 89.79% (49) | 95.00% (60) | 100.00% (43) | 86.42% (81) | 94.25% (87) | 296 | 320 | 92.50% | 80 | 100 | Independent | 60 | 18 | 85 |
| 3 | DE LA SALLE-HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE | 79.67 | 68.06% (144) | 73.11% (119) | 75.40% (187) | 72.22% (126) | 60.00% (35) | 438 | 611 | 71.69% | 100 | 90 | Level II | 60 | 9 | 100 |
| 4 | VELEZ COLLEGE | 78.59 | 78.26% (46) | 87.67% (73) | 84.34% (83) | 87.09% (93) | 85.72% (84) | 323 | 379 | 85.23% | 90 | 100 | Candidate | 40 | 19 | 85 |
| 5 | UERM-MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | 77.96 | 89.47% (38) | 58.33% (72) | 76.62% (77) | 74.65% (71) | 93.24% (74) | 257 | 332 | 77.41% | 80 | 70 | Level III | 70 | 7 | 100 |
| 6 | CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY | 76.04 | 59.57% (47) | 78.75% (80) | 76.74% (129) | 65.59% (93) | 88.37% (129) | 365 | 478 | 76.36% | 100 | 90 | Candidate | 40 | 16 | 85 |
| 7 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 75.45 | 93.03% (43) | 76.92% (13) | 97.73% (44) | 100.00% (48) | 93.62% (47) | 185 | 195 | 94.87% | 50 | 100 | Level I | 50 | 20 | 75 |
| 8 | SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY | 75.43 | 78.26% (23) | 83.33% (36) | 89.29% (28) | 87.50% (24) | 94.87% (39) | 131 | 150 | 87.33% | 50 | 100 | Level II | 60 | 13 | 85 |
| 9 | FEU-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 71.76 | 65.86% (41) | 82.92% (41) | 88.64% (44) | 83.34% (54) | 81.25% (32) | 171 | 212 | 80.66% | 60 | 70 | Level II | 60 | 11 | 85 |
| 10 | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-ILOILO | 70.82 | 45.84% (48) | 71.16% (52) | 73.17% (41) | 58.97% (78) | 63.10% (84) | 188 | 303 | 62.05% | 80 | 100 | Level I | 50 | 9 | 100 |
| 11 | ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 67.82 | 38.46% (26) | 60.52% (38) | 82.93% (41) | 95.24% (21) | 100.00% (20) | 107 | 146 | 73.29% | 40 | 100 | Level II | 60 | 15 | 85 |
| 12 | SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY | 66.99 | 83.33% (30) | 63.16% (19) | 88.89% (27) | 80.00% (10) | 96.16% (52) | 119 | 138 | 86.23% | 40 | 100 | Not Accredited | 30 | 16 | 85 |
| 13 | LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY-BATANGAS, INC | 66.99 | 87.50% (8) | 77.78% (18) | 100.00% (12) | 100.00% (9) | 100.00% (10) | 52 | 57 | 91.23% | 30 | 60 | Level II | 60 | 32 | 65 |
| 14 | RIVERSIDE COLLEGE | 64.37 | 0.00% (3) | N.A. (N.A.) | 76.67% (30) | 77.47% (71) | 65.72% (140) | 170 | 244 | 69.67% | 60 | 100 | Not Accredited | 30 | 16 | 85 |
| 15 | LICEO DE CAGAYAN UNIVERSITY | 64.12 | 72.73% (11) | 83.33% (12) | 77.27% (22) | 75.00% (20) | 69.23% (39) | 77 | 104 | 74.04% | 40 | 100 | Candidate | 40 | 18 | 85 |
| 16 | MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY-BATAC | 61.19 | 53.71% (54) | 59.65% (57) | 66.67% (54) | N.A. (N.A.) | 90.00% (10) | 108 | 175 | 61.72% | 50 | 90 | Level I | 50 | 22 | 75 |
| 17 | DAVAO DOCTORS COLLEGE, INC. | 61.05 | 58.34% (24) | 75.00% (20) | 57.90% (19) | 52.00% (25) | 90.91% (22) | 73 | 110 | 66.37% | 40 | 80 | Level I | 50 | 13 | 85 |
| 18 | MANILA ADVENTIST COLLEGE | 60.83 | 50.00% (10) | 44.44% (9) | 87.50% (16) | 78.58% (14) | 73.91% (23) | 51 | 72 | 70.83% | 30 | 100 | Candidate | 40 | 16 | 85 |
| 19 | SAN JUAN DE DIOS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION, INC | 58.00 | 76.47% (17) | 47.06% (17) | 75.00% (28) | 83.33% (12) | 63.64% (22) | 66 | 96 | 68.75% | 30 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 10 | 85 |
| 20 | OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-ANTIPOLO CITY | 56.70 | 57.14% (7) | 44.44% (36) | 71.02% (69) | 79.31% (58) | 59.33% (59) | 150 | 229 | 65.50% | 60 | 40 | Level I | 40 | 39 | 65 |
| 21 | UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA | 53.86 | 92.31% (13) | 57.14% (14) | 90.91% (22) | 61.54% (26) | 68.42% (19) | 69 | 94 | 73.40% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 18 | 85 |
| 22 | ILOILO DOCTORS' COLLEGE | 51.61 | 43.48% (23) | 60.00% (15) | 71.43% (35) | 60.00% (30) | 70.59% (34) | 86 | 137 | 62.77% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 15 | 85 |
| 23 | UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO | 48.04 | 0.00% (4) | 64.29% (14) | 73.91% (23) | 57.14% (21) | 71.43% (21) | 53 | 83 | 63.85% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 36 | 65 |
| NATIONAL TOTAL | 55.62% (1,584 from 84 schools) | 58.87% (1,634 from 82 schools) | 63.43% (2,155 from 82 schools) | 61.60% (2,133 from 88 schools) | 63.40% (2,396 from 87 schools) | 6,043 | 3,859 | 61.03% (9,902) | ||||||||
The De La Salle-Health Sciences Institute, the medical school of De La Salle University in Dasmariñas City, Cavite, placed third after registering an overall score of about 79.67%. Velez College, widely known for offering allied health degrees in Cebu City, followed with an overall score of 78.59%.
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay-Memorial Medical Center in Quezon City made the 5th rank on the list for 2014-2018, ahead of the Cebu Doctors’ University in Mandaue City, Cebu at 6th rank, University of the Philippines-Manila at 7th rank, Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental at 8th rank, Far Eastern University-Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation in Quezon City at 9th rank, and Saint Paul University in Iloilo City at 10th.
The ranking is based on the results of physical therapy licensure examinations from 2014 to 2018 plus other factors including accreditation status of the program in 2018 and 5-year average faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering programs in physical therapy have the most valuable degree programs within the 5-year period to produce batch of examinees with high physical therapy licensure examination passing rates.
The ranking uses the same performance indicators as the Local Pulse School Rankings, however the measured time is 5 years or from 2014 to 2018. Details on the methodology are discussed here. Other possible factors which are possibly secondary variables in determining the best physical therapy schools in the Philippine 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 accrediting agencies such as PACUCOA, PAASCU, AACCUP, and CHEd, and thus they are integrated in the accreditation of the institutions.
To rank the schools, we took the weighted passing rate average of physical therapy licensure examinations from 2014 to 2018 (40%), the total number of examinees in the 5-year period (20%), and top performing examinees within 2014 to 2018 (10%) as the overall board exam performance, and the average faculty-student ratio from 2014-2018 (10%) and accreditation status of the physical therapy programs (20%) as other criteria. Note that the weighted passing rate average we used for 2014-2018 physical therapy licensure examinations were adjusted to 60% and above (unlike the PRC’s 80%), and minimum of 50 examinees (unlike PRC’s 50 minimum examinees per examination period).
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