The ranking of the best criminology schools in the Philippines for 2017 has been released, which currently features only 29 out of the 596 colleges and universities offering undergraduate programs in criminology or criminal justice.
University of the Cordilleras led the list of the top performing schools offering criminology undergraduate programs in 2017 with 90.99 percent overall score. University of Baguio followed with 84.90 percent while PLT College, Inc. and Angeles University Foundation ranked third and fourth with 74.14% and 73.09% overall scores, respectively. Ifugao State University-Lamut landed fifth with 69.08 percent overall score. University of the Cordilleras, University of Baguio, and Angeles University Foundation are currently Centers of Excellence (COE) for criminal justice education as accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
The rankings are based on the results of two licensure examinations this year (December and June) plus other factors including level of accreditation and faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering undergraduate programs in criminal justice education have the most valuable degree programs to produce batch of examinees with high criminology licensure examination (CLE) 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 criminology 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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To rank the schools, we took the weighted passing rates of the two criminologist licensure examinations this year, the number of examinees, and top performing examinees as the overall board exam performance, and faculty-student ratio and accreditation status of the criminology undergraduate program as other criteria. Note that the passing rates we used this year were adjusted to 60% and above (unlike the PRC’s 80%), and minimum of 30 examinees (unlike the PRC’s 50 minimum examinees).
Read on to see which schools made the list.
| 29 Best Philippine Schools with Criminology/Criminal Justice 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 CORDILLERAS | 90.99 | 153 | 6 | 159 | 96.23% | 90 | 80 | COE | 100 | 32 | 65 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO | 84.90 | 135 | 37 | 172 | 78.49% | 100 | 60 | COE | 100 | 29 | 75 |
| 3 | PLT COLLEGE, INC | 74.14 | 125 | 70 | 195 | 64.10% | 100 | 90 | Level II | 60 | 29 | 75 |
| 4 | ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 73.09 | 40 | 18 | 58 | 68.97% | 40 | 90 | COE | 100 | 15 | 85 |
| 5 | IFUGAO STATE UNIVERSITY-LAMUT | 69.08 | 135 | 36 | 171 | 78.95% | 100 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| 6 | CAGAYAN DE ORO COLLEGE | 68.89 | 139 | 64 | 203 | 68.47% | 100 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 41 | 55 |
| 7 | KING'S COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES INC.- BENGUET | 65.10 | 86 | 8 | 94 | 91.49% | 60 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 37 | 65 |
| 8 | KING'S COLL. OF THE PHILIPPINES-BAMBANG INC. | 64.50 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 100.00% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 37 | 65 |
| 9 | CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY | 64.37 | 71 | 4 | 75 | 94.67% | 50 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 33 | 65 |
| 10 | EMILIO AGUINALDO COLLEGE- MANILA | 63.39 | 41 | 20 | 61 | 67.21% | 50 | 40 | Level III | 70 | 15 | 85 |
| 11 | SOUTHERN LEYTE STATE UNIVERSITY-SOGOD | 63.03 | 93 | 33 | 126 | 73.81% | 80 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 27 | 75 |
| 12 | UNIVERSITY OF MANILA | 62.80 | 148 | 86 | 234 | 63.25% | 100 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 21 | 75 |
| 13 | URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY (CCU) | 62.22 | 110 | 68 | 178 | 61.80% | 100 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 28* | 75 |
| 14 | ARAULLO UNIVERSITY | 61.93 | 240 | 153 | 393 | 61.06% | 100 | 40 | Candidate | 40 | 41 | 55 |
| 15 | TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY | 61.91 | 94 | 22 | 116 | 81.03% | 70 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 40 | 55 |
| 16 | UNIVERSIDAD DE MANILA | 60.97 | 84 | 30 | 114 | 73.68% | 70 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 28* | 75 |
| 17 | CAPITOL UNIVERSITY | 60.87 | 52 | 30 | 82 | 63.42% | 60 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 28 | 75 |
| 18 | CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY- PIAT | 60.72 | 32 | 9 | 41 | 78.05% | 40 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 29 | 75 |
| 19 | DATA CENTER COLLEGE OF THE PHILIPPINES-LAOAG CITY | 59.85 | 55 | 13 | 68 | 80.88% | 50 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 28 | 75 |
| 20 | SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY | 59.79 | 36 | 6 | 42 | 85.71% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| 21 | HOLY CHILD COLLEGE OF BUTUAN | 58.25 | 27 | 5 | 32 | 84.38% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 19 | 85 |
| 22 | IFUGAO STATE UNIVERSITY-POTIA | 57.61 | 44 | 29 | 73 | 60.27% | 50 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 25 | 75 |
| 23 | CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY- SANCHEZ MIRA | 56.69 | 27 | 10 | 37 | 72.97% | 30 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 29 | 75 |
| 24 | CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY- APARRI | 55.97 | 45 | 23 | 68 | 66.17% | 50 | 40 | Candidate | 40 | 29 | 75 |
| 25 | CHRISTIAN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF CATANDUANES | 55.59 | 60 | 32 | 92 | 65.22% | 60 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 27 | 75 |
| 26 | PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MARIKINA | 54.17 | 48 | 24 | 72 | 66.67% | 50 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 28* | 75 |
| 27 | HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY | 53.17 | 50 | 25 | 75 | 66.67% | 50 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 32 | 65 |
| 28 | SUMULONG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | 52.86 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 65.91% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 14 | 85 |
| 29 | UNIVERSITY OF NUEVA CACERES | 49.50 | 27 | 18 | 45 | 60.00% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 20 | 75 |
| *. average (estimate) number of students per faculty of the other 26 colleges and universities offering criminology or criminal justice programs | ||||||||||||
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