The ranking of the best psychology schools in the Philippines for 2017 has been released, which currently features only 39 of the 297 colleges and universities offering undergraduate programs in psychology.
University of Santo Tomas led the list of the top performing schools offering psychology undergraduate programs in 2017 with 84.61 percent overall score. University of the Philippines-Diliman followed with 80.07 percent while Ateneo de Manila University and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila ranked third and fourth with 73.57 percent and 72.21 percent overall scores, respectively. Far Eastern University-Manila landed fifth with 70.10 percent. University of Santo Tomas, University of the Philippines-Diliman, and Ateneo de Mania University are currently Centers of Excellence (COE) for psychology as accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). Far Eastern University-Manila presently holds neither COE nor COD accreditation status.
The rankings are based on the results of one licensure examination this year held last month, October, plus other factors including level of accreditation and faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering undergraduate programs in psychology have the most valuable degree programs to produce batch of examinees with high psychometrician licensure examination passing rate.
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 psychology 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 passing rates of October 2017 Psychometrician licensure examination, the number of examinees, and top performing examinees as the overall board exam performance, and faculty-student ratio and accreditation status of the psychology 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.
| 39 Best Philippine Schools with Psychology Undergraduate Programs for 2017 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | SCHOOL | OVERALL SCORE | OVERALL 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 SANTO TOMAS | 92.11 | 139 | 5 | 144 | 96.53% | 90 | 80 | COE | 100 | 21 | 75 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN | 88.57 | 84 | 2 | 86 | 97.67% | 60 | 90 | COE | 100 | 16 | 85 |
| 3 | ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY- Q.C. | 82.07 | 54 | 2 | 56 | 96.43% | 40 | 70 | COE | 100 | 11 | 85 |
| 4 | PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA | 79.71 | 124 | 21 | 145 | 85.52% | 90 | 80 | Independent | 60 | 22 | 75 |
| 5 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY- MANILA | 77.60 | 187 | 111 | 298 | 62.75% | 100 | 90 | Level IV | 80 | 26 | 75 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES CEBU | 74.50 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 100.00% | 30 | 90 | Independent | 60 | 22 | 75 |
| 7 | UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS | 74.07 | 114 | 26 | 140 | 81.43% | 90 | 100 | Not Accredited | 30 | 22 | 75 |
| 8 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- VISAYAS-TACLOBAN CITY | 73.50 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 100.00% | 30 | 80 | Independent | 60 | 22 | 75 |
| 9 | ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 73.17 | 26 | 4 | 30 | 86.67% | 30 | 80 | Level IV | 80 | 15 | 85 |
| 10 | MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY- ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY | 73.12 | 62 | 19 | 81 | 76.54% | 60 | 80 | Level III | 70 | 18 | 85 |
| 11 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- ANGELES CITY | 71.50 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 100.00% | 40 | 40 | Independent | 60 | 22 | 75 |
| 12 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- VISAYAS-ILOILO CITY | 70.50 | 39 | 1 | 40 | 97.50% | 40 | 40 | Independent | 60 | 22 | 75 |
| 13 | DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY- DASMARIÑAS | 69.87 | 85 | 49 | 134 | 63.43% | 80 | 40 | Level IV | 80 | 19 | 85 |
| 14 | SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | 68.72 | 179 | 84 | 263 | 68.06% | 100 | 70 | Candidate | 40 | 37 | 65 |
| 15 | MIRIAM COLLEGE | 68.67 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 80.43% | 40 | 60 | Level III | 70 | 11 | 85 |
| 16 | CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MANILA | 68.40 | 76 | 37 | 113 | 67.26% | 70 | 40 | Level IV | 80 | 24 | 75 |
| 17 | POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MAIN-STA. MESA | 68.40 | 181 | 46 | 227 | 79.74% | 100 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 33 | 65 |
| 18 | UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST-MANILA | 68.24 | 73 | 45 | 118 | 61.86% | 70 | 80 | Level III | 70 | 27 | 75 |
| 19 | ADAMSON UNIVERSITY | 66.96 | 70 | 40 | 110 | 63.64% | 70 | 80 | Level II | 60 | 29 | 75 |
| 20 | CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY | 65.50 | 78 | 26 | 104 | 75.00% | 70 | 90 | Not Accredited | 30 | 34 | 65 |
| 21 | COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN-INTRAMUROS | 64.08 | 46 | 8 | 54 | 85.19% | 40 | 60 | Not Accredited | 30 | 8 | 100 |
| 22 | DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA | 63.85 | 87 | 24 | 111 | 78.38% | 70 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 19 | 85 |
| 23 | HOLY ANGEL UNIVERSITY | 62.71 | 57 | 30 | 87 | 65.52% | 60 | 60 | Level II | 60 | 32 | 65 |
| 24 | SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY-LUCBAN (SLPC) | 61.44 | 48 | 26 | 74 | 64.86% | 50 | 40 | Level III | 70 | 29 | 75 |
| 25 | SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY | 61.17 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.67% | 30 | 40 | Level IV | 80 | 12 | 85 |
| 26 | PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY | 60.75 | 25 | 7 | 32 | 78.13% | 30 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 24 | 75 |
| 27 | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-MANILA | 59.17 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 66.67% | 30 | 40 | Level III | 70 | 13 | 85 |
| 28 | CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MAKATI | 58.62 | 54 | 32 | 86 | 62.79% | 60 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 23 | 75 |
| 29 | SAINT SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE | 58.19 | 40 | 13 | 53 | 75.47% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 7 | 100 |
| 30 | SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY | 58.17 | 37 | 23 | 60 | 61.67% | 50 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 20 | 75 |
| 31 | CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY | 56.02 | 19 | 12 | 31 | 61.29% | 30 | 40 | Level III | 70 | 23 | 75 |
| 32 | ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES | 53.83 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 73.33% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 18 | 85 |
| 33 | CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY-IMUS | 53.12 | 24 | 15 | 39 | 61.54% | 30 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 33 | 65 |
| 34 | PHILIPPINE NORMAL UNIVERSITY- MANILA | 52.48 | 29 | 14 | 43 | 67.44% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 20 | 75 |
| 35 | ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY | 51.33 | 36 | 22 | 58 | 62.07% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 16 | 85 |
| 36 | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY-QUEZON CITY | 50.75 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 65.63% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 17 | 85 |
| 37 | TAGUIG CITY UNIVERSITY | 50.17 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66.67% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 22 | 75 |
| 38 | POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-STO. TOMAS | 49.72 | 29 | 17 | 46 | 63.04% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 33 | 65 |
| 39 | POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-STA. ROSA | 48.06 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 63.89% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 33 | 65 |
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- List of Centers of Excellence and Development. (2017, January 24). Retrieved from http://api.ched.ph/api/v1/download/4323
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