Where does your pharmacy school or alma mater rank among others? Local Pulse School Rankings just released its 2018 rankings of the best pharmacy schools in the Philippines.
Schools were ranked according to the two pharmacist licensure examinations in 2018 plus other factors including level of accreditation and faculty-student ratio to find out which pharmacy schools have the most valuable undergraduate programs to produce batch of examinees with high passing rates.
These results were computed hours after the release of results of August 2018 Pharmacy Licensure Examination on Wednesday, August 8.
Details on the present methodology are discussed here. Other possible factors which are possibly secondary variables in determining the best Philippine schools for pharmacy 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 evaluated by accrediting agencies.
Of the 100 colleges and universities offering undergraduate programs in pharmacy, only 41 made the list.
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University of Santo Tomas led the list of the top performing schools offering pharmacy undergraduate programs in 2018 with 93.19 percent overall score. Centro Escolar University-Manila followed with 84.49 percent overall score while Saint Louis University and University of the Philippines-Manila ranked third and fourth with 81.41% and 78.50% overall scores, respectively. Our Lady of Fatima University-Valenzuela landed fifth with 77.76 percent overall score.
To rank the schools, we took the weighted passing rates of the two architecture licensure examinations (ALE) in 2018, the number of examinees, and top performing examinees as the overall board exam performance, and faculty-student ratio and accreditation status of the pharmacy undergraduate program as other criteria. Note that the passing rates we used for 2018 pharmacy 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.
| 41 Best Philippine Schools with Pharmacy Programs for 2018 | ||||||||||||||
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| RANK | 2017 RANKINGS | SCHOOL | OVERALL SCORE (%) | 2018 OVERALL BOARD EXAM PERFORMANCE (70%) | OTHER CRITERIA (30%) | |||||||||
| PASSED | FAILED | TOTAL | Weighted % PASSED | No. of Examinees (20%) | With Top Examinees (10%) | Accreditation Level | Accreditation Level Score (20%) | Faculty-Student Ratio (FSR) | No. of Students per Faculty | FSR Score (10% | ||||
| 1 | 1 | UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 93.19 | 298 | 36 | 334 | 89.22% | 100 | 90 | COE | 100 | 1:14 | 14 | 85 |
| 2 | 4 | CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MANILA | 84.49 | 444 | 129 | 573 | 77.49% | 100 | 100 | Level IV | 80 | 1:20 | 20 | 75 |
| 3 | 2 | SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY | 82.41 | 214 | 6 | 220 | 97.27% | 80 | 60 | Level III | 70 | 1:28 | 28 | 75 |
| 4 | 3 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- MANILA | 78.5 | 95 | 0 | 95 | 100.00% | 40 | 100 | Level II | 60 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 5 | 8 | OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-VALENZUELA | 77.76 | 200 | 48 | 248 | 80.65% | 80 | 40 | COD | 90 | 1:27 | 27 | 75 |
| 6 | 10 | ADAMSON UNIVERSITY | 73.88 | 57 | 4 | 61 | 93.44% | 40 | 70 | Level III | 70 | 1:27 | 27 | 75 |
| 7 | 5 | UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS | 73.74 | 87 | 4 | 91 | 95.60% | 40 | 70 | Level II | 60 | 1:16 | 16 | 85 |
| 8 | 6 | UNIVERSITY OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION-DAVAO | 70.65 | 150 | 31 | 181 | 82.88% | 70 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 1:21 | 21 | 75 |
| 9 | 9 | SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY | 69.1 | 109 | 17 | 126 | 86.50% | 50 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 1:13 | 13 | 85 |
| 10 | 13 | CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MALOLOS | 67.83 | 85 | 17 | 102 | 83.33% | 50 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:19 | 19 | 85 |
| 11 | 12 | MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY-BATAC | 67.61 | 77 | 6 | 83 | 92.77% | 40 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 12 | 16 | CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY | 65.63 | 65 | 9 | 74 | 87.84% | 40 | 80 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:13 | 13 | 85 |
| 13 | 17 | CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MAKATI | 65.54 | 95 | 20 | 115 | 82.61% | 50 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:19 | 19 | 85 |
| 14 | 11 | MANILA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY- CALOOCAN CITY | 64.62 | 83 | 33 | 116 | 71.55% | 50 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 1:08 | 8 | 100 |
| 15 | 20 | OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-ANTIPOLO CITY | 63.29 | 117 | 35 | 152 | 76.97% | 60 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:34 | 34 | 65 |
| 16 | 7 | UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN | 63.25 | 92 | 36 | 128 | 71.88% | 50 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 1:14 | 14 | 85 |
| 17 | - | AQUINAS UNIVERSITY | 62.55 | 39 | 2 | 41 | 95.12% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:14 | 14 | 85 |
| 18 | 18 | ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 61.34 | 64 | 19 | 83 | 77.11% | 40 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:11 | 11 | 85 |
| 19 | - | CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY | 61.03 | 29 | 9 | 38 | 76.31% | 30 | 100 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:14 | 14 | 85 |
| 20 | - | UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI | 61 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 93.75% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:20 | 20 | 75 |
| 21 | 15 | ST. SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE- TACLOBAN | 60.38 | 34 | 8 | 42 | 80.95% | 30 | 40 | Candidate | 40 | 1:06 | 6 | 100 |
| 22 | - | LYCEUM NORTHWESTERN UNIV- DAGUPAN CITY | 59.26 | 34 | 3 | 37 | 91.89% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:38 | 38 | 65 |
| 23 | - | OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY-PAMPANGA,INC (FOR EAST CC. INC) | 59.06 | 73 | 14 | 87 | 83.91% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:27 | 27 | 75 |
| 24 | 22 | NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY (CVPC)-DUMAGUETE | 59.01 | 45 | 16 | 61 | 73.77% | 40 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:28 | 28 | 75 |
| 25 | - | SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY | 58.75 | 101 | 42 | 143 | 70.63% | 60 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:18 | 18 | 85 |
| 26 | 19 | LICEO DE CAGAYAN UNIVERSITY | 57.32 | 59 | 29 | 88 | 67.04% | 40 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:16 | 16 | 85 |
| 27 | - | UNIVERSITY OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA-LAS PINAS | 56.93 | 37 | 19 | 56 | 66.07% | 30 | 40 | Level II | 60 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 28 | - | LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES UNIVERSITY-BATANGAS,INC | 56.23 | 18 | 4 | 22 | 81.82% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:28 | 28 | 75 |
| 29 | - | NOTRE DAME OF DADIANGAS UNIVERSITY, INC | 56.22 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 79.31% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:18 | 18 | 85 |
| 30 | - | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY- NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 55.14 | 36 | 11 | 47 | 76.59% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:10 | 10 | 85 |
| 31 | - | UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LOUIS- TUGUEGARAO | 55.08 | 30 | 8 | 38 | 78.95% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:23 | 23 | 75 |
| 32 | - | KIDAPAWAN DOCTORS COLLEGE, INC-KIDAPAWAN | 55 | 29 | 11 | 40 | 72.50% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:07 | 7 | 100 |
| 33 | - | NATIONAL UNIVERSITY-MANILA | 54.17 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 66.67% | 30 | 40 | Level I | 50 | 1:21 | 21 | 75 |
| 34 | - | SACRED HEART COLLEGE OF LUCENA CITY, INC. | 54.06 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 73.91% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:11 | 11 | 85 |
| 35 | - | ST. DOMINIC COLLEGE OF ASIA (for. ST. DOMINIC C.A.S) | 53.73 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 73.08% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 36 | - | LORMA COLLEGES | 52.98 | 41 | 26 | 67 | 61.19% | 40 | 40 | Candidate | 40 | 1:19 | 19 | 85 |
| 37 | - | RIVERSIDE COLLEGE | 52.75 | 77 | 50 | 127 | 60.63% | 50 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 38 | - | UNIVERSITY OF LA SALETTE- SANTIAGO | 49.92 | 61 | 35 | 96 | 63.54% | 40 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:32 | 32 | 65 |
| 39 | - | NUEVA ECIJA COLLEGES | 48.95 | 22 | 14 | 36 | 61.12% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:11 | 11 | 85 |
| 40 | - | UNIVERSITY OF THE VISAYAS- MANDAUE CITY | 48.31 | 20 | 11 | 31 | 64.51% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:36 | 36 | 65 |
| 41 | 14 | SAINT PAUL UNIVERSITY- TUGUEGARAO | 48.06 | 23 | 13 | 36 | 63.89% | 30 | 40 | Not Accredited | 30 | 1:35 | 35 | 65 |
REFERENCES:
- Private Higher Education Institutions Faculty-Student Ratio. (2018, June 8). Retrieved from https://ched.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Private-Higher-Education-Institutions-Faculty-Student-Ratio.pdf
- State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Faculty Student Ratio. (2018, June 8). Retrieved from https://ched.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/State-Universities-and-Colleges-SUCs-Faculty-Student-Ratio.pdf
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- March 2018 Pharmacist Licensure Examination Results released in two (2) working days. (2018, March 12). Retrieved from https://www.prc.gov.ph/article/march-2018-pharmacist-licensure-examination-results-released-two-2-working-days/1350
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