43 Ranked Best Nursing Schools in the Philippines for 2018

Read on to see which schools made the list of the best performing nursing schools in the Philippines for 2018.

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The ranking of the best nursing schools in the Philippines for 2018 has been released, which currently featured only 43 out of 539 colleges and universities offering undergraduate programs in nursing.

University of Santo Tomas is still ranked first in the country for undergraduate program in nursing with 98.50% overall score based on overall board exam performance (70%), accreditation (20%), and faculty-student ratio (10%). The school is one of the six institutions in the country accredited as Center of Excellence (COE) in nursing by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). (READ: 49 Best Nursing Schools in the Philippines for 2017)

Saint Louis University made the 2nd rank on the list for 2018, ahead of West Visayas State University-La Paz at 3rd rank, University of the Philippines-Manila at 4th rank, and Bicol University-Legazpi at 5th. Saint Louis University, and University of the Philippines-Manila are presently CHED’s Centers of Excellence (COEs) in nursing. Meanwhile, Bicol University-Legazpi is one of CHEd’s Centers of Development in nursing.

Rounding out the remaining five places for the first top 10 performing schools are the Angeles University Foundation, and Silliman University in Dumaguete City both at 6th, Cebu Normal University at 8th, Mariano Marcos State University-Batac at 9th, and Xavier University at 10th. Angeles University Foundation is presently accredited as Center of Development in nursing by CHED while Silliman University, and Cebu Normal University are CHED’s Center of Excellence in nursing.

The list is based on the results of this year’s biannual nurse licensure examinations in June and November plus other factors including accreditation status of the program and faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering programs in nursing have the most valuable degree programs to produce batch of examinees with high nurse licensure examination 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 fewer examinees. Details on the methodology are discussed here or can be accessed using this page. Other possible factors which are possibly secondary variables in determining the best Philippine schools to study nursing 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.

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To rank the schools, we took the weighted passing rate of the nurse licensure examination in June and November 2018, the number of examinees, and top performing examinees as the overall board exam performance, and faculty-student ratio and accreditation status of the psychology programs as other criteria. Note that the weighted passing rates we used for 2018 biannual nurse licensure examination were 70% (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.

43 Best Philippine Schools with Nursing Undergraduate Programs for 2018
RANK SCHOOL OVERALL SCORE OVERALL BOARD EXAM PERFORMANCE (70%) OTHER CRITERIA (30%)
PASSED FAILED TOTAL Weighted % PASSED (40%) 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 UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 98.50 341 0 341 100.00% 100 100 COE 100 1:14 14 85
2 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY 92.72 202 4 206 98.06% 90 80 COE 100 1:28 28 75
3 WEST VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY-LA PAZ 88.50 171 0 171 100.00% 80 90 Level IV 80 1:20 20 75
4 UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- MANILA 84.50 39 0 39 100.00% 30 100 COE 100 1:15 15 85
5 BICOL UNIVERSITY-LEGAZPI 81.52 108 19 127 85.04% 60 100 COD 90 1:23 23 75
6 ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION 80.50 47 0 47 100.00% 30 80 COD 90 1:11 11 85
6 SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY 80.50 53 0 53 100.00% 40 40 COE 100 1:12 12 85
8 CEBU NORMAL UNIVERSITY 79.50 47 0 47 100.00% 30 70 COE 100 1:30 30 65
9 MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY-BATAC 79.02 78 3 81 96.30% 50 80 Level III 70 1:15 15 85
10 XAVIER UNIVERSITY 76.50 68 0 68 100.00% 40 100 Level I 50 1:15 15 85
11 DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE 76.05 39 2 41 95.12% 30 80 Level III 70 1:07 7 100
12 TRINITY UNIVERSITY OF ASIA 75.50 32 0 32 100.00% 30 90 Level II 60 1:19 19 85
12 VELEZ COLLEGE 75.50 70 0 70 100.00% 40 90 Level II 60 1:35 35 65
14 CEBU DOCTORS UNIVERSITY 75.47 76 2 78 97.44% 40 60 Level III 70 1:14 14 85
15 UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEM MEDICAL CTR 74.46 56 9 65 86.15% 40 40 COD 90 1:06 6 100
16 SAN PEDRO COLLEGE-DAVAO CITY 74.01 115 11 126 91.27% 60 40 Level III 70 1:20 20 75
17 BENGUET STATE UNIVERSITY-LA TRINIDAD 72.50 57 3 60 95.00% 40 40 Level III 70 1:17 17 85
18 MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 72.34 105 9 114 92.11% 60 40 Level II 60 1:21 21 75
19 ATENEO DE ZAMBOANGA UNIVERSITY 72.27 103 19 122 84.43% 60 40 Level III 70 1:11 11 85
20 PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA 71.43 53 6 59 89.83% 40 70 Independent 60 1:18 18 85
21 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT LA SALLE 70.86 40 4 44 90.91% 30 80 Level II 60 1:14 14 85
22 CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY 70.11 75 17 92 81.52% 50 70 Level II 60 1:13 13 85
23 UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN 68.73 65 21 86 75.59% 50 100 Level II 60 1:38 38 65
24 SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY-LUCBAN 66.63 53 11 64 82.82% 40 40 Level III 70 1:28 28 75
25 CENTRO ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY- MAKATI 65.50 33 7 40 82.50% 30 80 Level I 50 1:19 19 85
26 SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY 65.06 32 4 36 88.89% 30 40 Level II 60 1:25 25 75
27 FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-MANILA 64.96 70 19 89 78.65% 50 40 Level II 60 1:26 26 75
28 ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES 64.34 55 12 67 82.09% 40 90 Not Accredited 30 1:14 14 85
29 MANILA TYTANA COLLEGES, INC 63.77 30 11 41 73.17% 30 80 Level II 60 1:17 17 85
30 CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY-VIRAC 63.70 33 8 41 80.49% 30 40 Level III 70 1:27 27 75
31 MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-MARAWI CITY 62.84 88 28 116 75.86% 60 60 Not Accredited 30 1:19 19 85
32 OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE COLLEGES 62.50 26 6 32 81.25% 30 80 Not Accredited 30 1:08 8 100
33 SAN BEDA COLLEGE 62.50 27 3 30 90.00% 30 40 Candidate 40 1:13 13 85
34 NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY-DUMAGUETE 62.17 26 4 30 86.66% 30 40 Level I 50 1:28 28 75
35 FEU-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION 61.99 37 10 47 78.73% 30 40 Level II 60 1:10 10 85
36 FATHER SATURNINO URIOS UNIVERSITY 61.99 37 10 47 78.73% 30 40 Level II 60 1:16 16 85
37 UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTA ISABEL 61.94 53 19 72 73.61% 40 40 Level II 60 1:13 13 85
38 UNIVERSITY OF SAN AGUSTIN 61.85 58 16 74 78.38% 40 40 Level I 50 1:14 14 85
39 MOUNTAIN VIEW COLLEGE 61.35 33 6 39 84.61% 30 70 Not Accredited 30 1:14 14 85
40 LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIV-STA. CRUZ 59.50 28 7 35 80.00% 30 40 Level I 50 1:29 29 75
41 CEBU CITY MEDICAL CENTER 59.39 41 6 47 87.24% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 1:18 18 85
42 BUKIDNON STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN 59.09 26 8 34 76.47% 30 40 Level I 50 1:16 16 85
43 ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY 57.83 30 6 36 83.34% 30 40 Not Accredited 30 1:14 14 85
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