The ranking of the best chemistry schools in the Philippines for 2017 has been released, which currently features only 8 out of the 56 colleges and universities offering undergraduate programs in chemistry.
According to the ranking, the University of the Philippines Diliman has ranked top in the country for chemistry with 92.67% overall score based on overall board exam performance, accreditation, and faculty-student ratio. The school is Center of Excellence (COE) for chemistry as accredited by the Commission on Higher Education (CHEd).
University of the Philippines Los Baños made the 2nd rank on the list for 2017, ahead of the University of Santo Tomas at 3rd rank and Ateneo de Manila University at 4th rank. Rounding out the remaining four places are the De La Salle University at 5th rank, University of San Carlos at 6th, University of the Philippines-Manila at 7th, followed by Central Luzon State University at 8th.
University of Santo Tomas, Ateneo de Manila University, and De La Salle University are currently Centers of Excellence for chemistry as accredited by CHEd. Meanwhile, University of San Carlos is presently accredited by the Commission as Center of Development (COD) for chemistry.
The list is based on the results of chemist licensure examination in October 2017 plus other factors including accreditation status of the program and faculty-student ratio to find out which schools offering undergraduate programs in chemistry have the most valuable degree programs to produce batch of examinees with high chemist 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 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 chemistry 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, AACCUP, and CHEd.
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To rank the schools, we took the weighted passing rate of the chemist licensure examination in October 2017, the number of examinees, and top performing examinees as the overall board exam performance, and faculty-student ratio and accreditation status of the chemistry undergraduate program as other criteria. Note that the passing rates we used for 2017 chemist licensure examination 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.
| 8 Best Philippine Schools with Chemistry Programs for 2017 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 THE PHILIPPINES- DILIMAN | 92.67 | 51 | 7 | 58 | 87.93% | 100 | 90 | COE | 100 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 2 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- LOS BAÑOS | 85.17 | 52 | 8 | 60 | 86.67% | 100 | 100 | Independent | 60 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 3 | UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | 82.70 | 37 | 12 | 49 | 75.51% | 80 | 80 | COE | 100 | 1:14 | 14 | 85 |
| 4 | ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY- Q.C. | 80.70 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 88.00% | 40 | 90 | COE | 100 | 1:10 | 10 | 85 |
| 5 | DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA | 78.61 | 28 | 8 | 36 | 77.78% | 60 | 70 | COE | 100 | 1:14 | 14 | 85 |
| 6 | UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS | 67.41 | 17 | 5 | 22 | 77.27% | 30 | 40 | COD | 90 | 1:16 | 16 | 85 |
| 7 | UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES- MANILA | 66.35 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 84.62% | 40 | 40 | Independent | 60 | 1:15 | 15 | 85 |
| 8 | CENTRAL LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY | 62.71 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 65.52% | 40 | 40 | Level IV | 80 | 1:18 | 18 | 85 |
REFERENCES:
- List of Centers of Excellence and Development. (2017, January 24). Retrieved from http://api.ched.ph/api/v1/download/4323
- Private Higher Education Institutions Faculty-Student Ratio. (2017, April 10). Retrieved from http://api.ched.ph/api/v1/download/4433
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- State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Faculty Student Ratio. (2017, April 10). Retrieved from http://api.ched.ph/api/v1/download/4327
- October 2017 Chemist and Chemical Technician Licensure Examination results released in two (2) working days. (2017, October 18). Retrieved from https://www.prc.gov.ph/article/october-2017-chemist-and-chemical-technician-licensure-examination-results-released-two-2
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