Top PH Universities in Arts, Engineering, and Sciences for 2025

(SPOT.ph) If we're being honest, there’s no such thing as the school—even if UAAP rivalries make us think otherwise. Instead, there are universities that excel in specific fields, which is often enough to make them a top choice for students with a career path in mind.

The U.K.-based Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject has just revealed the six Philippine universities that made the cut in various subject areas for 2025: De La Salle University (DLSU), University of the Philippines (UP), Mapua University, Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), University of Santo Tomas (UST), and Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT).

THE’s 11 subjects are Arts and Humanities, Business and Economics, Computer Science, Education Studies, Engineering, Law, Life Sciences, Medical and Health, Physical Sciences, Psychology, and Social Sciences.

Among the key highlights, DLSU ranked highest in Psychology and Education Studies, UP in Medical and Health and Life Sciences, and Mapua in Computer Science and Engineering. None of the universities managed to secure a spot in Law this year.

Let’s take a closer look at the results.

Also read: Six Philippine Universities Make It to 2025 THE World Rankings

Philippine schools in 2025 THE World University Rankings by Subject 

Do note that this list is arranged primarily by rank and secondarily in alphabetical order, so pay attention to the numbers.

Arts and Humanities

• 601+ De La Salle University
• 601+ University of the Philippines

Business and Economics

• 801+ De La Salle University
• 801+ University of the Philippines

Computer Science

• 801-1000 Mapua University
• 1001+ De La Salle University
• 1001+ University of the Philippines

Education Studies

• 401-500 De La Salle University
• 501-600 University of Santo Tomas
• 501-600 University of the Philippines

Engineering

• 1000-1250 Mapua University
• 1251+ De La Salle University

Life Sciences

• 801-1000 University of the Philippines

Medical and Health

• 501-600 University of the Philippines
• 601-800 University of Santo Tomas

Physical Sciences

• 801-1000 Mapua University
• 801-1000 Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
• 1001+ Ateneo de Manila University
• 1001+ De La Salle University
• 1001+ University of the Philippines

Psychology

• 401-500 De La Salle University
• 501-600 Ateneo de Manila University

Social Sciences

• 800-1000 Ateneo de Manila University
• 800-1000 De La Salle University
• 800-1000 University of the Philippines

In the 2024 THE World Rankings, ADMU topped the list for the third time in a row, followed by UP, DLSU, Mapua University, MSU-IIT, and UST, respectively. Mapua was only back for the second time, while it was MSU-IIT’s debut, becoming the first university outside Metro Manila to break into the list. 

If you’re curious how the same schools performed in another ranking, check out the 2024 QS World University Rankings by Subject, where UP topped three out of five subject areas.