QS TOP UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Ateneo Tops UP THESIS STATEMENT RP Universities rankings increased significantly from 2007 to 2008.

. However, it is very alarming that Ateneo de Manila University overtakes the state-run University of the Philippines as the leading university in the country. Moreover, other ASEAN universities have even higher rankings than those universities in RP. PREPARATORY STATEMENT QS Quacquarelli Symonds1 It was founded in 1990 and has become established as the worlds leading network for top careers and education. Their mission is to enable motivated people around the world to fulfill their potential by fostering international mobility, educational achievement and career development. As producers of the Times Higher Education -QS World University Rankings, it is the only independent education organization that claims to be truly raising the bar of global higher education standards. Their team is comprised of over 80 highly diverse representatives from five continents 25 Languages spoken in-house Main offices: London, Paris, Singapore Satellite offices: Alicante, Beijing, Johannesburg, Sydney, Washington DC QS World University Rankings Purpose The purpose of the THE - QS World University Rankings has been, from the start, to recognize universities as the multi-faceted organizations that they are, to provide a global comparison of their success against the notional mission of remaining or becoming world-class. QS Methodology The THE - QS World University Rankings were conceived to present a multifaceted view of the relative strengths of the world's leading univerities. The research yields results on 600 "in the round" and 300 in each of five broad faculty areas. The overall rankings are compiled based in six distinct indicators: TABLE 1: QUACQUARELLI SYNDROME METHODOLOGY Indicator Explanation Percentage Academic Peer Review Composite score 40 drawn from peer review survey (which is divided into five subject areas). 6,354
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RP UNIVERSITIES RANKINGS Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) Ateneo ranked 254th from 451st last year. Founded in 1859 as the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros Relocated to Loyola Heights, Quezon City in 1952 It is run by the Jesuits. AdMU campuses include Ateneo de Manila (Quezon City), Ateneo Law School and a business school in Makati City. Its sister schools are Ateneo de Naga, Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Zamboanga and Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan. Estimated tuition for the academic year: PhP90,613.20 Cost per unit: PhP2,517.03 (fixed rate covering all units) Usual number of units per semester: 18 Terms in an academic year (AY): 2 University of the Philippines (UP) UP ranked 276th from 398th last year. Its a state-run university established in 1908 on Padre Faura, Ermita, Manila. It transferred to its main campus in Diliman, Quezon City in 1949. The UP constituent universities are UP Diliman with extension program in San Fernando Pampanga; UP Manila, UP Los Baos, UP Baguio, UP Visayas Cebu, Tacloban, Iloilo, UP Mindanao and UP Open University. Estimated tuition for the AY: PhP36,000. (This is the maximum tuition fee paid by students whose families have annual incomes of more than PhP1 million, the highest income bracket per universitys STFAP bracketing. Cost per unit: PhP1,000.00 Usual number of units per semester: 18 Terms in an academic year (AY): 2

De La Salle University (DLSU) DLSU ranked 415th this year. Founded in June 1911. It is run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (De La Salle Brothers) DLSU campuses include DLSU Manila, DLSU College of St. Benilde and DLSE Dasmarias. Other DLSU System schools include DLS Zobel in Muntinlupa, DLSU Health Sciences Campus and the DLSU Professional Schools Inc. Estimated tuition for the AY: PhP110,447.82 Cost per unit: PhP2,045.33 (average cost per unit) Usual number of units: 18 Terms in an academic year (AY): 3 University of Sto. Tomas (UST) UST ranked 470th this year. Founded in April 1611 by Dominican friars Originally located within Intramuros, it transferred to its current location along Espaa in Manila in 1927. Estimated tuition for the AY: PhP45,061.80 Cost per unit: PhP1,072.90 Usual number of units: 21 Terms in an AY: 2 TABLE 2: TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES IN 2008 2008 Rank 2007 Rank 1 1 2 2= 3 2= 4 2= 5 7= 6 7 8 9 10 5 9 7= 10 11 Institution Name Harvard University Yale University University of Cambridge University of Oxford California Institute of Technology Imperial College London University College London University of Chicago Massachusetts Institute of Technology Columbia University

HARVARD TOPS LIST The survey showed that Harvard University in Massachusetts topped the 2008 list, as it did in the previous years. It was followed by Yale University, also in Massachusetts, and University of Cambridge and University of Oxfordboth in Britain. Two institutions from the Asia-Pacific landed in the Top 20: the Australian National University at 16th place and the University of Tokyo at 19th place. ISSUES

RP UNIVERSITIES RANKINGS The 2008 results reversed past trends, where the state-run UP led in the rankings and where Philippine universities hovered between the 400 and 500 levels. PROBLEMATIC METHODOLOGY In a statement, Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, UP vice president for public affairs, said the state university did not join because the survey organizers refused to disclose where and how they got their data. Since it does not specify who are surveyed or what questions are asked, the methodology is problematic, Hidalgo said. For this years survey, UP was not invited to participate, she said. ASEAN SCHOOLS Universities in Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia got higher rankings than RP Universities. TABLE 3: ASEAN SCHOOLS WITH HIGHER RANKING THAN RP UNIVERSITIES University Country Rank Rank (2008) (2007) National University of Singapore 30th 33rd Singapore Nanyang Technological Singapore 77th 69th University Chulalongkorn University Thailand 166th 223rd University of Malaysia Malaysia 230th 246th Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 250th 309th Malaysia Mahidol University Thailand 251st 284th th Ateneo de Manila Philippines 254 451st University University of the Philippines 276th 398th Philippines De La Salle University Philippines 415th --th University of Sto. Tomas Philippines 470 --RECOMMENDATIONS Improve the standards of education system in the country. (allocate more budget for the education system, provide teacher trainings and scholarships abroad, develop school facilities, etc.) University of the Philippines should upgrade the quality of education that they offer to produce quality and productive citizens. Modernize State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). ANNEX QS Top Universities 2008

------------Sources: Philippine Daily Inquirer QS Top Universities