Two local universities, the Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and the University of the Philippines (UP), saw their rankings rise in The Times Higher Education – QS (THE-QS) World University Rankings 2008, a leading global ranking of higher education institutions announced.
In the overall rankings released last month, Ateneo rose from number 451 in 2007 to number 254 this year, while UP rose from 398 last year to 276.
The THE-QS World University Rankings are based on data gathered in the following categories: peer academic review, recruiter review, international faculty ratio, international student ratio, student-faculty ratio, and research citations per faculty.
Ateneo had an overall score of 48.0 out of 100, up from 30.8 last year, while UP posted a 45.9 overall score, up from 34.7 last year.
Meanwhile, two other Philippine institutions – the University of Santo Tomas and the De La Salle University – were part of the group ranked 401-500.
Harvard University and Yale University, both of the USA, ranked 1st and 2nd, respectively. Australian National University ranked No. 16 while University of Sydney ranked No. 37.
The guy who really messed up, US President George W. Bush has an MBA from Harvard Business School. On the other hand, deposed President Joseph Estrada was a dropout from Ateneo de Manila University.
The THES – QS World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings around the world, published by The Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) and Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
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