Top Philippine universities slip in world rankings

MANILA, Philippines - The country's leading universities slipped further in the QS 2015 World Rankings.

The University of the Philippines (UP) still topped the online rankings of Philippine universities with an overall rank of 401st to 410th, a significant drop from last year's 367.

Ateneo De Manila University (ADMU) ranked 501st to 550th, lower than its overall ranking of 461st to 470th last year.

The overall world ranking of De La Salle University also slipped from 651st to 700th to 7001st.

Meanwhile, the University of Santo Tomas maintained its ranking of 701st in the world's top universities.

Screenshot from QS World University Rankings

UP ranked 257th while ADMU ranked 395th in terms of academic reputation.

In terms of employer reputation, UP scored 201 followed by ADMU with 259, DLSU with 291 and UST with 384.

Screenshot from QS World University Rankings

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is still the top university in the world.

Six performance indicators were used to assess the world's top universities - global reputation, research impact, staffing levels and international reputation.