CHED lauds inclusion of 65 most innovative Philippine HEIs in 2024 WURI Rankings

From 44 last year, 65 Philippine High Education Institutions (HEIs) were among the top 300 most innovative universities in the world based on the 2024 WURI rankings, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced late Sunday.

In a press statement, CHED said the addition of 21 more Philippine HEIs in the list highlighted their strengthened innovative education and positive impact to society.

International rankings are important because it makes Philippine HEIs benchmark with other institutions across the world and identify improvements needed in teaching, research, public service and the kind of graduates they need to produce, according to CHED.

More importantly, it requires them to do this every year as they track their improvement on a year-to-year basis. 

“The continuing annual increase in the number of Philippines HEIs that are subjecting themselves to international assessment and ranking is indeed outstanding,” CHED Secretary Prospero de Vera III said.

The fact that these HEIS are joining the list of the top universities not just in the WURI rankings, but also in the other international ranking bodies, shows the globalized outlook and competitiveness of our public and private universities,” he added.

“Rest assured, we will continue accelerating internationalization, assist university-to-university linkages, and foster partnerships to bring more HEIs in international rankings,” De Vera noted further.

CHED is aggressively assisting Philippine HEI internationalization efforts pursuant to the directives of President Marcos to continue producing world class professionals while looking for niches where Filipinos can excel like IT, animation, aviation, and game development.

Notably, the Philippines is one of the best performing countries in the rankings with almost 20 percent ranked HEIs out of the 12,000 entries worldwide.

Among the global top 300 innovative universities are the following Philippine HEIs with their respective rankings:

1. Far Eastern University -Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation (60)
2. FEU Institute of Technology (72)
3. St. Paul University Philippines (78)
4. Cebu Normal University (95)
5. Biliran Province State University (98)
6. Mariano Marcos State University (107)
7. Tarlac Agricultural University (110)
8. Cebu Technological University (116)
9. Samar State University (117)
10. Batangas State University (128)
11. Leyte Normal University (131)
12. Central Luzon State University (135)
13. Our Lady of Fatima University (144)
14. Cordillera Career Development College (146)
15. Technological Institute of the Philippines (149)
16. Nueva Vizcaya State University (154)
17. University of Baguio (159)
18. Kalinga State University (160)
19. Saint Louis University, Baguio City (162)
20. Central Philippines State University (164)
21. University of Perpetual Help System DALTA (165)
22. University of the Cordilleras (166)
23. University of Eastern Philippines (168)
24. Lyceum of the Philippines University Cavite (169)
25. Ifugao State University (174)
26. Western Mindanao State University (181)
27. World Citi Colleges (186)
28. Benguet State University (193)
29. Lyceum-Northwestern University (196)
30. Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (198)
31. Abra State Institute of Sciences and Technology (201)
32. Universidad de Zamboanga (207)
33. Central Mindanao University (208)
34. University of Makati (209)
35. West Visayas State University (210)
36. Cebu Normal University Medellin (214)
37. Panpacific University (215)
38. University of Santo Tomas (216)
39. Southern Leyte State University (226)
40. Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (260)
41. Romblon State University (261)
42. Kalinga State University (263)
43. Nueva Vizcaya State University (264)
44. Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation (265)
45. Philippine Normal University (267)
46. Bukidnon State University (268)
47. Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (269)
48. Centro Escolar University (271)
49. Lorma Colleges (272)
50. Polytechnic University of the Philippines (273)
51. Saint Mary’s University of Bayombong (275)
52. University of Saint Louis (276)
53. King’s College of the Philippines 
54. Tarlac State University (279)
55. Cebu Institute of Technology University (282)
56. Lyceum of the Philippines University-Cavite (283)
57. Urdaneta City University (284)
58. St. Dominic College of Asia (285)
59. Apayao State College (287)
60. Pangasinan State University (288)
61. Northwestern University Inc. (289)
62. University of Northern Philippines (290)
63. Catanduanes State University (291)
64. Ilocos Sur Polytechnic State College (298)
65. WCC Aeronautical and Technological College, Inc. (300)

WURI is one of three CHED recognized ranking systems for HEI internationalization. It is a ranking system of the Organizing Committee of the Hanseatic League of Universities (HLU).

It evaluates and ranks top universities with real contributions to society, highlighting creative and innovative approaches on research and educational programs.