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UST drops in overall ranking, stays at 4th among five PH universities in 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings

10

Dec

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UST drops in overall ranking, stays at 4th among five PH universities in 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas slipped in its overall ranking, but maintained its spot as the fourth-best school out of five Philippine universities at the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST dropped to the 1041-1060 bracket globally from last year’s…

(UPDATED) UST gets silver recognition in first-ever THE Online Learning Rankings

10

Dec

By Rovy Jilyn Fraginal

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(UPDATED) UST gets silver recognition in first-ever THE Online Learning Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas was the only Philippine institution recognized in the pilot edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Online Learning Rankings (OLR), which measures the teaching excellence of schools’ online programs. The Dominican-run University received the silver recognition out of three categories, namely gold, silver and bronze.…

UST last among five most research-productive PH schools in scholarly output

28

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST last among five most research-productive PH schools in scholarly output

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas yielded the lowest number of research outputs among the five most productive Philippine universities in the field since 2018, data from the Scopus database showed. Statistics from Scopus’ research analytics data SciVal showed that UST had the lowest research production at 1,776 from 2018 to 2023, placing…

UST ranks 1st among PH schools in newly-launched THE interdisciplinary Science Rankings

21

Nov

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST ranks 1st among PH schools in newly-launched THE interdisciplinary Science Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas outperformed all participating Philippine schools in the first edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) Interdisciplinary Science Rankings (ISR), which measures institutions' contribution to various scientific disciplines. Only two Philippine universities obtained a rank in the newly-launched assessment. Nine schools in the country settled for…

UST falls to 2nd among PH private schools in 2025 AppliedHE rankings

21

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST falls to 2nd among PH private schools in 2025 AppliedHE rankings

The University of Santo Tomas slipped to second-best among 29 Philippine private universities after placing first for two consecutive years in the AppliedHE Private University Ranking: ASEAN 2025. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST broke its two-year streak as the best private institution among Philippine schools after dropping…

UST drops three spots to 5th place among PH schools in 2025 Philippines’ Best Employers

13

Nov

By Anna Victoria Asuncion

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UST drops three spots to 5th place among PH schools in 2025 Philippines’ Best Employers

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas slipped three notches to fifth place among 25 schools in the 2025 Philippines’ Best Employers, an independent survey conducted by the Philippine Daily Inquirer in partnership with Statista. UST, which scored 8.47 in the latest survey from 8.78 previously, also placed 58th among 300 companies and institutions across various…

UST ranks 6th among PH research institutions in 2025 Alper-Doger Scientific Index

08

Nov

By Mei Lin Weng

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UST ranks 6th among PH research institutions in 2025 Alper-Doger Scientific Index

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas placed sixth among 323 research institutions in the country and outperformed all ranked Philippine schools in terms of research in history, philosophy and theology at the 2025 Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST also rose a notch higher to…

UST still PH’s No. 4 but drops two spots in 2025 QS Asia University Rankings

06

Nov

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST still PH’s No. 4 but drops two spots in 2025 QS Asia University Rankings

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas remained the country’s fourth-best institution but fell two notches overall despite showing improvement in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings: Asia 2025. In the latest edition of the assessment, UST improved its overall score to 42.0 from 28.7 but fell to 181st in the…

UST retains 3rd spot among PH institutions in THE 2025 World University Rankings

08

Oct

By Ma. Alyanna Selda

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UST retains 3rd spot among PH institutions in THE 2025 World University Rankings

The University of Santo Tomas maintained its spot as the third-best university in the Philippines in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. UST remained within the 1501+ bracket globally, scoring 10.5-25.1 in the latest edition of the assessment. “We are delighted to see that the University of…

Fresh autonomous status allows UST to offer new programs, hike tuition without CHED approval for three more years

24

Sep

By The Flame News

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Fresh autonomous status allows UST to offer new programs, hike tuition without CHED approval for three more years

THE UNIVERSITY of Santo Tomas (UST) may still offer new undergraduate programs and raise tuition and other school fees without seeking government approval in the next three years after securing a fresh autonomous status from the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). The Dominican-run institution was among the 77 private higher education institutions that were pronounced…