Pasok ang 14 na unibersidad sa Pilipinas sa listahan ng best higher education institutions (HEI) sa Asya ng think tank Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) sa kanilang 2021 university rankings.
Ayon kay Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Chairperson Prospero De Vera III, mayroong pitong universidad ang unang beses na nakapasok.
Niranggo ng QS ang top 650 universities sa Asya, kung saan pasok ang mga sumusunod na Philippine universities:
– University of the Philippines (69th place)
– Ateneo de Manila University (135th place)
– De La Salle University (166th place)
– University of Santo Tomas (186th place)
– University of San Carlos (451-500th)
– Ateneo de Davao University (501-550th)
– Mapua University (501-550th)
– Silliman University (501-550th)
– Mindanao State University
– Iligan Institute of Technology (551-600th)
– Adamson University (601+)
– Central Luzon State University (601+)
– Central Mindanao University (601+)
– Central Philippine University (601+)
– Xavier University (601+)
Ang Ateneo De Davao University, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, Adamson University, Central Luzon State University, Central Mindanao University, Central Philippine University, at Xavier University ang unang beses na nakapasok sa rankings.
Ang pagpasok ng maraming Philippine universities sa rankings ay bahagi ng internationalization ng higher education institutions sa bansa.
