UP, 4 other universities in QS world rankings

Five Philippine universities, led by the University of the Philippines (UP), landed in the third Quacquarelli-Symonds (QS) World University Sustainability Rankings, which tracks higher education institutions' ability to tackle the world's most pressing environmental, social and governance challenges.

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For the second straight year, UP emerged as the top-performing Philippine university in sustainability, placing 300th in the world, but slipping notches in the bracket from its previous place at 231st in last year's edition. It received an overall score of 70 out of 100, having garnered the best domestic scores across all three metrics - environmental impact, social impact and good governance.

Ateneo de Manila University climbed to 503rd place from last year’s 593rd, making it the second top-performing university in sustainability in the country.

De La Salle University (DLSU)’s sustainability performance also improved as it landed in the 911920 bracket from the 981-1,000 bracket last year.