Institutional Recognition, Accreditation, Certification
Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking
The University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) is making significant strides toward global sustainable development, now being ranked in 11 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the 2025 Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings, a significant leap from five SDGs in 2024 and four in 2023.
This achievement highlights USTP’s growing commitment to real-world impact, with new entries in key areas such as No Poverty (SDG 1), Good Health and Well-being (SDG 3), Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10), Life Below Water (SDG 14), Life on Land (SDG 15), and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (SDG 16).
USTP also maintained its 1001–1500th spot in the overall global rankings for 2025. This year’s Impact Rankings assessed 2,526 universities from 130 countries and territories, evaluating institutions based on their measurable contributions to the United Nations’ SDGs.
USTP has been listed as a Reporter for the 2025 World University Rankings and Asia University Rankings, marking another step forward in its journey toward global academic recognition.
Webometrics
The University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) continues to take its place in international rankings.
Just recently, the university rose 79 spots in the Global Ranking for the January 2023 edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities. The university ranked 5,933rd in the July 2022 edition. Now, the USTP has landed on the 5,854th spot!
The USTP System also took the 26th spot in the National Ranking, a step up from last year’s 27th spot.
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.
AD Scientific Index
The USTP System ranked 20th among Public Universities in the Philippines and 33rd among General Universities in the AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) 2024, released on October 8, 2023. The university also ranked 45th among all types of institutions in the country.
ISO
The University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) is recommended for continued certification for ISO 9001:2015 after the Surveillance Audit conducted last October 11-12, 2023, by external auditor SOCOTEC Certification Philippines.
The Surveillance Audit aims to check the continuous implementation of the Quality Management System (QMS) 9001:2015. The international standard checks the processes and activities to improve service effectiveness and efficiency.
EduRank
In the latest results published by EduRank, an independent metric-based ranking of 14,131 universities from 183 countries, the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) went up 416 spots higher in world rankings and 179 spots higher in Asia.
The University also ranked 2nd out of 5 universities in Cagayan de Oro City and 50th out of 229 universities in the Philippines.
EduRank ranked the 100 best universities in the Philippines based on their reputation, research performance, and alumni impact. They processed 500,000 citations received from 58,800 publications made by 229 universities in the Philippines, measured the popularity of 1,093 recognized alumni, and utilized the largest reference database available to determine the rankings.
HE Higher Education Ranking
In the 2024 report released by the HE Higher Education Ranking on March 15, 2024, the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) was ranked 81st among the 303 universities worldwide that participated.
The HE Higher Education Ranking is a scientific, academic, and research ranking institution that evaluates and ranks higher education institutions based on specific criteria and performance indicators that enhance its efficiency and performance. The general areas covered by the ranking include management of higher education institutions, the impact of the overall educational process, scientific research, internationalization, and the university’s relationship with society and the labor market.
This achievement reflects the USTP System’s commitment to academic and research excellence and its contribution to the higher education landscape on a global scale.
SUC Level
The USTP System continues to be one of the leading state universities in the Philippines by maintaining its Level IV Status as State University (Highest Distinction) as adjudged by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
