A total of three UP campuses, the UP Manila, UP Dilman, and UP Los Baños and the De La Salle University are the best performing academic institutions in the country according to Spanish research firm.
The SPanish National Research Council’s Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2013 ranked three UP campuses as the top universities in the country with the De La Salle University (DLSU) ranked fourth. The Bukidnon State University landed in fifth place in terms of “presence, impact, openness and excellence” as expressed in their online impact.
The Ateneo de Manila University is ranked sixth in the country, followed by the University of the Philippines System at number seven in ranking. The University of Sto. Tomas, University of the Asumption and Aquinas University completed the top ten slots in the nationwide web presence (–foul word(s) removed–)stment.
According to the official website of the Spanish firm, the company started conducting their ranking since the year 2004. It was built from publicly-available web data, using especially designed “composite indicators” such as visibility and activity to develop the global study, as stated on their website.
