2026 Directory of 69 Universities in National Capital Region by town

Introduction

Where are the top universities in the Philippine region of National Capital Region located? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 69 National Capital Region universities ordered by town (main campus location) and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the Philippines
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

With this webpage, uniRank aims to provide a complete listing, sorted by location, of all universities and colleges in National Capital Region with their ranking.

#Rank	University	Town
70	Manila Central University	Caloocan City
48	University of Perpetual Help System DALTA	Las Piñas City
23	Asian Institute of Management	Makati City
57	Asia Pacific College	Makati City
135	Assumption College San Lorenzo	Makati City
91	José Rizal University	Mandaluyong City
113	Rizal Technological University	Mandaluyong City
155	Don Bosco Technical College	Mandaluyong City
3	De La Salle University	Manila
5	University of Santo Tomas	Manila
6	Polytechnic University of the Philippines	Manila
8	Mapúa University	Manila
10	University of the Philippines Manila	Manila
11	De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde	Manila
18	Adamson University	Manila
19	Technological Institute of the Philippines	Manila
26	National University, Philippines	Manila
27	University of the East	Manila
29	Far Eastern University	Manila
30	Centro Escolar University	Manila
31	Technological University of the Philippines	Manila
34	Lyceum of the Philippines University	Manila
40	Philippine Christian University	Manila
55	Philippine Normal University	Manila
65	San Beda University	Manila
66	Emilio Aguinaldo College	Manila
76	FEU Institute of Technology	Manila
83	Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila	Manila
98	The Philippine Women's University	Manila
102	Chiang Kai Shek College	Manila
104	Arellano University	Manila
107	Colegio de San Juan de Letran	Manila
110	St. Scholastica's College	Manila
126	Saint Jude College	Manila
134	St. Paul University Manila	Manila
137	Philippine School of Business Administration	Manila
156	FEATI University	Manila
187	La Consolacion College Manila	Manila
190	Asian Social Institute	Manila
191	National Teachers College	Manila
201	The University of Manila	Manila
213	College of the Holy Spirit	Manila
226	Santa Isabel College	Manila
141	PATTS College of Aeronautics	Parañaque City
204	Olivarez College	Parañaque City
206	Asian Institute of Maritime Studies	Pasay City
42	University of Asia and the Pacific	Pasig City
218	Pasig Catholic College	Pasig City
1	University of the Philippines Diliman	Quezon City
2	Ateneo de Manila University	Quezon City
4	University of the Philippines System	Quezon City
45	New Era University	Quezon City
49	Miriam College	Quezon City
74	University of the East Ramon Magsaysay	Quezon City
79	Trinity University of Asia	Quezon City
108	National Defense College of the Philippines	Quezon City
112	AMA Computer University	Quezon City
125	St. Luke's College of Medicine - WHQM	Quezon City
142	National College of Business and Arts	Quezon City
150	St. Paul University Quezon City	Quezon City
172	Saint Pedro Poveda College	Quezon City
176	Central Colleges of the Philippines	Quezon City
217	St. Mary's College	Quezon City
220	St. Joseph's College of Quezon City	Quezon City
203	Manuel L. Quezon University	Quiapo
170	Eulogio "Amang" Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology	Sampaloc
147	Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication	San Juan
28	Our Lady of Fatima University	Valenzuela City
223	St. Louis College Valenzuela	Valenzuela City
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#Rank

University

Town

Manila Central University

Caloocan City

University of Perpetual Help System DALTA

Las Piñas City

Asian Institute of Management

Makati City

Asia Pacific College

Makati City

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