Top Universities in Western Visayas (region)
2026 Western Visayas University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Philippine region of Western Visayas? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Western Visayas University Ranking, which lists 18 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the Philippines.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Western Visayas Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Western Visayas University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Central Philippine University | Iloilo City |
| 35 | University of the Philippines in the Visayas | Iloilo City |
| 53 | University of St. La Salle | Bacolod City |
| 56 | West Visayas State University | Iloilo City |
| 85 | John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University | Iloilo City |
| 97 | Aklan State University | Banga |
| 111 | University of Negros Occidental - Recoletos | Bacolod City |
| 116 | University of San Agustin | Iloilo City |
| 160 | University of Iloilo - PHINMA | Iloilo City |
| 161 | Capiz State University | Roxas City |
| 184 | Central Philippine Adventist College | Murcia |
| 186 | University of Antique | Sibalom |
| 194 | Guimaras State University | Buenavista |
| 207 | Filamer Christian University | Roxas City |
| 214 | St. Paul University Iloilo | Iloilo City |
| 219 | STI West Negros University | Bacolod City |
| 230 | Western Institute of Technology | Iloilo City |
| Un | Iloilo Science and Technology University | Iloilo City |
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How many universities are there in Western Visayas?
- There are 18 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Western Visayas higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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