Best Chemistry Schools in the Philippines (2015)

Here is the list of the best chemistry schools in the country, as based on the Commission on Higher Education's yearly list of higher education institutions with Centers of Excellence (COE) and Centers of Development (COD).

A COE refers to "a department within a higher education institution, which continuously demonstrates excellent performance in the areas of instruction, research and publication, extension and linkages and institutional qualifications". A COD, on the other hand, refers to "a department within a higher education institution, which demonstrates the potential to become a COE in the future".

The designation will be valid until 31 May 2015. The COEs and CODs do not reflect the overall performance of a university. The data reflected here are taken from the CHED records as of 10 August 2014.

NCR

• Ateneo de Manila University - Quezon City (Center of Excellence)
• De La Salle University - Manila  (Center of Excellence)
• University of Santo Tomas - Manila (Center of Excellence)
• University of the Philippines - Diliman - Quezon City (Center of Excellence)

Luzon

• University of the Philippines - Los Banos - Los Banos City, Laguna (Center of Excellence)
• Central Luzon State University - Munoz, Nueva Ecija (Center of Development)

Visayas

• University of San Carlos - Cebu City (Center of Excellence)

Mindanao

• Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology - Iligan City (Center of Excellence)

Sources:
http://www.ched.gov.ph/index.php/home/undergraduate-students/general-information/centers-development-cods/
http://www.ched.gov.ph/index.php/home/undergraduate-students/general-information/centers-excellence-coes/

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