Best IT Schools in the Philippines (2015)

Here is the list of the best information technology 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

Asia Pacific College – Makati (Center of Excellence)
De La Salle University – Taft – Manila (Center of Development)
University of the Philippines – Diliman – Quezon City (Center of Excellence)
Ateneo de Manila University – Manila (Center of Excellence)
FEU-East Asia College – Manila (Center of Development)
Mapua Institute of Technology – Manila (Center of Development)
Technological Institute of the Philippines – Quezon City (Center of Development)
Technological Institute of the Philippines – Manila (Center of Development)
University of the East – Manila (Center of Development)

Luzon

University of the Cordilleras – Baguio City (Center of Excellence)
Angeles University Foundation – Angeles City, Pampanga (Center of Excellence)
University of the Philippines – Los Baños – Los Baños City, Laguna (Center of Excellence)
Saint Louis University – Baguio City (Center of Development)
Holy Angel University Foundation – Angeles City, Pampanga (Center of Development)
Systems Plus College Foundation – Angeles City, Pampanga (Center of Development)
St. Mary’s University – Bayombong, Nueva Ecija (Center of Development)
St. Paul University Philippines-Tuguegarao – Tuguegarao, Cagayan (Center of Development)
University of La Sallette – Santiago, Isabela (Center of Development)
Colegio de Dagupan – Dagupan City (Center of Development)
Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University – San Fernando City, La Union (Center of Development)
Lorma Colleges – San Fernando City, La Union (Center of Development)
De La Salle University-Dasmariñas – Dasmariñas, Cavite (Center of Development)
Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation – Lucena City (Center of Development)
Ateneo de Naga University – Naga City (Center of Development)

Visayas

Cebu Institute of Technology University – Cebu City (Center of Excellence)
University of the Philippines – Cebu City (Center of Excellence)
University of Negros Occidental Recoletos – Bacolod City (Center of Development)
Silliman University – Dumaguete City (Center of Development)
University of San Jose Recoletos – Cebu City (Center of Development)
Asian Development Foundation College – Tacloban City (Center of Development)

Mindanao

Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology – Iligan City (Center of Development)
Ateneo de Davao University – Davao City (Center of Development)
Ateneo de Zamboanga – Zamboanga City (Center of Development)
Capitol University – Cagayan de Oro City (Center of Development)
St. Vincent’s College – Dipolog City (Center of Development)
Dipolog Medical Center College Foundation – Dipolog City (Center of Development)
University of Immaculate Conception – Davao City (Center of Development)
University of Mindanao – Matina – Matina, Davao City (Center of Development)
University of the Philippines – Mindanao – Davao City (Center of Development)
Notre Dame of Marbel University – Koronadal City (Center of Development)