According to the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain, a total of 4 universities in Davao are included in the 2014 Top 100 Colleges And Universities In The Philippines via World Ranking Web of Universities.
The rankings are based on the performance of universities from all over the world based on their web presence and impact.
University of the Philippines Mindanao takes the 8th place while Ateneo de Davao University secured the 14th spot. Only 4 colleges and universities made it to the list. University of Mindanao and Davao Medical School Foundation was ranked 76th and 88th respectively.
2014 Top 100 Colleges and Universities in the Philippines
Following are the 2014 Top 100 Colleges and Universities in the Philippines according to World Ranking Web of Universities.
| Ranking | University | Presence Rank | Impact Rank | Openness Rank | Excellence Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | (1) University of the Philippines Diliman | 1896 | 2251 | 2187 | 1856 |
| 2 | De La Salle University Manila | 1993 | 2374 | 3903 | 2219 |
| 3 | (3) University of the Philippines Los Ba¤os | 6079 | 1860 | 5106 | 2688 |
| 4 | (3) University of the Philippines Manila | 3132 | 3396 | 6983 | 2070 |
| 5 | Ateneo de Manila University | 4208 | 2848 | 4411 | 3714 |
| 6 | University of Santo Tomas | 6260 | 5877 | 6912 | 2565 |
| 7 | (3) University of the Philippines | 10160 | 4141 | 11011 | 2610 |
| 8 | (3) University of the Philippines Mindanao | 4396 | 4766 | 9735 | 4491 |
| 9 | Aquinas University | 7898 | 3380 | 13179 | 5155 |
| 10 | University of San Carlos | 2432 | 8403 | 8436 | 4491 |
| 11 | Mindanao State University Iligan Institute of Technology | 3484 | 7663 | 6893 | 5155 |
| 12 | Xavier University Ateneo de Cagayan | 6213 | 5579 | 10344 | 5155 |
| 13 | Tarlac State University | 8289 | 4890 | 10952 | 5155 |
| 14 | Ateneo de Davao University | 4464 | 8391 | 11643 | 4128 |
| 15 | University of the Assumption | 8129 | 4874 | 14095 | 5155 |
| 16 | Caraga State University | 9107 | 6264 | 9471 | 5155 |
| 17 | Silliman University | 6791 | 9552 | 11780 | 3548 |
| 18 | Ateneo de Zamboanga University | 3629 | 8975 | 9264 | 5155 |
| 19 | Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies | 4848 | 9952 | 7440 | 5155 |
| 20 | La Salle University Ozamiz | 7120 | 7962 | 12314 | 5155 |
| 21 | Mapua Institute of Technology | 2945 | 10766 | 9588 | 5155 |
| 22 | Bukidnon State University | 12896 | 3613 | 18218 | 5155 |
| 23 | Benguet State University | 6697 | 7924 | 13695 | 5155 |
| 24 | (3) University of the Philippines Baguio | 3882 | 11967 | 9291 | 4491 |
| 25 | Saint Louis University Baguio City | 6824 | 9971 | 8596 | 5155 |
| 26 | (3) University of the Philippines in the Visayas | 7796 | 10581 | 8936 | 4491 |
| 27 | University of the East | 5933 | 10412 | 13716 | 4128 |
| 28 | Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific Kamaya Point | 19219 | 4288 | 14080 | 5155 |
| 29 | Far Eastern University Phillipines | 5064 | 10713 | 10468 | 5155 |
| 30 | Adventist University of the Philippines | 2188 | 12491 | 10462 | 5155 |
| 31 | Central Luzon State University | 9485 | 11215 | 10445 | 4128 |
| 32 | Ateneo de Naga University | 6184 | 10957 | 10830 | 5155 |
| 33 | University of Asia and the Pacific | 10912 | 9400 | 10602 | 5155 |
| 34 | University of Southern Mindanao | 6502 | 11318 | 15329 | 4128 |
| 35 | Central Philippine University | 13194 | 8457 | 12707 | 5155 |
| 36 | San Sebastian College Manila | 6113 | 7707 | 18692 | 5155 |
| 37 | Angeles University Foundation | 12198 | 11645 | 5509 | 5155 |
| 38 | Polytechnic University of the Philippines | 11594 | 9797 | 11718 | 5155 |
| 39 | Asian Institute of Management | 11516 | 8063 | 16161 | 5155 |
| 40 | De La Salle University Dasmari¤as | 7277 | 14435 | 4763 | 5155 |
| 41 | System Technology Institute | 4669 | 11907 | 14418 | 5155 |
| 42 | University of San Jos‚ Recoletos | 6205 | 11307 | 14531 | 5155 |
| 43 | University of Baguio | 8991 | 11278 | 12979 | 5155 |
| 44 | West Visayas State University | 7980 | 14642 | 8229 | 4491 |
| 45 | (3) University of the Philippines Open University | 9353 | 11533 | 12106 | 5155 |
| 46 | De La Salle College of Saint Benilde | 14361 | 11225 | 7889 | 5155 |
| 47 | Mariano Marcos State University | 4651 | 13459 | 12221 | 5155 |
| 48 | De La Salle Lipa | 4161 | 14313 | 10986 | 5155 |
| 49 | MSC Institute of Technology | 4868 | 9405 | 19184 | 5155 |
| 50 | Adamson University | 9282 | 11337 | 15123 | 5155 |
| 51 | University of Saint La Salle Bacolod | 10226 | 12952 | 10615 | 5155 |
| 52 | Saint Mary’s University of Bayombong | 2691 | 10710 | 20053 | 5155 |
| 53 | Batangas State University | 14977 | 9884 | 14619 | 5155 |
| 54 | Philippine Normal University | 15399 | 12007 | 8808 | 5155 |
| 55 | Asia Pacific College | 13371 | 10202 | 15365 | 5155 |
| 56 | Centro Escolar University Manila Mendiola | 2896 | 11412 | 19605 | 5155 |
| 57 | Holy Angel University | 13689 | 13156 | 11065 | 5155 |
| 58 | John B Lacson Foundation Maritime University | 11870 | 11282 | 16658 | 5155 |
| 59 | Mindanao State University Marawi City | 13972 | 12808 | 15250 | 4491 |
| 60 | University of San Agustin | 4817 | 14409 | 16837 | 5155 |
| 61 | University of Cebu | 11436 | 14619 | 11219 | 5155 |
| 62 | Tarlac College of Agriculture | 13573 | 8616 | 20053 | 5155 |
| 63 | Bicol University | 13565 | 14733 | 9223 | 5155 |
| 64 | Far Eastern University Institute of Medicine | 17611 | 13055 | 9947 | 5155 |
| 65 | Western Mindanao State University | 10611 | 13496 | 15575 | 5155 |
| 66 | Technological Institute of the Philippines | 6231 | 13885 | 17697 | 5155 |
| 67 | Central Mindanao University | 14995 | 13741 | 11725 | 5155 |
| 68 | Philippine Military Academy | 16065 | 12424 | 14619 | 5155 |
| 69 | Wisdom International School for Higher Education Studies | 6627 | 15562 | 15505 | 5155 |
| 70 | University of the City of Manila | 16435 | 14441 | 9471 | 5155 |
| 71 | Pangasinan State University | 15154 | 11794 | 16837 | 5155 |
| 72 | University of the Cordilleras (Baguio Colleges Foundation) | 12966 | 15201 | 11233 | 5155 |
| 73 | De La Salle Health Sciences Institute | 8671 | 14944 | 16018 | 5155 |
| 74 | Southville Foreign University | 12753 | 13502 | 15782 | 5155 |
| 75 | Technological University of the Philippines | 18759 | 13374 | 10776 | 5155 |
| 76 | University of Mindanao | 13559 | 13621 | 15159 | 5155 |
| 77 | Cebu Doctors’ University (Cebu Doctors’ College) | 16161 | 12595 | 15289 | 5155 |
| 78 | Holy Name University | 15041 | 14188 | 12844 | 5155 |
| 79 | Jose Rizal University | 8848 | 14677 | 16658 | 5155 |
| 80 | University of Perpetual Help | 15497 | 13937 | 13497 | 5155 |
| 81 | Fatima University | 13927 | 13672 | 15329 | 5155 |
| 82 | National Defense College of the Philippines | 13194 | 15187 | 12853 | 5155 |
| 83 | Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University | 13160 | 15873 | 14241 | 4491 |
| 84 | Ateneo Graduate School of Business Makati | 16091 | 14443 | 13675 | 5155 |
| 85 | Pangasinan State University Bayambang Campus | 11025 | 16137 | 13695 | 5155 |
| 86 | Philippine School of Business Administration | 17709 | 9698 | 20053 | 5155 |
| 87 | Emilio Aguinaldo College | 16427 | 13801 | 15433 | 5155 |
| 88 | Davao Medical School Foundation | 13512 | 14931 | 15396 | 5155 |
| 89 | Misamis University | 13032 | 14629 | 16331 | 5155 |
| 90 | Bulacan State University | 16901 | 13723 | 15433 | 5155 |
| 91 | Mindanao University of Science and Technology (Polytechnic State College) | 13883 | 17319 | 8490 | 5155 |
| 92 | Western Philippines University | 10213 | 16077 | 15820 | 5155 |
| 93 | Chiang Kai Shek College | 8392 | 15926 | 17323 | 5155 |
| 94 | Saint Paul University Manila | 18177 | 15300 | 11548 | 5155 |
| 95 | Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication | 13471 | 15389 | 15978 | 5155 |
| 96 | Saint Luke’s College of Medicine | 18021 | 14822 | 13736 | 5155 |
| 97 | St Michael’s College of Iligan City | 9871 | 16939 | 15546 | 5155 |
| 98 | Western Visayas College of Science and Technology | 5810 | 18263 | 15289 | 5155 |
| 99 | University of Nueva Caceres | 13644 | 14932 | 17126 | 5155 |
| 100 | Cavite State University | 7042 | 16797 | 17697 | 5155 |
(SOURCE: 2014 Top 100 Colleges And Universities In The Philippines On The Web)