University Rankings/ Awards/Recognitions
Philippine Quality Award (PQA) Level III – Recognition for Mastery in Quality Management
One of the top 300 best schools in Asia, occupying the 251-300 bracket in 2012 and 2013, per QS study
One of the Top 301+ academic institutions in Asia per QS study in 2014
Ranks 5th among Philippine Universities in the 2011 to 2013 Asian University Rankings done by QS
One of the top 10 schools in the country per QS study in 2014
Among the country’s top 10 teacher education institutions, based on licensure examination performance per study conducted by the Philippine Business for Education from 2009-2014
Top 1 Patent Filer (Patent Protection Package) – IPOPHL in 2014
Top 6 Most Number of Accredited Programs in the Country per AACCUP as of February 2016
Only SUC in Region XI and is among 20 SUCs in the country to be granted SUC Level 4 Status
Champion of the 2021 GADTimpala- 1st Place on the Implementation of GAD in the tri-focal Functions
Granted an Associate Membership to the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network
Awarded as the Outstanding COVID-19 Volunteer Award by PNVSCA
Recognized by the Government Quality Management Committee (GQMC) for USeP’s QMS certification to ISO 9001:2015
2021 Freedom of Information (FOI) Champion in the State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) Category
Awarded with Certificate of Compliance from the FOI – Project Management Office (FOI-PMO) for the five consecutive years (2017-2022)
Awardee of the 2022 Regional Recognition and Awards for CSC PRIME HRM
Bronze Awardee Maturity Level II in all HR Systems
Level 3 GAD Application
Recipient of GOLD AWARD by IPOPHL (one of three HEIs to be given the said award)
First University to offer tertiary Education exclusively for IPs
College Education Behind Bars program hailed as one of ‘Outstanding Government Programs/Projects’
One of the first five (5) Knowledge for Development Center in the Philippines, 2003
Top Performing School in Licensure Exams
2023
Top 2 in August 2023 Mining Engineer Licensure Examination
Top 5 in March 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers- Elementary Level
2022
Top 3 in August and September 2022 Mining Engineer Licensure Examination
Top 3 in October 2023 Licensure Examination for Teachers- Elementary Level
2021
Top 7 in August 2021 Licensure Examination for Mining Engineers
Top 1 in February 2021 Geologist Licensure Examination
2019
Top 1 in March 2019 Licensure Examination for Teachers- Elementary Level
Top 1 in September 2019 Licensure Examination for Teachers- Elementary Level
Top 5 in September 2019 Licensure Examination for Teachers- Secondary Level
2016
Top 6 in November 2016 Geologist Licensure Examination
Top 10 in September 2016 Mechanical Engineer Board Exam
Top 6 in September 2016 Registered Electrical Engineers Licensure Examination
170 + Licensure examination topnotchers from 2001-2022*
Quick Info
- USeP’s Academic Calendar is August – July
- USeP is an SUC Level IV University in Region XI and is among twenty (20) of 114 SUCs in the Country granted a Level IV status
- USeP is ISO 9001:2015 Certified
- Only SUC in Region XI with Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program
- Only SUC in Region XI with Juris Doctor (JD) Program
- USeP houses SERDAC, the only one in Mindanao and one of the three similar centers in the Country
- 2018, Awarded for effective implementation of its Gender and Development (GAD) Program, CHED XI
- USeP is the base agency of the Southern Mindanao Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development Consortium (SMAARRDEC) since 2003
