1. University of Asia and the Pacific (170-180k/yr)
- The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) is a private, not-for-profit institution of higher learning. It traces its beginnings to the Center for Research and Communication (CRC), which was established 42 years ago as a private think-tank that conducted economic and social research and offered graduate courses in economics. It gradually expanded its educational activities to other fields.
2. De La Salle University/College of St. Benilde (150-160k/yr)
- De La Salle University is a Catholic private university located in Taft Avenue in the district of Malate in Manila, run by the Brothers of the Christian Schools. De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde (DLS-CSB, or simply Benilde), is a private Catholic college and member institution of De La Salle Philippines located along Taft Avenue in the district of Malate in Manila, Philippines.
3. Ateneo de Manila University (130-140k/yr)
- The Ateneo de Manila University (also called "Ateneo de Manila" or simply "the Ateneo") is a private university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila to the Jesuits. It was then a state-subsidized school. It became a private school during the American occupation of the Philippines, and has moved from Manila to its current location. It received its university charter in 1959.
4. Mapua Institute of Technology (120k/yr)
- Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT, Mapúa Tech or simply Mapúa) is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati. It was founded by Don Tomás Mapúa in 1925.
5. Assumption College (110k/yr)
- The Assumption College is a private, Catholic women's college in Makati City, Philippines established in 1959. It provides education from pre-school to graduate level.
6. Asia Pacific College (100k/yr)
- Asia Pacific College was established in 1991 as a non-profit joint-venture between IBM Philippines and the SM Foundation.
7. St. Scholastica's College (90k/yr)
- St. Scholastica's College, Manila (SSC or colloquially St. Scho) is a Catholic institution for women established in 1906 and managed by the Missionary Benedictine Sisters of Tutzing. It is located in 3.66 hectare lot in Malate in the city of Manila
8. San Beda College (90k/yr)
- San Beda College (SBC) (Spanish for Saint Bede) (or Kolehiyo ng San Beda in Filipino is a private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located at Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila. It was founded in 1901 primarily to "defend the Catholic battlements in the field of education.
9. Miriam College (82k/yr)
- Miriam College is a Filipino Catholic educational institution for girls and young women located in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Miriam College began in 1926 when the Archbishop of Manila requested the Sisters of the Maryknoll Congregation based in New York, USA to establish a teacher-training school for young, Catholic, Filipino women.
10. University of Santo Tomas (75k/yr)
- The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines (or simply UST or affectionately, "Ustê"), is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the Philippines and in Asia.
