Mechanical Engineering
The average passing rate for the Mechanical Engineer licensure board exam in the Philippines is 51.27%. Almost half of the students who took the mechanical engineering licensure exam failed.
Compared to civil engineering (55.65% passing rate) and electrical engineering (77.98% passing rate) licensure board exam, mechanical engineering has the lowest passing rate in the Philippines.
Here are the Top 30 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Philippines (2020)
30. COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN-CALAMBA
24.49%
No. of Students Passed: 12
No. of Students Failed: 37
29. TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – QUEZON CITY
24.53%
No. of Students Passed: 13
No. of Students Failed: 40
28. EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (for.LIT)TACLOBAN
25.86%
No. of Students Passed: 15
No. of Students Failed: 43
27. EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (FOR. L.I.T.) – ORMOC CAMPUS
30.43%
No. of Students Passed: 21
No. of Students Failed: 48
26. COLEGIO SAN AGUSTINBACOLOD CITY
35.71%
No. of Students Passed: 10
No. of Students Failed: 18
25. CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY-MAIN (for.CSCST)
36.11%
No. of Students Passed: 26
No. of Students Failed: 46
24. RIZAL TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
38.24%
No. of Students Passed: 13
No. of Students Failed: 21
23. NUEVA ECIJA UNIV. OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY – CABANATUAN
40.00%
No. of Students Passed: 10
No. of Students Failed: 15
22. UNIVERSITY OF CEBU
42.86%
No. of Students Passed: 21
No. of Students Failed: 28
21. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY
46.74%
No. of Students Passed: 43
No. of Students Failed: 49
20. LYCEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES – CAVITE
47.06%
No. of Students Passed: 16
No. of Students Failed: 18
19. VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (for. VISCA, LSU.) – BAYBAY
48.15%
No. of Students Passed: 13
No. of Students Failed: 14
18. UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PHILIPPINES – CATARMAN
48.28%
No. of Students Passed: 14
No. of Students Failed: 15
17. BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY – MAIN CAMPUS
50.99%
No. of Students Passed: 77
No. of Students Failed: 74
16. MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY – BATAC
53.57%
No. of Students Passed: 15
No. of Students Failed: 13
15. CEBU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY – UNIVERSITY
55.32%
No. of Students Passed: 26
No. of Students Failed: 21
14. DON MARIANO MARCOS MEM. STATE UNIVERSITY – SAN FERNANDO
55.88%
No. of Students Passed: 19
No. of Students Failed: 15
13. NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – MANILA
62.07%
No. of Students Passed: 18
No. of Students Failed: 11
12. NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY (NVPC) – BAMBANG
63.41%
No. of Students Passed: 26
No. of Students Failed: 15
11. MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITYMARAWI CITY
63.89%
No. of Students Passed: 23
No. of Students Failed: 13
Counting down the Top 10 Best Mechanical Engineering Schools in the Philippines
10. TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA
64.29%
No. of Students Passed: 27
No. of Students Failed: 15
9. CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY
66.67%
No. of Students Passed: 36
No. of Students Failed: 18
8. ADAMSON UNIVERSITY
67.44%
No. of Students Passed: 29
No. of Students Failed: 14
7. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO – KIDAPAWAN
68.75%
No. of Students Passed: 33
No. of Students Failed: 15
6. MALAYAN COLLEGES LAGUNA
73.53%
No. of Students Passed: 25
No. of Students Failed: 9
5. BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY – MALOLOS
73.53%
No. of Students Passed: 25
No. of Students Failed: 9
4. UNIVERSITY OF BATANGAS
79.27%
No. of Students Passed: 65
No. of Students Failed: 17
3. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHEASTERN PHILIPPINES – DAVAO CITY
82.05%
No. of Students Passed: 32
No. of Students Failed: 7
2. MAPUA UNIVERSITY (FOR M.I.T.) – MANILA
83.33%
No. of Students Passed: 30
No. of Students Failed: 6
1. BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY – ALANGILAN
92.55%
No. of Students Passed: 174
No. of Students Failed: 14
Classification of Data
- Minimum of 25 students who took the mechanical engineering board exam
- Only first timers are included (repeaters were excluded)
- Data extracted from February 2020 PRC mechanical engineering licensure examination
Where’s my school?
Suppose you are wondering why the University of the Philippines, DLSU, and other schools are missing. Well, they were excluded because of the low number of students who took the exam in 2020.
Example: Only three (3) students took the mechanical engineering licensure board exam from UP Diliman (all passed), while 14 students took the mechanical engineering exam from De La Salle University Manila (42.86% passing rate).
Who is the best engineering school in the Philippines?
The overall best engineering school performance, the number one school with the highest passing rate across the engineering fields (mechanical, electrical, civil, chemical, metallurgical, geodetic, etc.) is the University of the Philippines, Diliman. Garnering an impressive 99.50% across 8 engineering licensure board examinations.
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