UP among top 500 universities in the world

The University of the Philippines (UP) has made it to the top 500 top universities in the world according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020.
UP is placed in the 401-500 rank which is higher compared to their 501 to 600 rank in 2019 World University Rankings .
The university outranked top schools like Harvard University, University of Oxford and the University of Stanford in health research citation rankings.
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In a statement the World University Rankings said that global higher education has grown considerably in recent years.
“Between 2000 and 2014, the number of university students across the world more than doubled to 207 million,” according to their statement which cited a paper published by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Meanwhile, De La Salle University also made it to the top rankings, placing at 1001+.—AAC