Commission on

Higher Education

INFOGRAPHICS ON

PHILIPPINE HIGHER EDUCATION

Distribution of Higher
Education Institutions

Private = 1,699 (88%)

Public = 224 (12%)*
Total = 1,923
*excluding 451 SUC satellite campuses

Distribution of Students

Private = 2.02M (57%)

Public = 1.54M (43%)
Total = 3.56M

Regional Distribution of HEIs

314
252

Private

Public

172
123

110
80

78

49
10

26

19

39

25

21

15

65

55

54
13

12

93

80

58
9

28 36 7

41
11

*Excludes Satellite Campuses of State Universities and Colleges

Regional Enrolment
in Undergraduate Programs (AY 2013-14)
698,854

365,101

260,435

259,485

221,670
147,674

149,193

126,044
73,056

146,050

124,161
94,696

142,724

110,359

100,124
58,285

58,413

Regional Enrolment in Undergraduate

Programs in Decreasing Order (AY 2013-14)
698,854

365,101

260,435 259,485

221,670
149,193

147,674

146,050

142,724

126,044

124,161

110,359

100,124

94,696
73,056

58,413

58,285

Regional Enrolment
in Graduate Programs (AY 2013-14)
71,424

15,012
11,803

9,366

7,670

5,727
2,579

10,161

10,536
6,631

7,695
4,390

6,436

4,728

3,965

4,338

2,417

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Public and Private HEIs (AY 2013-14)

NonSectarian,
1,378,591
(44.0%)

SUCs,
1,097,499
(35.0%)
Sectarian,
474,847
(15.1%)

Others,
4,536 (0.1%)

LUCs,
180,851 (5.8%)

Undergraduate Student Enrolment in STEAM and

Non-STEAM Programs (AY 2013-14)
STEAM
549,107
(17.51%)

Non-STEAM
2,587,217
(82.49%)

Breakdown of Student Enrolment in STEAM and

Non-STEAM Undergraduate Programs (AY 2013-14)
IT & Related Fields

Home economics

Humanities

Law

Mass Communication
Maritime

Medical and allied

Other disciplines
Religion and theology

General

Service trades
Social and behavioral
sciences
Trade, craft and industrial

Fine and applied arts

Education science and
teacher training

Science
0.98%

Non-STEAM
2,587,217, 82.49%

Technology
3.36%
Engineering
10.25%

Business administration and

related fields

Agriculture
2.49%
Architectural and townplanning

Mathematics
0.43%

Undergraduate Student Regional Enrolment

in STEAM Programs (AY 2013-14)
107,061

Total STEAM Enrolment = 549,107

63,214

60,972

48,624
43,695

29,057

26,532

25,351

24,610

20,489

23,488
15,972

10,332

11,417

19,132

8,546

10,615

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Non-STEAM Programs
(AY 2013-14)
TRADE, CRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
SERVICE TRADES
RELIGION AND THEOLOGY

343
59,534
44,734
52,442
13,868
7,829
67

OTHER DISCIPLINES
MEDICAL AND ALLIED
MASS COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
MARITIME
LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE

73,409
21,976
23,527
12,224

HOME ECONOMICS
GENERAL
FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

181,939

75,986
4,260
19,830
4,554

IT-RELATED
HUMANITIES

127,528

15,135
20,252
688
5,275
2,386
2,164
17,236
4,135

EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TEACHER TRAINING

135,809

220,798

216,442

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED

ARCHITECTURAL AND TOWN-PLANNING

312,558

21,562
10,384

Private

304,441

Public

573,902

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Non-STEAM Programs
(AY 2014-15*)
TRADE, CRAFT AND INDUSTRIAL

393

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

SERVICE TRADES
RELIGION AND THEOLOGY
OTHER DISCIPLINES
MEDICAL AND ALLIED
MASS COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION
MARITIME
LAW AND JURISPRUDENCE

64,475
48,686
56,203
15,417
8,634
139,312
80,750
139,816
17,341
24,632
12,986
86,650
5,202
20,773
5,270

IT-RELATED
HUMANITIES
HOME ECONOMICS
GENERAL
FINE AND APPLIED ARTS

15,344
21,916
378
6,020
2,239
1,739
18,730
4,249

141,592 226,022

EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TEACHER TRAINING

239,472

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND RELATED

ARCHITECTURAL AND TOWN-PLANNING

340,929

24,174
11,299

Private

335,161

Public

628,940

* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in STEAM Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)

400,000

336,326

312,433

300,000

256,224

236,674

200,000
100,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Private

Public

* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in STEAM Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)

500,000
400,000

406,727

377,689

300,000
185,823

171,418

200,000
100,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female

* Projected

Graduates of STEAM Programs by Type of HEI

(AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)

35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
-

31,886

30,693

12,110

10,724

2012-13

2013-14*
Private

Public

* Projected

Graduates of STEAM Programs by Gender

(AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
22,500

22,265

22,000

21,731

21,500
21,000

20,838
20,579

20,500
20,000

19,500
2012-13

2013-14*
Male

Female
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Science Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)

25,000
20,000
15,000

20,309

19,356

12,529

11,443

10,000
5,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Private

Public

* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

In Science Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
25,000
20,100

18,898

20,000
15,000

12,738

11,901

10,000
5,000

2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female
* Projected

Graduates of Science Programs

By Type of HEI (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
4,000

3,500

3,435

3,293

3,000
2,500

2,000

1,832

1,766

1,500
1,000
500
2012-13

2013-14*
Private

Public
* Projected

Graduates of Science Programs by Gender

(AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
3,500
2,932

3,000
2,500

2,677
2,382

2,335

2,000
1,500
1,000
500
2012-13

2013-14*
Male

Female
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Technology Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
100,000

88,752

83,065

80,000
60,000
40,000

26,728

22,198

20,000
2013-14

2014-15*

Private

Public
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Technology Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
90,000

80,000

83,731
76,819

70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000

31,749

28,444

30,000
20,000
10,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female
* Projected

Graduates of Technology Programs

by Type of HEI (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)

8,000
6,905

6,594

7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000

1,000

1,250

823

2012-13

2013-14*

Private

Public
* Projected

Graduates of Technology Programs

by Gender (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
6,000
4,993

5,000

4,308

4,000
3,162

3,109

3,000
2,000
1,000
2012-13

2013-14*
Male

Female
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Engineering Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
250,000

200,000

211,353

197,553

150,000

133,977

123,852

100,000
50,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Private

Public
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Engineering Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
300,000
250,000

263,554

245,240

200,000

150,000
100,000

81,776

76,165

50,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female
* Projected

Graduates of Engineering Programs

by Type of HEI (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)

14,000
12,000

11,947

11,086

10,000
8,000

8,268

7,440

6,000
4,000
2,000
2012-13

2013-14*

Private

Public
* Projected

Graduates of Engineering Programs by Gender

(AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
14,000
12,000

11,862

10,482

10,000

8,353

8,044

8,000
6,000
4,000
2,000
2012-13

2013-14*

Male

Female
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Agriculture Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
-

81,231

74,638

3,740

3,535

2013-14

2014-15*
Private

Public
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Agriculture Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
45,000
44,000
43,000
42,000
41,000
40,000
39,000
38,000
37,000
36,000
35,000

44,136

40,835
40,126
38,047

2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female
* Projected

Graduates of Agriculture Programs

by Type of HEI (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)

9,000
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
-

7,729

7,671

476

443

2012-13

2013-14*

Private

Public
* Projected

Graduates of Agriculture Programs by Gender

(AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
6,000
5,000
4,000

4,779

4,649
3,523

3,368

3,000

2,000
1,000
2012-13

2013-14*
Male

Female
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Mathematics Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
14,000
12,057

11,522

12,000
10,000
8,000

6,000
4,000
2,000

1,945

1,874

2013-14

2014-15*
Private

Public
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Mathematics Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
9,000

8,062

7,785

8,000
7,000
6,000

5,869

5,682

5,000
4,000

3,000
2,000
1,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female
* Projected

Graduates of Mathematics Programs

by Type of HEI (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
2,500
1,991

2,000

1,928

1,500
1,000
500

284

252

2012-13

2013-14*
Private

Public
* Projected

Graduates of Mathematics Programs

by Gender (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
1,400
1,200

1,208

1,160

1,083

1,004

1,000
800
600
400
200
2012-13

2013-14*

Male

Female
* Projected

Number of STEAM Faculty by Degree

and Program (AY 2013-14)
14,000
12,466

12,000
10,000
8,000
6,076
6,000
4,276
4,000

3,299
2,611

2,691

2,393

2,000

1,347
655

632

345

200

1,880
821

304

0
Science

Technology
BA/BS

Engineering
MA/MS

Ph.D.

Agriculture

Mathematics

Number of Faculty by Type of Employment

(AY 2013-14)
Part Time 13,797
(10%)

Full Time

128,876
(90%)

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Non-STEAM Programs by Type of HEI
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
1,800,000

1,600,000

1,695,794

1,616,764

1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000

1,048,950

970,453

800,000

600,000
400,000
200,000
2013-14

2014-15*
Private

Public
* Projected

Undergraduate Student Enrolment

in Non-STEAM Programs by Gender
(AY 2013-14 and 2014-15*)
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-

1,847,904

1,734,142
1,489,390

1,402,182

2013-14

2014-15*
Male

Female
* Projected

Graduates of Non-STEAM Programs

by Type of HEI (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)

350,000
300,000

291,542

286,864

250,000
200,000

173,559

171,124

150,000
100,000
50,000
2012-13

2013-14*
Private

Public
* Projected

Graduates of Non-STEAM Programs

by Gender (AY 2012-13 and 2013-14*)
255,000
250,000
245,000
240,000
235,000
230,000
225,000
220,000
215,000
210,000
205,000
200,000

247,926
240,404

217,584

217,175

2012-13

2013-14*
Male

Female
* Projected

Student Enrolment in STEAM and Non-STEAM

Graduate Programs (AY 2013-14)

Non-STEAM
167,496
(90.60%)

STEAM
17,382 (9.40%)

Breakdown of Student Enrolment in STEAM and

Non-STEAM Graduate Programs (AY 2013-14)
Fine and applied arts
Home economics
General

Humanities
IT and Related Fields

Maritime
Law

Mass Communication

Education science and teacher

training

Medical and allied

Religion and theology

Service trades
Social and behavioral sciences
Other disciplines

Non-STEAM
167,496 , 90.60%

Architectural and townplanning

Business administration and

related Fields
44

Science
3.40%
Technology
0.67%
Engineering
2.48%
Agriculture
1.49%
Mathematics
1.36%

Student Enrolment in STEAM and Non-STEAM

Graduate Programs (AY 2014-15*)

Non-STEAM
183,193
(91.04%)

STEAM
18,028
(8.96%)

* Projected

Breakdown of Student Enrolment in STEAM and

Non-STEAM Graduate Programs (AY 2014-15*)
Home economics
General

Humanities
It-related

Fine and applied arts

Education science and teacher

training

Maritime

Law and jurisprudence

Mass communication
and documentation
Medical and allied
Religion and theology
Service trades
Social and behavioral sciences

Non-STEAM
183,193

Business administration and

46
related

Other disciplines

Architectural and townplanning

Science
3.18%
Technology
0.66%
Engineering
2.39%
Agriculture
1.41%
Mathematics
1.32%

* Projected

Distribution of Faculty (Full Time / Part Time)

By Type of HEI (AY 2012-13)
LUCs,
906
(6%)

Private,
9,102
(59%)

Other
HEIs, 5
(0%)

GE Faculty

LUCs,
5,776
(4%)

SUCs,
5,383
(35%)

Private,
86,112
(64%)

Other
HEIs,
155
(0%)

Total Number of
Faculty

SUCs,
43,435
(32%)

Number of Centers of Excellence (COE) /

Centers of Development (COD) Programs
(AY 2013-14)
COE

COD
160

70
60

61

58

140

134

120

50

100

40

80

30

60

20

40

10

20

Private

Public

42

Private

Public

Time Series of Enrolment and Graduates

from AY 2003-04 to AY 2013-14
4,000,000

3,563,396
3,500,000

Enrolments

Graduates
Private Enrolment

3,000,000

Public Enrolment
Private Graduate

2,500,000

2,024,561

Public Graduate

2,000,000

1,538,835
1,500,000

1,000,000

605,375
336,962

500,000

268,413
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Trend of STEAM Programs Enrollment

AY 2010-11 to 2014-15*
Baccalaureate Level

700,000
592,550

600,000
516,185

500,000

549,107
430,035
453,883

400,000
300,000

200,000
100,000
2010-11

2011-12

2012-13
Enrollments

2013-14

2014-15*

* Projected

Trend of STEAM Programs Graduates

AY 2009-10 to 2013-14*
Baccalaureate Level
90,000
80,000

83,692
79,898

70,000
60,000

50,000

43,996

40,000

41,417

30,000

34,181

20,000
10,000
2009-10

2010-11

2011-12
Graduates

2012-13

2013-14

* Projected

Trend of PRC Board Passing Rate*

from 2005 to 2014

45.00

42.61

40.00

Percentage

35.00

39.21

38.79
37.97
35.56
32.94

38.34

36.19

35.92
33.91

30.00
25.00
Passing Rate

20.00
15.00

10.00
5.00
0.00
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
*Includes passing rate for all programs with PRC Board Examinations

Trends of Enrolment in Priority Disciplines

from AY 2004-05 to AY 2013-14

700,000
600,000

Sciences
Maritime

500,000

Medicine and Health

Related

400,000

Engineering and
Technology
Agriculture, Agri. Eng'g.,
Forestry, Vet. Med.

300,000

Teacher Education

200,000

IT Related

100,000

Mathematics
Architectural and Town
Planning

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Trends of Graduates in Priority Disciplines

from AY 2004-05 to AY 2013-14

140,000
120,000

Sciences
Maritime

100,000

Medicine and Health Related

80,000

Engineering and Technology

60,000

Agriculture, Agri. Eng'g.,

Forestry, Vet. Med.
Teacher Education

40,000

IT Related

20,000

Mathematics

2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

Architectural and Town

Planning

Total Dissertation Grantees

by School Year and by Region

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Grand total: 112

23

11
7

11

4
2

3 3

Total Thesis Grantees

by School Year and by Region

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Grand total: 84
99

5
4

4
3

2
1

2
1

III

2
1

2
1

IV-A

IV-B

VI

2
1

VII

VIII

IX

1 1

XII

NCR

CAR

ARMM

Total Support for Paper Presentation

in International Conferences Grantees
by School Year and by Region

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

Grand total: 203

30
27

18

10
7
4

5
3

4
2

2 2

1 1

4
2

5
3

5
2

1 1

Trend of Grants-in-Aid per Discipline

for AY 2013-14

150,000,000

134,122,000
100,251,600

100,000,000

92,318,940
61,013,049
56,081,693

50,000,000
43

34

69,000,000

35,662,244
67

31

27

15

6,549,570
33
2

4,930,200
1

Fund Total:
559,929,296
GIAs Total:
253

Fund

GIAs