University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines, in Quezon City, Philippines, has 14 undergraduate courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition is ~₱51,000 a year. UP Diliman publishes its own accommodation prices, from ₱1,500 per month. All of them publish an application deadline. 2 named scholarships are recorded against these courses. Every figure above was read from UP Diliman's own published pages and last checked on 19 August 2026.
- Courses
- 14
- Fees verified
- 14 / 14
- Scholarship entries
- 24
courses
0 of 14
All 14 courses here are taught in Filipino and English. Untick “Only fully English-taught” above to see them.
Subjects taught at UP Diliman
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Where these figures come from
11 sentences from UP Diliman's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.
Used for teaching language on 14 courses
“Filipino and English are used as mediums of instruction.”
General Information for Undergraduate Foreign / International Applicants | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for cost note on 14 courses
“Total P 103,000 - 112,000 (This does not include travel, clothing, and other incidental expenses).”
General Information for Undergraduate Foreign / International Applicants | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for start dates on 14 courses
“The first semester begins in August, the second semester in January, and the midyear term in June.”
General Information for Undergraduate Foreign / International Applicants | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for application deadline on 14 courses
“a foreign applicant is urged to file his/her application for admission at least four months prior to registration of the semester applied for - i.e., not later than April 15 of each year for first semester admission”
General Information for Undergraduate Foreign / International Applicants | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for entry requirements on 12 courses
“by taking the UPCAT if he meets the following requirements: (1) Completion of high school program in the country where s/he had his/her secondary education*; (2) Qualifying in a college-qualifying national or international foreign-administered examination such as Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), OR the General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examination, OR the International Baccalaureate Diploma (IB)”
General Information for Undergraduate Foreign / International Applicants | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for entry requirements on 12 courses
“a minimum score of 500 (paper based) or 173 (computer based) or 61 (Internet Based) in TOEFL or minimum score of 5.5 in IELTS”
General Information for Undergraduate Foreign / International Applicants | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for scholarship on 12 courses
“Overall GWA must be better or equal to: 1.7500 University must be within the ff: UP Diliman Any course may apply Year Level Standing must be within the ff: 2nd Year Undergrad, 3rd Year Undergrad, 4th Year Undergrad, 5th Year Undergrad Must have no grade of "5.0", "DRP", nor unremoved grade of "4.0" or "INC" for ANY semester Must not be taking secondary bachelor's degree Secondary Qualifications These qualifications are subjected to moderator review Must be a bona fide undergraduate student of the University of the Philippines Diliman, enrolled in any four- or five-year course. Certificate and diploma courses are not eligible to apply. Students pursuing a second degree are also excluded. Benefits Stipend | Monthly | Php 2000 Book Allowance | Semestral | Php 2000”
Call for Application for UP Presidential Scholarship Grant (Undergraduate) | SIKAPsikap.upd.edu.phread 14 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for scholarship on 12 courses
“The UP Oblation Scholarship is a government-funded grant given to the top 50 qualifiers of the UP College Admission Test. They are identified according to UPCAT scores and University Predicted Grades. Among the benefits of being an Oblation Scholar are free tuition, miscellaneous fees, and laboratory fees. They are also entitled to a book allowance worth P2,250 per semester and a monthly incentive allowance of P3,000 per month.”
UP recognizes 2026 Oblation Scholars - University of the Philippinesup.edu.phread 14 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for international fee on 7 courses
“Under the Schedule of Semestral Fees for Undergraduate Students as of First Semester 2024-2025, the College of Engineering tuition rate is: ENGINEERING Undergraduate Per Unit 1,500.00 pesos.”
Schedule of Semestral Fees for Undergraduate Students, First Semester 2024-2025 | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for international fee on 5 courses
“Under the Schedule of Semestral Fees for Undergraduate Students as of First Semester 2024-2025, the College of Science tuition rate is: SCIENCE Undergraduate Per Unit 1,500.00 pesos.”
Schedule of Semestral Fees for Undergraduate Students, First Semester 2024-2025 | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗Used for international fee on 2 courses
“VIRATA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS (BA) Undergraduate 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 78.50 1,100.00 75.00 40.00 50.00 50.00 260.00 425.00 - 72.00 - 6.00 0.50”
Schedule of Semestral Fees for Undergraduate Students, First Semester 2024-2025 | UP Diliman Office of the University Registrarour.upd.edu.phread 13 Aug 2026Open the official page ↗
More about UP Diliman
Student body
QS's own figures · QS World University Rankings 2027
- Students
- 51,915
- International students
- 136
- ≈0% of the student body (worked out here)
- Faculty
- 5,221
- International faculty
- 1%
These come from QS, not the university's own pages. Unlike every fee and deadline on this site. QS is the primary source for its own rankings and measurements, which is why it is cited here and rejected everywhere else.
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“Students & Staff Total students 51,915 UG students 82.3% PG students 17.7% International students 136 UG students 50.1% PG students 49.9% Total faculty staff 5,221 Domestic staff 99% Int'l staff 1%”
About & contact
Quezon City, Philippines· view on Google Maps ↗up.edu.ph ↗Find nearby
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Accommodation
₱1,500–₱3,000per month
on-campus dormitory (OSH-managed residence halls open to international students, e.g. Acacia and Centennial 1). Places are allocated on socioeconomic grounds rather than to every applicant: UP states that admission to a student dormitory is based on income bracket and region of origin, with priority given to freshmen and to those with the lowest incomes and homes farthest from Metro Manila, and that applications are screened electronically and then deliberated by the Dormitory Admissions Committee. Several of the residence halls are single-sex, and others are restricted to freshmen, graduate students or upperclassmen.
Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.
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“Acacia CoEd Undergrad Graduate International students Lodging Drinking water Electricity charges in excess based on monthly consumption 3,000 3 in a room 3,000 plus additional charges Balay Atleta Female Undergrad Varsity Lodging Drinking water Electrical appliances Free lodging for athletes Additional charges Centennial 1 Male Undergrad Graduate International students Lodging Drinking water Electricity charges in excess based on monthly consumption 1,500”
After you graduate
Rules read 19 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date
What Philippines's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.
Route to citizenship
The Philippines' Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) hosts and administers, through its Special Committee on Naturalization (SCN, chaired by the Solicitor General with the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Adviser as members), the administrative naturalisation process under Republic Act No. 9139, 'The Administrative Naturalization Law of 2000.' The SCN's own documentary-requirements list includes a 'Native-Born Certificate of Residence (NBCR)' issued by the Bureau of Immigration — reflecting that RA 9139's administrative route is available specifically to a 'native-born alien' (someone born in the Philippines to alien parents who has resided there continuously since birth), not to a foreign national who entered the Philippines later in life, for example to study. The same requirements list does explicitly contemplate a petitioner who 'is a student' or 'a new graduate' without independent income (requiring an Affidavit of Financial Capacity or a supporting person's Affidavit of Support in that case) and requires, among many other items, a diploma and transcript from the petitioner's Philippine schooling, at least two Filipino character witnesses who have known the petitioner 10+ years, a government-hospital medical certificate, and clearances from the NBI, police, and courts. Total fees for a regular petitioner are stated as PHP 140,000 (application, filing/docketing, and oath-taking/naturalisation fees combined), plus mandatory newspaper-publication fees. Outside RA 9139's native-born-alien route, ordinary judicial naturalisation of any other foreign national is governed by Commonwealth Act No. 473 (the Revised Naturalization Law of 1939, as amended) through a petition in the Regional Trial Court rather than an administrative agency; StudyPath could not locate that Act's text on an official Philippine government domain to cite its specific residence-length, language, and other criteria.
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“Certified true copy of petitioner's Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) or I-Card Certificate [issued by BI (Bureau of Immigration)]; Certified true copy of petitioner's Native-Born Certificate of Residence (NBCR), if available (issued also by BI); Authenticated copy of petitioner's Marriage Certificate, if petitioner is married (issued by PSA); Authenticated copy of Death Certificate of his/her spouse if petitioner is widowed, or of his/her parent/s if petitioner is a student or candidate for a government licensure exam;”
New entry added 19 August 2026. Two Philippine government domains accepted as a government source here: immigration.gov.ph (Bureau of Immigration, under the Department of Justice — the visa authority) and osg.gov.ph (Office of the Solicitor General, which chairs and hosts the Special Committee on Naturalization). workDuringStudy, postStudyWork and residencyRoute are all left null: the Bureau of Immigration's own Student Visa (9F) page (immigration.gov.ph/student-visa-9f/) describes only the visa-conversion and extension procedure and fees, with no stated work entitlement; the Bureau instead lists a separate 'Special Study Permit', 'Provisional Work Permit', and 'Special Work Permit' as distinct application categories in its own site navigation, indicating that work rights are not bundled into the 9(F) student visa itself and instead require a separate permit StudyPath did not research in further depth. No distinct post-study job-search visa was found; the Bureau's Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G) (immigration.gov.ph/pre-4-arranged-employment-visa-9g/) is the Philippines' ordinary work visa for 'foreign nationals who are proceeding to Philippines to engage in any lawful occupation' generally, not a status specific to recent graduates, and it does not itself lead automatically to permanent residence — the Philippines' permanent 'Quota Visa (13)' immigrant-visa category is capped at a small fixed number of persons per nationality per year rather than being a standard route reachable through years of work, so StudyPath chose not to represent it as a 'residencyRoute' without being able to verify current quota or wait-time specifics against an official source. This is recorded as an absence of found information, not a confirmed 'no'. inDemandOccupations is left null: no shortage-occupation list tied to any of these categories was found. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route': the SCN publishes real, itemised documentary, fee and process requirements for RA 9139 administrative naturalisation — per the doc comment on ResidencyPathway.naturalisationStatus this field records only whether criteria are published, not that they are reachable by every foreign graduate; RA 9139 specifically is limited to native-born aliens (a narrower group than 'international graduates' generally), a limitation stated plainly above rather than glossed over. citizenshipTerms records minimumResidenceYears null because neither route’s period could be cited from an official Philippine domain: RA 9139’s administrative route, which the Office of the Solicitor General administers, is open only to a native-born alien who has resided in the Philippines since birth, and the ordinary judicial route for anyone who arrived later — Commonwealth Act No. 473, heard in the Regional Trial Court — could not be located in full text on a Philippine government domain. Route is recorded as application because both routes are applied for by the individual.
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