UPCAT 2026: Results are now out

UPCAT 2026: Over 18,000 passers, more than half from public schools

MANILA, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP) announced on Wednesday, April 22, that over 18,000 applicants have qualified for admission for academic year (AY) 2026-2027. In a briefing, UP President Angelo Jimenez reported that the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) 2026 had a passing rate of 12.45%, or 18,350 out of 147,437 applicants. The figure includes degree program qualifiers and waitlisted applicants.  Jimenez said that whil…

More students from public schools, indigenous communities qualify in UP College entrance exam

MANILA, Philippines – The University of the Philippines (UP)-Diliman on Wednesday announced that out of 147, 437 applicants, some 18, 350 students qualified for admission through the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) for academic year 2026-2027.UP President Angelo Jimenez also noted that the percentage of qualifiers from public schools has climbed up to 57.1 percent from last year’s 55 percent, which he described to be a continuing trend of more…

UPCAT 2026: Results are now out

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) results for the incoming first year college students for school year 2026-2027 have been released. READ: 17,996 applicants pass UPCAT 2025; 6.74% higher than last year The state university announced this on Wednesday morning as applicants are encourged to log into their portal to view the results according to their designated time slots. “Applicants who are of…

The UPCAT 2026 results are out!

Out of 147,437 applicants who took the UPCAT last year, 18,350 have qualified for admission to the University of the Philippines for Academic Year 2026–2027. This figure includes both degree program qualifiers and those on the waitlist. During a press briefing held at the UP Executive House in Diliman on April 22, 2026—the same day as the release of results—UP President Angelo Jimenez announced that this year’s number of qualifiers is higher tha…