Founded in 1925 by Don Tomas Mapúa, an architecture graduate of Cornell University in the United States and the first registered architect of the Philippines, Mapúa University is the Philippines’ premier engineering and technological school.

Mapúa is a topnotch, globally recognized University. In 2022, it has realized its vision of becoming one of the best universities in the world, placing 1501+ in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023.

Mapúa has been recognized as a top 100 university in Southeast Asia, placing in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings for the fifth straight year in 2022. In 2020, it has been named as a 4-Star institution under the QS Intelligence Unit (QSIU) QS Stars Rating System, coming from 3 Stars in 2017. The University garnered high ratings under eight performance categories: 5 QS Stars rating under Employability, Facilities, and Social Responsibility categories; 4 QS Stars rating under Teaching and Inclusiveness categories; 4 QS Stars rating under the Program Strength category for its Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program; and 3 QS Stars rating under Internationalization and Academic Development categories.