Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings - South Eastern Asia, Rank 88
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) 3-stars Overall Rating of the University for 2024
5-stars on Employability and Online Learning
4-stars on Teaching, Academic Development, and Inclusiveness
3-stars on Social Responsibility and Specialist Criteria (Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics)
Top school of choice of many companies in the country since 2016 (JobStreet.com Philippines)
Top 3 performing SUC with the highest number of Level I accredited programs (11 Programs) and top 3 performing SUC with the highest number of Level II re-accredited programs (24 programs), Accrediting Agency for Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP) 2022
2020 Freedom of Information (FOI) Award for State Universities and Colleges category
PUP is 9th most popular university in the Philippines based on the popularity of its website (2016, http://www.4icu.org/ph/)
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2013 (Country File on the Philippines): Rank 3 in Life Science and Medicine, Rank 5 in Natural Science (Chemistry), Rank 4 in Economics and Econometrics, Rank 5 in Communication and Media Studies
Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Center of Development for Excellence in Journalism and Filipino (2013)
Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP): 58 programs of PUP are in the list of accreditation (4 Level III accredited programs, 15 qualified for Level III accreditation with 9 programs undergoing assessment, 14 Level II accredited programs, 11 Level I accredited programs, and 5 programs in the list as candidate for accreditation, as of 2012)
President of the Philippines Proclamation No. 1992 and National Historical Institute's Board Resolution No. 01, s. 2008: Declaration of the PUP Mabini Campus as the permanent home of the Mabini Shrine.
President of the Philippines Proclamation No. 482: Declaring the period of October 1, 2003 to October 31, 2004 as the Centenary of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
Guinness Book of World Records: World's Largest Human Rainbow (2004)