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.