This year, marking an increase from 102 testing sites in 2023, there will be 113 designated test centers covering the country’s 14 regions, the National Capital Region (NCR), and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
The sites, mostly public high schools and colleges, were chosen by UP to provide the examinees with the prospective iskolar ng bayan’s first encounters with university life, giving them a taste or glimpse of the future, and boosting their hopes of qualifying for a slot in UP.
Applicants residing in the Middle East, which is a long-time host to big Filipino communities, may also take their UPCAT without flying home to the Philippines since a test site will be designated in Oman, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Jeddah, Riyadh, and Al Khobar, according to Francisco N. De Los Reyes, Office of Admissions Director.
According to the UP Office of Admissions, every UPCAT taker, as early as now, should acquaint or familiarize themselves with his/her designated test center so that they will arrive safely on time, primed, and ready for their once-in-a-lifetime test.
To further enable marginalized youth to take the UPCAT, manually accomplished application forms will be accepted in areas with limited Internet access.
There is also no application fee to be paid by those who want to take the UPCAT. After the results are announced, UPCAT qualifiers can enroll tuition-free in their chosen academic program.
UP aims to have at least one UPCAT test center for every province, to include Davao de Oro, Zamboanga Sibugay, Saranggani, Maguindanao del Sur, and Lanao del Sur.
Please visit this web page for the updated list of UPCAT test centers: https://upcat.up.edu.ph/htmls/upcat_testcenters.html
UPCAT TEST CENTERS A map detailing the different testing centers all over the country. Please click through to view in full.
REGION 1 (ILOCOS) REGION 2 (CAGAYAN VALLEY) REGION 3 (CENTRAL LUZON) REGION 4-A (CALABARZON) REGION 4-B (MIMAROPA) REGION 5 (BICOL) REGION 6 (WESTERN VISAYAS) REGION 7 (CENTRAL VISAYAS) REGION 8 (EASTERN VISAYAS) REGION 9 (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA) REGION 10 (NORTHERN MINDANAO) REGION 11 (DAVAO) REGION 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN) REGION 13 (CARAGA) REGION 14 (CAR) BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM) NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
REGION 1 (ILOCOS)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0103 Batac City, ILOCOS NORTE MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY
0122 Dagupan City, PANGASINAN DAGUPAN CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0126 San Fernando City, LA UNION DON MARIANO MARCOS MEML STATE UNIVERSITY (MID LA UNION CAMPUS)
0125 Urdaneta City, PANGASINAN URDANETA CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0129 Vigan City, ILOCOS SUR UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES
REGION 2 (CAGAYAN VALLEY)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0202 Aparri, CAGAYAN CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY AT APARRI
0201 Basco, BATANES BATANES NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
0206 Bayombong, NUEVA VIZCAYA NUEVA VIZCAYA STATE UNIVERSITY
0207 Diffun, QUIRINO QUIRINO STATE UNIVERSITY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL
0208 Ilagan City, ISABELA ISABELA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0223 Tuguegarao City, CAGAYAN CAGAYAN STATE UNIVERSITY – ANDREWS CAMPUS
REGION 3 (CENTRAL LUZON)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0399 Angeles City, PAMPANGA ANGELES UNIVERSITY FOUNDATIOIN
0327 Balanga City, BATAAN BATAAN PENINSULA STATE UNIVERSITY
0307 Baler, AURORA AURORA NATIONAL SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL
0333 Baliuag, BULACAN MARIANO PONCE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0322 Cabanatuan City, NUEVA ECIJA PHINMA ARAULLO UNIVERSITY
0306 Iba, ZAMBALES ZAMBALES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0332 Malolos City, BULACAN LA CONSOLACION UNIVERSITY PHILIPPINES
0302 Meycauyan City, BULACAN MEYCAUAYAN COLLEGE
0323 Olongapo City, ZAMBALES OLONGAPO CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0330 San Jose Del Monte City, BULACAN COLLEGE OF SAINT ANTHONY SJDM BULACAN INC
0326 Tarlac City, TARLAC TARLAC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
REGION 4-A (CALABARZON)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0402 Alitagtag, BATANGAS ALITAGTAG NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0429 Antipolo City, RIZAL ASSUMPTION ANTIPOLO
0499 Bacoor City, CAVITE BACOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
0421 Batangas City, BATANGAS STONYHURST SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
0433 Dasmariñas City, CAVITE CONGRESSIONAL INTEGRATED HIGH SCHOOL
0409 Gumaca, QUEZON GUMACA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0403 Imus, CAVITE GOV D M CAMERINO INTEGRATED SCHOOL (G D M C I S)
IMUS PILOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (I P E S)
0411 Indang, CAVITE CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY
0423 Lipa City, Batangas INOSLOBAN MARAWOY HIGH SCHOOL
0404 Los Baños, LAGUNA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS
0424 Lucena City, QUEZON MANUAL S ENVERGA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
0428 Trece Martires City, CAVITE TRECE MARTIRES CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
REGION 4-B (MIMAROPA)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1701 Boac, MARINDUQUE MARINDUQUE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1721 Calapan City, ORIENTAL MINDORO ORIENTAL MINDORO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1704 Cuyo, PALAWAN PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY – P C A T CUYO
1705 Odiongan, ROMBLON ROMBLON STATE UNIVERSITY
1722 Puerto Princesa City, Palawan PALAWAN STATE UNIVERSITY
1702 San Jose, OCCIDENTAL MINDORO OCCIDENTAL MINDORO STATE COLLEGE
REGION 5 (BICOL)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0502 Daet, CAMARINES NORTE OUR LADY OF LOURDES COLLEGE FOUNDATION
0522 Legazpi City, ALBAY BICOL UNIVERSITY
0525 Masbate City, MASBATE MASBATE NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
0523 Naga City, CAMARINES SUR BICOL STATE COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
0526 Sorsogon City, SORSOGON SORSOGON STATE COLLEGE
0504 Virac, CATANDUANES CATANDUANES STATE UNIVERSITY
REGION 6 (WESTERN VISAYAS)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0621 Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE – BACOLOD
0624 Iloilo City, ILOILO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS
0604 Jordan, GUIMARAS GUIMARAS STATE COLLEGE – MOSQUEDA CAMPUS
0601 Kalibo, AKLAN NORTHWESTERN VISAYAN COLLEGE
0626 Roxas City, CAPIZ COLEGIO DELA PURISIMA CONCEPCION
0602 San Jose, ANTIQUE ST ANTHONY’S COLLEGE
REGION 7 (CENTRAL VISAYAS)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0723 Cebu City, CEBU UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES CEBU
0725 Dumaguete City, NEGROS ORIENTAL NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY
0704 Larena, SIQUIJOR SIQUIJOR STATE COLLEGE
0728 Tagbilaran City, BOHOL BOHOL WISDOM SCHOOL
REGION 8 (EASTERN VISAYAS)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0804 Borongan City, EASTERN SAMAR EASTERN SAMAR STATE UNIVERSITY
0821 Calbayog City, SAMAR CALBAYOG CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0805 Catarman, NORTHERN SAMAR DEPED NORTHERN SAMAR DIVISION
0806 Catbalogan City, WESTERN SAMAR SAMAR NATIONAL SCHOOL
0824 Maasin City, SOUTHERN LEYTE SAINT JOSEPH COLLEGE
0801 Naval, BILIRAN BILIRAN PROVINCE STATE UNIVERSITY
0822 Ormoc CITY, LEYTE NEW ORMOC CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
0823 Tacloban City, LEYTE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES VISAYAS TACLOBAN COLLEGE
REGION 9 (ZAMBOANGA PENINSULA)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
0922 Dipolog City, ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL TURNO CAMPUS
0923 Pagadian City, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR SOUTHERN MINDANAO COLLEGES
0924 Zamboanga City, ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR WESTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY
REGION 10 (NORTHERN MINDANAO)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1022 Cagayan De Oro City, MISAMIS ORIENTAL CAPITOL UNIVERSITY
1030 Iligan City, LANAO DEL NORTE MSU – ILIGAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
1004 Mambajao, CAMIGUIN CAMIGUIN POLYTECHNIC STATE COLLEGE
1003 Maramag, BUKIDNON CENTRAL MINDANAO UNIVERSITY
1024 Oroquieta City, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
REGION 11 (DAVAO)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1121 Davao City, DAVAO UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MINDANAO
1124 Digos City, DAVAO DEL SUR DIGOS CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1103 Mati City, DAVAO ORIENTAL MATI NATIONAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
1123 Tagum City, DAVAO DEL NORTE TAGUM CITY NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
REGION 12 (SOCCSKSARGEN)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1228 Cotabato City, MAGUINDANAO NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY
1225 General Santos City, SOUTH COTABATO MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY – CETD
1204 Kabacan, NORTH COTABATO NOTRE DAME OF KABACAN INC
1226 Koronadal City, SOUTH COTABATO NOTRE DAME OF MARBEL UNIVERSITY
1227 Tacurong City, SULTAN KUDARAT SULTAN KUDARAT STATE UNIVERSITY
REGION 13 (CARAGA)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1321 Butuan City, AGUSAN DEL NORTE FR SATURNINO URIOS UNIVERSITY
1305 DINAGAT ISLANDS TUBAJON NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
DON RUBEN EDERA ECLEO SR MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1302 San Francisco, AGUSAN DEL SUR AGUSAN DEL SUR NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1303 Del Carmen, SURIGAO DEL NORTE SURIGAO DEL NORTE STATE UNIVERSITY – DEL CARMEN CAMPUS
1322 Surigao City, SURIGAO DEL NORTE SURIGAO DEL NORTE STATE UNIVERSITY
1304 Tandag City, SURIGAO DEL SUR JACINTO P ELPA NATONAL HIGH SCHOOL
REGION 14 (CAR)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1421 Baguio City, BENGUET UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BAGUIO
1401 Bangued, ABRA ABRA HIGH SCHOOL
1405 Bontoc, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE MT PROVINCE GENERAL COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL
1403 Lamut, IFUGAO IFUGAO STATE UNIVERSITY
1406 Luna, APAYAO BACDA NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1407 Tabuk City, KALINGA ST WILLIAM’S ACADEMY
BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAO (BARMM)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1504 Bongao, TAWI-TAWI MAHARDIKA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, INC
1503 Patikul, SULU SULU NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
1505 Lamitan City, BASILAN LAMITAN CITY GYMNASIUM
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION (NCR)
CODE TEST CENTER VENUE/SCHOOL
1622 City of Manila, METRO MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA
1629 Las Piñas City, METRO MANILA SOUTHVILLE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL AND COLLEGES
1642 Quezon City, METRO MANILA (PSHS) PHILIPPINE SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL – MAIN CAMPUS
1624 Quezon City, METRO MANILA (UP Diliman) UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES DILIMAN
1632 Taguig City, METRO MANILA UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES BONIFACIO GLOBAL CITY
The University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT) will be administered by UP at testing centers in all regions across the nation, in line with the University’s aim of making UP education accessible to the most geographically disadvantaged and financially challenged Filipino youth today.