THE UNIVERSITY produced 170 new civil engineers in the September 2026 licensure examination for civil engineers.
This number came from a pool of 229 Thomasian examinees, good for a passing rate of 74.24%.
The rating surpassed the 53.24% (74 of 139) posted by UST in the previous examination cycle in March 2026.
Jude Miñoza of Cebu Institute of Technology University led the newly minted civil engineers with a rating of 93.95%.
University of the Philippines Los Baños emerged as the top-performing school, with all 75 examinees making the cut, logging a 100% rating.
The national passing rate rose to 37.14% (6,337 of 17, 062) from 35.05% (6,438 of 18,370) in the previous exam cycle.
The September 2026 civil engineering licensure exams took place on Sept. 26 and 27.
