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December 11, 2025
The University of Southern Mindanao (USM) posted an impressive overall passing rate of 82.61%, far above the national passing rate of 59.14%, in the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Licensure Examination, as announced by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on December 11, 2025.
USM’s first-time takers recorded a strong 88.54% passing rate (85 out of 96 examinees), while repeaters reached52.63% (10 out of 19 examinees). With these results, USM secured the 4th spot among the Top Performing Schools in the country.
Adding to this achievement, USM alumnus Richard Andea Camato garnered a score of 87.56%, placing him at Rank 10 among the top examinees nationwide.
Notably, the Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines (AACCUP), Inc. has recently granted the BS in Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (BS ABE) program in USM a Level IV reaccreditation—the highest level a program can achieve.
