Every UP Diliman examinee who took the July 2021 Metallurgical Engineering Licensure Exam passed, giving the University a 100 percent passing rate, with three examinees landing on the top five.

All 10 first-time examinees from UPD joined 20 others who managed to pass the examinations administered by the Board of Metallurgical Engineering in Manila and Cagayan de Oro.

John Karlo E. Mercado nabbed the top spot with an 87.05 percent rating, followed in 2^nd place by Juan Raphael S. Contreras with an 86.65 percent rating. Mae Pursia V. Orbon landed in 5^th place with an 83.50 percent rating.

The top performing school was Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology, who fielded 33 examinees and got a 60.61 percent passing rate.