The University of Southern Mindanao’s approach to enhancing the quality of education extends to the quality of graduates it produces. The year 2018 welcomed to the Hall of Topnotchers seven successful USM graduates who did not only pass the board exams but earned a spot in the top ten.

USM produced seven topnotchers in two board exams for 2018 – three from the College of Education Main Campus in the September 2018 Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) and four from the College of Arts and Sciences in the October 2018 Chemical Technician Licensure Examination.