De La Salle University

De La Salle University
  • Pamantasang De La Salle (Filipino)
  • Unibersidad ng De La Salle
Former name
De La Salle College
(1911–1975)
MottoReligio, Mores, Cultura (Latin)
Motto in English
Religion, Morals, Culture
TypePrivate, research, non-stock, coeducational higher education institution
EstablishedJune 16, 1911
(113 years and 155 days)[1][2]
FounderInstitute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
(Christian Brothers)
Academic affiliations
Endowment286 million (US$6.52 million)[3][4]
ChairmanSenen C. Bacani
PresidentBr. Bernard S. Oca FSC
Academic staff
1,500[5]
Students23,110
Undergraduates18,821[5]
Postgraduates4,289[5]
CampusMain:
Manila: Urban
2401 Taft Avenue, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines
5.45 hectares (54,500 m2)[6]
Satellite:
Makati: Urban
RCBC Plaza, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
Rufino: Urban
University Parkway, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines
0.14 hectares (1,400 m2)[7]
Laguna: Suburban
LTI Spine Road, Biñan, Laguna, Philippines
50 hectares (500,000 m2)[8]
Lian: Suburban
Sitio Matuod, Binubusan, Lian, Batangas, Philippines
1 hectare (10,000 m2)[9]
HymnAlma Mater Hymn
ColorsGreen and White[10]
   
NicknameGreen Archers
Sporting affiliations
MascotsArchers named
Gordo, Flaco and Sally
Websitedlsu.edu.ph
De La Salle University is located in Manila
De La Salle University
Location in Manila
De La Salle University is located in Metro Manila
De La Salle University
Location in Metro Manila
De La Salle University is located in Luzon
De La Salle University
Location in Luzon
De La Salle University is located in Philippines
De La Salle University
Location in the Philippines

De La Salle University (Filipino: Pamantasang De La Salle or Unibersidad ng De La Salle; Spanish: Universidad de La Salle), also referred to as DLSU, De La Salle or La Salle, is a private, Catholic coeducational research university run by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools with main campus in Taft Avenue, Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was established by the Christian Brothers in 1911 as De La Salle College (DLSC) in Nozaleda Street, Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre Eilenbecker, FSC serving as director, and is the first De La Salle school in the Philippines.[1] The college was granted university status on February 19, 1975, and is the oldest constituent of De La Salle Philippines (DLSP), a network of 16 educational institutions, established in 2006 replacing the De La Salle University System.[2][12]

The institution started as an exclusive all-boys elementary and high school. In 1920, it began offering a two-year Associate in Arts Commerce program, which was later discontinued in 1931 in favor of a Bachelor of Science in Commerce program.[1][13] Considered one of the top universities in the Philippines, DLSU offers over a hundred coeducational undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its seven colleges and one school specializing in the disciplines of business, computer studies, economics, education, engineering, law, liberal arts, and science.[14][15] The patron of the university is St. John Baptist de La Salle, the Vatican's patron saint for those who work in education.[16] He was the founder of the De La Salle Christian Brothers and a network of over 1,100 Lasallian educational institutions in 80 countries.[17][18]

De La Salle University has been cited by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a Center of Excellence in 14 of its programs, and a Center of Development in 5.[19] The university is among 40 institutions granted autonomous status by CHED as of 2010.[20] It is the first of only two institutions granted the highest-level accreditation (Level IV) by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU).[2][21] The university is a member of the ASEAN University Network (AUN) and International Association of Universities (IAU) as well as the local South Manila Inter-Institutional Consortium.[22][23]

  1. ^ a b c "History and Traditions".
  2. ^ a b c "DLSP Schools – De La Salle University". De La Salle Philippines. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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  5. ^ a b c "Quick Facts and Figures". De La Salle University. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Manila Campus". De La Salle University. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "Rufino (BGC) Campus". De La Salle University. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "The De La Salle University Laguna Campus". De La Salle University. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Br. Alfred Shields FSC Marine Station". De La Salle University. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  10. ^ "Why Green and White?". De La Salle University. Retrieved May 30, 2020.
  11. ^ "Office of Sports Development". De La Salle University. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  12. ^ "Identity & Mission – De La Salle Philippines". De La Salle Philippines. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
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  14. ^ "List of Programs". De La Salle University. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "Degree Programs". De La Salle University. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  16. ^ "St. John Baptist de La Salle". La Salle. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  17. ^ "St. John Baptist de La Salle". De La Salle University. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  18. ^ "The International Lasallian Mission". La Salle. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  19. ^ "CHED Recognizes DLSU Programs as Centers of Excellence (COEs) and Centers of Development (CODs)". De La Salle University. January 5, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  20. ^ Jessica B. Natad (June 7, 2010). "CHED grants autonomous status to CDU". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  21. ^ "PAASCU awards DLSU Level IV status". De La Salle University. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  22. ^ "Linkages". De La Salle University. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  23. ^ "Links to Universities and Organizations". De La Salle University. Retrieved December 12, 2020.