DLSU’s Top Marks

AUN founding member

...the only Philippine private university among the founding members of the ASEAN University Network (AUN). Composed of leading member universities and institutions in Southeast Asia, the AUN was established to promote solidarity among members and to further develop its regional identity by sharing human resources.

Excellent performance in board exams

...a consistent top performing school in the licensure examinations in Accountancy, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Education.

ASEAN lead institution for Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

...the host institution for Chemical Engineering and the main facilitating institution for Biotechnology of the Asean University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/ SEED-Net).

Top rank in PAASCU surveys

The first Philippine university to earn Level 4 accreditation — the highest level granted by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU).

Granted accreditation by PAASCU in different undergraduate programs — Level 4 accreditation: Civil Engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, and Industrial Engineering; Level 3 re-accreditation: Accountancy, Business, Computer Studies, Economics, Education, Liberal Arts, and Science.

Granted Level 2 re-accreditation by PAASCU in the graduate programs of College of Science, College of Liberal Arts, and College of Education.

Resource for communities

...committed to serve as a resource in the development of poor communities in the country, through projects like the Center for Micro-Hydro Technology for Rural Electrification, Operation Big Brother, Tambayani for Gawad Kalinga, St. La Salle Pre-school, and capacity-building for women, among others.

Teacher training institution

...identified by the Department of Education (DepEd) as a teacher training institution for public and private school teachers of English and Mathematics in the elementary and high school levels.

Centers of Excellence and Development

...recognized by CHED as having Centers of Excellence in the fields of IT Education, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Psychology, Literature, and Teacher Education, as well as Centers of Development in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Political Science.

CHED Philippine Higher Education Research Network

...selected by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as lead institution in the promotion of research in the country.

Innovation Lab

...chosen by leading computer company Microsoft Philippines as partner for the establishment of the first-ever Microsoft Innovation Center in the local academic sector.