De La Salle Araneta University
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Other name | Araneta U, DLSAU |
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| Motto | For God and Country |
| Type | Private, Roman Catholic, research, non-stock, coeducational basic and higher education institution |
| Established | 1946 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (De La Salle Brothers) |
Academic affiliation | ASEACCU ACAP NAASCU PVMA DLSP CEAP PACU IALU |
| Chairperson | Carmelita I. Quebengco AFSC |
| Chancellor | Christopher Polanco |
| President | Bernard S. Oca, FSC |
| Vice-president | Paul Zaldarriaga (VP for Finance |
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Administrative staff | 318 |
| Students | 3,849 |
| Location | Victoneta Avenue, Potrero, Malabon, Metro Manila , Philippines 14°40′17″N 120°59′55″E / 14.6714°N 120.9986°E |
| Alma Mater song | Alma Mater Hymn |
| Patron Saint | Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, FSC |
| Colors | Green & white |
| Website | www |
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De La Salle Araneta University, also referred to by its acronym (Araneta U or DLSAU), is a private Catholic Lasallian co-educational basic and higher education institution supervised by the Philippine District of the De La Salle Christian Brothers in Malabon, Metro Manila, Philippines. It was established in 1946 in Bulacan and named Araneta Institute of Agriculture. It was then transferred to Malabon the year after. In 1978 it was renamed the Gregorio Araneta University Foundation. Integration of the university with the DLS System started in 1987 until 2002 when it officially became a member of the system. It is the fifth university in the De La Salle schools network. The university specializes in Veterinary Medicine and Agricultural Sciences. It is a member of De La Salle Philippines, a network of several Lasallian educational institutions within the Lasallian East Asia District.