Academics
| Unit | Founded | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business | 1920 | |
| College of Computer Studies | 1981 | |
| College of Education | 1936 | |
| College of Engineering | 1947 | |
| College of Law | 2010 | |
| College of Liberal Arts | 1982 | |
| College of Science | 1920 | |
| School of Economics | 2010 |
De La Salle University offers 74 undergraduate and over 100 graduate degree programs through its seven colleges and one school. 14 of these are offered as undergraduate double degree programs by the School of Economics. It also offers a degree in mechatronics and robotics, one of the first to offer such in the Philippines.
DLSU received 18,895 in 2009. 4,638 of them were admitted as first year students. In the same year, it had 12,413 undergraduate and 3,366 graduate students, making a total of 15,799. 704 of these are non-Filipino. 53 percent of the undergraduate students were male while 59 of the graduate students were female. 85 percent of its students come from Metro Manila while almost all reside near the university. In 2011, it had an average of 990 faculty members for the academic year. 69 percent of them held doctorate degrees while 28 had master's degrees.
The College of Science, established in 1920, is the oldest degree-granting unit of the university. In contrast, the College of Business, College of Law, School of Economics (all established in 2010) are the newest of the university. The College of Business and the School of Economics are the products of the reorganization of the defunct College of Business and Economics. Meanwhile, the College of Law was established with initially 90 students. It offers a Juris Doctor degree program with focus on environmental and human rights law.
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