De La Salle University (DLSU) positions itself as a learner-centered research institution of higher learning, building the foundation of tomorrow's leaders. It is renowned for its academic excellence, groundbreaking research, and empowering community engagement. Acknowledged as a premier university in the Philippines, it serves as a significant resource for the country and rest of the global society by developing leaders and achievers in business, public service, education, science and technology, and the arts.

The university actively collaborates with international partner institutions such as the ASEAN University Network (AUN), of which it is a founding member. DLSU is the first university in the region certified with the Quality Mark at the Institutional Level by the Quality Assessment team of AUN.  It is also the first university in the country to be accorded the highest accreditation status by the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities.  As a Catholic coeducational institution founded in 1911 by the Brothers of the Christian Schools, DLSU continues to pursue Christian, educational ideals geared towards knowledge generation and social transformation.