Arellano

Arellano University

Pamantasang Arellano
Seal of Arellano University
Former names	Arellano Law College (1938–1941) Arellano Colleges (1945-1947)
Motto	For God and Country
Type	Private, Non-sectarian
Established	27 February 1938
Chairman	Francisco Paulino V. Cayco
Students	30,000+ (2015)
Location	Legarda Street, Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines (Main Campus) Coordinates: 14°36′00.62″N 120°59′46.64″E / 14.6001722°N 120.9962889°E / 14.6001722; 120.9962889
Campus	Urban
Colors	Blue and Red
Nickname	AU Chiefs
Affiliations	Connect Asia Pacific International Nursing Program LAWPHiL Project National Collegiate Athletic Association NCC Philippines Philippine Association of Law Schools
Mascot	Indian Chief
Website	www.arellano.edu.ph

Arellano University (AU) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian university located in Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1938 as a law school by Florentino Cayco, Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction. The university was named after Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. It operates on 6 campuses located throughout Metro Manila. The Arellano University School of Law is autonomous and is managed by the Arellano Law Foundation. Its athletic team, the Arellano University Chiefs, is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association since 2009.

Arellano University began on 1938 when it was established as a law school by Florentino Cayco, Sr., the first Filipino Undersecretary of Public Instruction and an educator. The newly founded institution offers the regular four-year law course and was named as Arellano Law College. It was one of the well-known institution by that time by catering to numerous prolific people in the field of law and public service.

In the onset of World War II, the school was closed from 1941 to 1945. It was reopened on April 1945 and was renamed as the Arellano Colleges and has expanded its course offerings to the field of commerce, foreign service, and arts and sciences. On 1946, Florentino Cayco, Sr. became the school's first President and through his efforts, the institution was granted university status on 22 February 1947 by the Department of Education, Culture, and Sports and was accordingly renamed as Arellano University. AU continued its robust expansion with the offering of new courses and that translates into the addition of new colleges.