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La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The university has about 7,554 students. It was founded in 1863. The current president of the university is Bro. Michael McGinniss.

Sports

The athletics teams of the university are called the Explorers. They have 23 varsity teams and they compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference.



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  • LaSalleLibrary

    Looking toward Connelly Library

  • Peale House Belfield

    Peale House on Belfield, the former Office of the President of La Salle

  • Penn La Salle Basketball

    La Salle's men's basketball team playing at Tom Gola Arena

  • Tom Gola 1953

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  • Explorers-den-2

    Explorer's Den, Winter 2014

  • StBasil

    St. Basil Court Residence Hall was rated as the best dorm in the country in 2011.

  • LaSalleBSchool2

    Founder's Hall from the corner of Wister and Chew, 2015

  • StMiguel

    St. Miguel Townhouses

  • College Hall (La Salle University) 2010

    College Hall

  • WTP B22 Audrey 1

    Connelly Library

  • WTP B23 Audrey 2

    Roland Holroyd Science Center

  • LaSalleUniversityQuad

    Hansen Quad

  • Wister Hall

    Wister Hall

  • LaSalle Comm Center

    Communications Center

  • North Halls La Salle

    North Residence Halls Complex at 20th & Olney Ave.

  • AmbassadorBurns

    Former Deputy Secretary of State and Diplomat William Joseph Burns

  • James F. Kenney 2009

    Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney

  • PeterBoyleRetouched1978

    Emmy award winning actor Peter Boyle

  • Joe Bryant 2010

    Joe Bryant, basketball coach and father of Kobe Bryant

  • MatthewQuick

    Matthew Quick, author of Silver Linings Playbook

  • Meredith Marakovits - YES Network - September 10, 2013

    Meredith Marakovits, Yankees clubhouse reporter

  • Liet. Gov. Michael Stack

    Michael J. Stack III, former Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

  • Dwight Evans official photo (cropped)

    Dwight Evans, Congressman from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

  • Madeleine Dean, official portrait, 116th Congress

    Madeleine Dean, Congresswoman from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

  • Brian Fitzpatrick official congressional photo

    Brian Fitzpatrick, Congressman from Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

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