In response to the increasing demand for legal education in Nueva Ecija, the Esteban and Castelo families (some of whom were judges and attorneys) established Araullo Law School, a nonsectarian, co-educational and private law school. It was named after Manuel Araullo, a judge in Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Tarlac before becoming the third Chief Justice of the Philippines. His fair judgments earned him the title “The Just Judge.”

Araullo Law School had an initial batch of 27 students. Classes were first held in the upper floor of the Cabanatuan Puericulture Center. However, as enrollment increased, the law school moved in 1951 to its second campus, a leased premise along M. H. del Pilar Street. In 1963, the League of Provincial Governors proclaimed the law school as the “most outstanding institution in Central Luzon.”

In 1969, the school was transferred to a five (5)-hectare property in Barangay Bitas where it still stands today. Araullo Law School then became a college, known as Araullo Lyceum. It offered diverse courses and improved its facilities. This led the Department of Education, Culture and Sports to grant the institution the university status in 1983, and it subsequently renamed itself as Araullo University.

On April 20, 2004, Araullo University became part of the PHINMA Education Network (PEN), an educational institution that aims to provide quality yet affordable education. Through PHINMA, Araullo University strengthened its academic offerings and employed non-traditional approaches to learning.

Considering the development of the community it serves, PHINMA AU is guided by its mission of developing Filipino professionals through the endowment of knowledge and skills, as well as, character and spiritual formation.

PHINMA AU has been ranked number 14 nationwide in the list of schools with 50 or more examinees for Accountants. It produced topnotchers in Criminology Licensure Examination in August 2010 and in April 2016. Likewise, it also produced topnotchers in the Licensure Examination for Teachers (LET) in April 2013.

In 2014, PHINMA AU South opened to cater to students from the southern part of Nueva Ecija. It offers bachelor's degrees in Hotel & Restaurant Management, Tourism Management, Pharmacy, Business Administration major in Banking and Microfinance.

From an enrollment level of only 5,753 students in 2004, PHINMA AU increased to 10,200 students in 2017 with the biggest batch of Senior High School students in the province of Nueva Ecija.

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Engineering
• College of Information Technology
• College of Management and Accountancy
• College of Allied Health Sciences
• College of Education and Liberal Arts
• College of Criminal Justice Education
• School of Graduate and Professional Studies
• PHINMA Basic Education Department
• Center for Student Development and Leadership
• TESDA & ETEEAP Center

Undergraduate Program

• Bachelor of Science in Accountancy
• Bachelor of Science in Management Accounting
• Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information System
• Bachelor of Science in Hospitality Management
• Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (majors below)

1. Major in Marketing Management
2. Banking and Microfinance
3. Financial Management
4. Human Resource Management

• Bachelor of Elementary Education
• Bachelor of Early Childhood Education
• Bachelor of Secondary Education (majors below)
  1. Science
  2. Mathematics
  3. English
  4. Filipino
• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (majors below)
  1. Business Informatics
  2. System Development

• Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy
• Bachelor of Science in Psychology
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science
• Bachelor of Science in Criminology
• Bachelor of Arts in Political Science
• Bachelor of Arts in English Language

Basic Education Program

PHINMA Senior High School with Specialized Strands

• ABM Specializes in Hospitality and Tourism
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - STEM
• Nursing, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, Psychology - STEM Health
• Humanities and Social Sciences - HUMSS
• Criminology - GAS
• Education - GAS
• Information Technology - GAS

Graduate and Continuing Professional Programs

Graduate School

• Master of Arts with Major in Educational Management
• Master of Arts with Major in Public Management
• Master of Arts with Major in Guidance and Counseling
• Master of Arts with Major in Psychology
• Master of Arts with Majors in Math, PE, Science, English, Filipino
• Master of Science in Business Administration

Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation (ETEEAP)

TESDA Programs

Teaching Certification Program

• PHINMA - AU Main Campus
• PHINMA - AU South Campus
• PHINMA - AU San Jose City Campus
• PHINMA - AU San Jose City - Annex Campus (soon to rise)

• Cagayan de Oro College, Cagayan de Oro, Philippines
• University of Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines
• University of Pangasinan, Dagupan, Philippines
• Southwestern University, Cebu City, Philippines

• Official website
• Official website of PHINMA Education
• Official website of Araullo University