Xavier University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Population 1,700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 2,363 (22%)
Days Without Precipitation 233 (22%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,227
Men / Women 45% / 55%
From State 45%
From Region 15%
Athletes 377 (9.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 72%
Black 12%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 4%
Asian 2%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Xavier University 1,121 43% 77% 2% 9% 6% 1% $77,274 65 +0.25 70 98% 3.8%
Pre-Engineering 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,278 52 -0.10 90 — — — — —
Computer Science 30 — 87% 73% 0% 10% 7% 0% $123,821 60 -0.03 98 100% — — — —
Data Science 3 — 100% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $104,278 27 -0.31 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 8 +1 50% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $70,934 52 -0.06 58 — — — — —
Mathematics 4 +1 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,644 36 -0.52 59 — — — — —
Physical Sciences 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $74,914 22 -0.62 66 — — — — —
Physics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $74,754 21 -0.64 66 — — — — —
Theoretical Chemistry 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,200 53 -0.04 59 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,355 50 -0.01 59 — — — — —
Biology 40 +1 10% 57% 8% 15% 2% 2% $69,100 64 +0.31 53 100% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 9 — 44% 56% 11% 22% 11% 0% $74,958 70 +0.49 66 — — — — —
Biophysics 4 +1 0% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $71,351 50 -0.01 59 — — — — —
Environmental Science 12 +1 42% 83% 0% 0% 8% 0% $61,887 69 +0.41 34 — — — — —
Natural Sciences 31 — 42% 94% 3% 3% 0% 0% $64,382 80 +0.72 41 — — — — —
Exercise Science 33 — 45% 70% 6% 3% 15% 0% $65,605 69 +0.45 44 98% — — — —
Health Sciences 5 — 20% 20% 20% 40% 20% 0% $81,346 91 +0.88 76 97% — — — —
Nursing 238 — 13% 79% 3% 8% 5% 0% $90,835 52 -0.14 85 99% 3.4% — — —
Pharmaceutical Sciences 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $118,483 36 +0.03 98 — — — — —
Accounting 34 +4 79% 94% 0% 0% 3% 3% $91,915 66 +0.32 86 100% — — — —
Actuarial Science 4 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $93,706 39 -0.27 88 — — — — —
Advertising and Public Relations 5 +4 60% 60% 0% 20% 20% 0% $73,721 41 -0.30 64 96% — — — —
Business Administration 26 +7 73% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $86,119 78 +0.44 81 94% 7.0% — — —
Business Administration and Management — — — — — — — — $86,119 78 +0.44 81 94% 7.0% — — —
Business Analytics — — — — — — — — $101,324 71 +0.51 92 — — — — —
Business Economics 4 +5 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $64,037 3 -1.28 40 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 2 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $82,646 73 +0.31 78 — — — — —
Finance 53 +5 89% 87% 0% 8% 2% 2% $90,837 43 -0.29 85 97% — — — —
Health Administration 12 — 33% 58% 8% 8% 17% 8% $71,869 76 +0.28 60 — — — — —
Human Resources Management — — — — — — — — $80,436 65 +0.32 75 100% — — — —
International Business 9 — 56% 56% 0% 33% 11% 0% $80,785 58 -0.13 75 — — — — —
Management Information Systems 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $86,719 39 -0.33 82 100% — — — —
Managerial Economics 17 +2 71% 82% 6% 0% 6% 0% $92,321 53 -0.21 87 100% — — — —
Marketing 87 +12 63% 86% 1% 5% 2% 2% $90,967 83 +1.04 85 99% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 6 — 67% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $86,119 83 +0.73 81 94% 7.0% — — —
Quantitative Business 28 +12 64% 89% 4% 0% 7% 0% $91,353 51 -0.06 86 — — — — —
Sports Management 54 +1 76% 81% 4% 6% 9% 0% $65,605 75 +0.46 44 98% — — — —
Classical Languages 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,948 66 +0.35 34 — — — — —
English 16 +3 31% 81% 0% 6% 6% 0% $60,860 89 +1.03 31 91% — — — —
Ethnic Studies — — — — — — — — $59,805 55 +0.05 29 — — — — —
French 1 +2 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,198 67 +0.37 35 — — — — —
German 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,704 67 +0.42 36 — — — — —
History 17 +3 65% 88% 0% 6% 6% 0% $56,624 57 -0.03 21 100% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $59,401 51 -0.15 27 — — — — —
Spanish 7 +2 29% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $62,097 66 +0.36 35 — — — — —
Theology 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,545 77 +0.46 16 — — — — —
Communication 13 +2 23% 77% 0% 15% 8% 0% $54,389 23 -0.70 16 95% — — — —
Communication and Media Studies — — — — — — — — $59,220 45 -0.25 27 — — — — —
Digital Communication 10 +2 40% 60% 0% 10% 10% 20% $56,819 35 -0.47 21 95% — — — —
Political Science 16 +4 69% 69% 0% 12% 6% 6% $68,404 41 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Political Science and Government 28 +1 57% 75% 0% 4% 7% 0% $68,404 41 -0.28 52 96% — — — —
Psychology 61 +1 23% 57% 5% 13% 11% 2% $59,152 77 +0.62 27 96% — — — —
Public Relations 4 +7 25% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,721 57 +0.19 64 96% — — — —
Social Work 18 — 11% 83% 0% 6% 0% 0% $58,431 81 +0.61 25 100% — — — —
Sociology 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,962 62 +0.10 24 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,681 65 +0.38 42 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 19 — 0% 84% 0% 11% 5% 0% $52,031 53 -0.04 12 100% — — — —
General Education 43 — 47% 70% 2% 16% 2% 2% $71,036 96 +1.87 58 92% — — — —
Middle School Education 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $52,031 34 -0.36 12 100% — — — —
Montessori Teacher Education 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% $52,031 53 -0.04 12 100% — — — —
Science Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,475 48 -0.22 18 — — — — —
Special Education 4 — 0% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $54,721 44 -0.18 16 — — — — —
Drama and Dance Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,527 97 +1.67 18 — — — — —
Film Production 12 +2 67% 58% 0% 25% 8% 0% $49,462 58 +0.06 8 — — — — —
Graphic Design 12 — 42% 83% 0% 17% 0% 0% $58,247 47 -0.14 25 — — — — —
Music 5 +2 40% 20% 20% 20% 20% 0% $49,677 62 +0.31 8 — — — — —
Music Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,745 88 +0.97 19 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $49,858 63 +0.33 9 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 9 — 44% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $52,103 74 +0.58 12 — — — — —
Studio Art 10 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $43,091 34 -0.40 3 100% — — — —
Theater 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,103 94 +1.21 12 — — — — —
Criminal Justice 17 +3 24% 71% 0% 12% 6% 0% $63,056 72 +0.44 37 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,299
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 78%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 30.5% 342 72% 84% 2% 6% 5% 1% $85,148 62 +0.34 80 98% 7.0%
Health Sciences 24.7% 277 17% 77% 3% 8% 7% 0% $87,758 82 -0.05 83 99% 3.4%
Social Sciences 13.9% 156 35% 67% 2% 10% 8% 3% $61,589 62 +0.16 33 96% —
Education 6.5% 73 27% 73% 3% 12% 5% 1% $63,420 91 +1.06 39 95% —
Arts 5.1% 57 44% 75% 2% 14% 5% 0% $51,259 50 +0.20 10 100% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.0% 56 14% 61% 7% 16% 4% 2% $70,323 64 +0.30 56 100% —
Humanities 4.3% 48 46% 79% 0% 6% 12% 0% $59,328 74 +0.43 27 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.8% 43 42% 91% 2% 2% 2% 0% $63,686 66 +0.63 39 — —
Computer Science 2.9% 33 88% 70% 0% 12% 6% 0% $122,044 67 -0.06 98 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.5% 17 59% 82% 6% 6% 0% 0% $71,607 30 -0.23 59 — —
Professional 1.5% 17 24% 71% 0% 12% 6% 0% $63,056 38 +0.44 37 97% —
Engineering 0.2% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $97,278 28 -0.10 90 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Computer Science $0.1M #416 100% — — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.1M #585 0% — — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — 16 —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.1M #620 56% — — — 16 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 75 $9K $275K -$265K
Baseball 43 $460K $1.9M -$1.4M
Soccer 31 $88K $1.3M -$1.2M
Swimming 23 $47K $320K -$272K
Basketball 20 $16.0M $11.7M $4.3M
Golf 11 $71K $537K -$465K
Tennis 8 $58K $334K -$276K
Total 180 $16.8M $16.4M $398K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 75 $470K $470K $0
Lacrosse 42 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 35 $1.4M $1.4M $1
Swimming 25 $426K $426K $0
Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.3M -$3
Basketball 16 $3.7M $3.7M $1
Tennis 9 $497K $497K $0
Golf 8 $626K $626K $1
Total 197 $9.5M $9.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 150 $480K $745K -$265K
Soccer 66 $1.5M $2.7M -$1.2M
Swimming 48 $473K $746K -$272K
Baseball 43 $460K $1.9M -$1.4M
Lacrosse 42 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 36 $19.7M $15.4M $4.3M
Golf 19 $698K $1.2M -$465K
Tennis 17 $555K $831K -$276K
Volleyball 17 $1.3M $1.3M -$3
Total 377 $31.8M $31.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 84%
Yield (non-ED) 7%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 84% 84%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 41%
SAT Range 1100 – 1310
SAT Math Range 550 – 650
SAT RW Range 550 – 660