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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Location New Orleans, LA
Population 900,000
Website http://www.xula.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 75 (8% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,649 (58%)
Days Without Precipitation 246 (48%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,620
Men / Women 25% / 75%
From State 24%
From Region 12%
Athletes 13.0%

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
White 1%
Native American 0%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 8% 16% 24% 32% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 25.6% 25.6% 2012 Men: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Men: 27.1% 27.1% 2014 Men: 26.3% 26.3% 2015 Men: 26.2% 26.2% 2016 Men: 25.3% 25.3% 2017 Men: 24.4% 24.4% 2018 Men: 22.7% 22.7% 2019 Men: 19.1% 19.1% 2020 Men: 20.5% 20.5% 2021 Men: 22.8% 22.8% 2022 Men: 19.8% 19.8% 2023 Men: 25.1% 25.1% 2024 Men: 21.8% 21.8%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2012 Native: 1.6% 1.6% 2013 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2016 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2019 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2022 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2012 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2013 Asian: 9.8% 9.8% 2014 Asian: 7.1% 7.1% 2015 Asian: 7.5% 7.5% 2016 Asian: 6.0% 6.0% 2017 Asian: 8.3% 8.3% 2018 Asian: 10.0% 10.0% 2019 Asian: 8.3% 8.3% 2020 Asian: 8.8% 8.8% 2021 Asian: 8.6% 8.6% 2022 Asian: 5.9% 5.9% 2023 Asian: 5.6% 5.6% 2024 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2011 Black: 83.1% 83.1% 2012 Black: 74.1% 74.1% 2013 Black: 76.9% 76.9% 2014 Black: 81.6% 81.6% 2015 Black: 84.5% 84.5% 2016 Black: 84.7% 84.7% 2017 Black: 81.1% 81.1% 2018 Black: 80.6% 80.6% 2019 Black: 79.1% 79.1% 2020 Black: 80.5% 80.5% 2021 Black: 80.4% 80.4% 2022 Black: 81.4% 81.4% 2023 Black: 75.8% 75.8% 2024 Black: 81.8% 81.8% 2011 Hispanic: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Hispanic: 1.4% 1.4% 2013 Hispanic: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2015 Hispanic: 2.2% 2.2% 2016 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2018 Hispanic: 3.0% 3.0% 2019 Hispanic: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 Hispanic: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2022 Hispanic: 3.6% 3.6% 2023 Hispanic: 3.5% 3.5% 2024 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2011 White: 0.8% 0.8% 2012 White: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 White: 2.1% 2.1% 2014 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2015 White: 1.6% 1.6% 2016 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2017 White: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 White: 2.1% 2.1% 2019 White: 3.6% 3.6% 2020 White: 2.6% 2.6% 2021 White: 2.0% 2.0% 2022 White: 3.2% 3.2% 2023 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 White: 1.5% 1.5% 2011 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2012 International: 3.6% 3.6% 2013 International: 2.0% 2.0% 2014 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2015 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2016 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2017 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2018 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2019 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2020 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 International: 0.4% 0.4% 2022 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 International: 1.5% 1.5% 2024 International: 0.8% 0.8%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2021 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2023 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2024 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2025 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2020 Asian: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Asian: 2.8% 2.8% 2022 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2023 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2020 Black: 81.9% 81.9% 2021 Black: 82.4% 82.4% 2022 Black: 84.8% 84.8% 2023 Black: 86.1% 86.1% 2024 Black: 84.8% 84.8% 2025 Black: 85.7% 85.7% 2020 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Hispanic: 4.9% 4.9% 2022 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2023 Hispanic: 4.2% 4.2% 2024 Hispanic: 3.9% 3.9% 2025 Hispanic: 4.1% 4.1% 2020 White: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 White: 1.8% 1.8% 2022 White: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 White: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 White: 1.2% 1.2% 2025 White: 0.9% 0.9% 2020 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2022 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2025 International: 2.7% 2.7%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Xavier University of Louisiana 497 23% / 77% 2% $54,812 45 95%
Robotics Engineering 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Computer Science 14 — 57% / 43% 14% $80,989 87 —
Computer and Information Science — — — — $69,195 76 —
Data Science — — — — $68,029 74 —
Chemistry 37 — 8% / 92% 3% $57,960 53 100%
Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $61,885 63 —
Physics 2 — 100% / 0% 50% $64,914 69 —
Statistics — — — — $67,897 74 —
Biochemistry 14 +1 36% / 64% 0% $55,530 47 —
Bioinformatics 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $56,637 50 —
Biology 134 +1 21% / 79% 0% $53,152 40 94%
Neuroscience 15 — 7% / 93% 0% $54,804 45 —
Clinical Laboratory Science 4 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Public Health 65 +1 25% / 75% 2% $67,135 73 100%
Speech-Language Pathology 13 — 0% / 100% 0% $57,953 53 —
Accounting 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $60,183 59 —
Business Administration 24 +1 46% / 54% 4% $47,078 22 85%
Health Administration 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
English 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,530 20 —
History 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,633 29 —
Mass Communication 32 — 34% / 66% 3% $46,723 21 —
Philosophy 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,790 16 —
Political Science 25 — 28% / 72% 4% $54,883 45 —
Psychology 62 — 13% / 87% 3% $47,331 23 —
Sociology 15 +2 27% / 73% 7% $48,222 25 —
Spanish 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% — — —
Theology 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Elementary Education — — — — $51,956 36 —
English Education — — — — $52,141 37 —
Middle School Education — — — — $52,054 36 —
Art 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,302 9 —
Jazz Studies — — — — $42,072 12 —
Music 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $41,868 11 —
Music Education — — — — $51,841 36 —
Music Performance 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $41,875 11 —
Voice and Opera 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,744
ROI Percentile 45th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 36%
6-Year Graduation Rate 49%
Transfer-Out Rate 40%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 56.1% 56.1% 2012 Graduated: 51.0% 51.0% 2013 Graduated: 48.0% 48.0% 2014 Graduated: 43.7% 43.7% 2015 Graduated: 39.3% 39.3% 2016 Graduated: 42.0% 42.0% 2017 Graduated: 44.0% 44.0% 2018 Graduated: 49.3% 49.3% 2019 Graduated: 51.5% 51.5% 2020 Graduated: 49.7% 49.7% 2021 Graduated: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 Graduated: 50.5% 50.5% 2023 Graduated: 50.2% 50.2% 2024 Graduated: 48.5% 48.5%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Men: 44.9% 44.9% 2013 Men: 44.4% 44.4% 2014 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2015 Men: 37.2% 37.2% 2016 Men: 39.3% 39.3% 2017 Men: 39.0% 39.0% 2018 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2019 Men: 47.8% 47.8% 2020 Men: 38.2% 38.2% 2021 Men: 44.7% 44.7% 2022 Men: 40.9% 40.9% 2023 Men: 48.3% 48.3% 2024 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2011 Women: 59.4% 59.4% 2012 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2013 Women: 49.4% 49.4% 2014 Women: 45.3% 45.3% 2015 Women: 40.1% 40.1% 2016 Women: 43.0% 43.0% 2017 Women: 45.7% 45.7% 2018 Women: 52.9% 52.9% 2019 Women: 52.8% 52.8% 2020 Women: 53.9% 53.9% 2021 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2022 Women: 53.8% 53.8% 2023 Women: 50.8% 50.8% 2024 Women: 48.9% 48.9%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Asian: 70.5% 70.5% 2012 Asian: 77.4% 77.4% 2013 Asian: 72.3% 72.3% 2014 Asian: 61.8% 61.8% 2015 Asian: 57.9% 57.9% 2016 Asian: 44.7% 44.7% 2017 Asian: 61.5% 61.5% 2018 Asian: 68.2% 68.2% 2019 Asian: 53.6% 53.6% 2020 Asian: 74.5% 74.5% 2021 Asian: 78.0% 78.0% 2022 Asian: 73.3% 73.3% 2023 Asian: 60.0% 60.0% 2024 Asian: 63.6% 63.6% 2011 Black: 56.6% 56.6% 2012 Black: 50.5% 50.5% 2013 Black: 46.4% 46.4% 2014 Black: 43.1% 43.1% 2015 Black: 37.3% 37.3% 2016 Black: 42.7% 42.7% 2017 Black: 42.3% 42.3% 2018 Black: 47.8% 47.8% 2019 Black: 51.4% 51.4% 2020 Black: 46.1% 46.1% 2021 Black: 47.8% 47.8% 2022 Black: 49.4% 49.4% 2023 Black: 49.4% 49.4% 2024 Black: 48.0% 48.0% 2011 Hispanic: 57.1% 57.1% 2012 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 Hispanic: 53.8% 53.8% 2014 Hispanic: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 Hispanic: 35.3% 35.3% 2016 Hispanic: 23.8% 23.8% 2017 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2018 Hispanic: 25.0% 25.0% 2019 Hispanic: 56.2% 56.2% 2020 Hispanic: 50.0% 50.0% 2021 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2022 Hispanic: 37.0% 37.0% 2023 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0% 2024 Hispanic: 53.7% 53.7% 2011 White: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 White: 60.0% 60.0% 2013 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2014 White: 27.3% 27.3% 2015 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 White: 30.8% 30.8% 2017 White: 68.8% 68.8% 2018 White: 71.4% 71.4% 2019 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2020 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2021 White: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 White: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 White: 58.3% 58.3% 2024 White: 53.8% 53.8%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Life & Natural Sciences 33.4% 166 21% / 79% 0% $53,565 41 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 29.8% 148 21% / 79% 3% $48,561 26 —
Health Sciences 16.5% 82 20% / 80% 1% $65,605 70 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 8.2% 41 15% / 85% 5% $58,491 55 100%
Business & Economics 7.2% 36 44% / 56% 6% $50,652 32 85%
Computer Science 2.8% 14 57% / 43% 14% $80,989 87 —
Arts 1.8% 9 22% / 78% 0% $41,282 10 —
Engineering 0.2% 1 0% / 100% 0% — — —

Research R3

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $7.7M #193 99% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $6.8M #148 57% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.8M #358 95% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.3M #308 100% $0 — — — —
Engineering $0.3M #344 97% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.1M #496 87% $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 7 #365 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $16.0M #274 81% $0 7 #504 — —

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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 42%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 42% 42% 42%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2012 Acceptance: 63.5% 63.5% 2013 Acceptance: 54.4% 54.4% 2014 Acceptance: 66.0% 66.0% 2015 Acceptance: 65.8% 65.8% 2016 Acceptance: 61.9% 61.9% 2017 Acceptance: 64.1% 64.1% 2018 Acceptance: 57.9% 57.9% 2019 Acceptance: 60.0% 60.0% 2020 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6% 2021 Acceptance: 95.4% 95.4% 2022 Acceptance: 95.2% 95.2% 2023 Acceptance: 74.5% 74.5% 2024 Acceptance: 69.0% 69.0% 2011 Yield: 27.5% 27.5% 2012 Yield: 26.1% 26.1% 2013 Yield: 26.4% 26.4% 2014 Yield: 22.1% 22.1% 2015 Yield: 21.5% 21.5% 2016 Yield: 18.6% 18.6% 2017 Yield: 15.6% 15.6% 2018 Yield: 17.9% 17.9% 2019 Yield: 14.9% 14.9% 2020 Yield: 9.3% 9.3% 2021 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2022 Yield: 10.0% 10.0% 2023 Yield: 9.7% 9.7% 2024 Yield: 11.8% 11.8%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,463 4,463 2012 Applicants: 3,987 3,987 2013 Applicants: 4,703 4,703 2014 Applicants: 3,963 3,963 2015 Applicants: 4,847 4,847 2016 Applicants: 6,609 6,609 2017 Applicants: 7,165 7,165 2018 Applicants: 8,352 8,352 2019 Applicants: 9,291 9,291 2020 Applicants: 9,517 9,517 2021 Applicants: 6,575 6,575 2022 Applicants: 8,803 8,803 2023 Applicants: 9,608 9,608 2024 Applicants: 10,260 10,260 2011 Admitted: 2,860 2,860 2012 Admitted: 2,532 2,532 2013 Admitted: 2,560 2,560 2014 Admitted: 2,615 2,615 2015 Admitted: 3,187 3,187 2016 Admitted: 4,094 4,094 2017 Admitted: 4,591 4,591 2018 Admitted: 4,834 4,834 2019 Admitted: 5,573 5,573 2020 Admitted: 7,673 7,673 2021 Admitted: 6,273 6,273 2022 Admitted: 8,377 8,377 2023 Admitted: 7,156 7,156 2024 Admitted: 7,083 7,083 2011 Enrolled: 786 786 2012 Enrolled: 661 661 2013 Enrolled: 675 675 2014 Enrolled: 579 579 2015 Enrolled: 684 684 2016 Enrolled: 762 762 2017 Enrolled: 716 716 2018 Enrolled: 865 865 2019 Enrolled: 832 832 2020 Enrolled: 712 712 2021 Enrolled: 989 989 2022 Enrolled: 838 838 2023 Enrolled: 692 692 2024 Enrolled: 839 839

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 79%
SAT Range 950 – 1110
SAT Math Range 450 – 550
SAT RW Range 500 – 560

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 870 870 2013 25th: 860 860 2014 25th: 910 910 2015 25th: 870 870 2016 25th: 890 890 2017 25th: 960 960 2018 25th: 1016 1016 2019 25th: 990 990 2020 25th: 1000 1000 2021 25th: 990 990 2022 25th: 1000 1000 2023 25th: 953 953 2024 25th: 950 950 2011 75th: 1080 1080 2012 75th: 1110 1110 2013 75th: 1110 1110 2014 75th: 1100 1100 2015 75th: 1110 1110 2016 75th: 1110 1110 2017 75th: 1178 1178 2018 75th: 1189 1189 2019 75th: 1160 1160 2020 75th: 1150 1150 2021 75th: 1150 1150 2022 75th: 1160 1160 2023 75th: 1138 1138 2024 75th: 1113 1113

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 440 440 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 460 460 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 435 435 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 490 490 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 490 490 2021 25th: 480 480 2022 25th: 490 490 2023 25th: 453 453 2024 25th: 450 450 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 550 550 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 560 560 2016 75th: 550 550 2017 75th: 588 588 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 580 580 2021 75th: 580 580 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 570 570 2024 75th: 553 553

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 430 430 2013 25th: 440 440 2014 25th: 450 450 2015 25th: 450 450 2016 25th: 455 455 2017 25th: 490 490 2018 25th: 526 526 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 510 510 2021 25th: 510 510 2022 25th: 510 510 2023 25th: 500 500 2024 25th: 500 500 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 560 560 2013 75th: 560 560 2014 75th: 550 550 2015 75th: 550 550 2016 75th: 560 560 2017 75th: 590 590 2018 75th: 629 629 2019 75th: 580 580 2020 75th: 570 570 2021 75th: 570 570 2022 75th: 580 580 2023 75th: 568 568 2024 75th: 560 560

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2022 Submitted: 81.0% 81.0% 2023 Submitted: 78.0% 78.0% 2024 Submitted: 79.0% 79.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.