Xavier University of Louisiana

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 900,000

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 300 (11.7%)

Racial/Ethnic

Black 86%
Hispanic 4%
Mixed 4%
International 3%
Asian 2%
White 1%
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 of Louisiana 497 23% 1% 2% 86% 4% 2% $59,094 7 -0.68 47 97%
Robotics Engineering 1 — 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $86,520 3 -1.59 88 — — — — —
Computer Science 14 — 57% 0% 14% 57% 7% 14% $88,722 9 -1.06 89 — — — — —
Computer and Information Science — — — — — — — — $79,154 15 -0.93 82 — — — — —
Data Science — — — — — — — — $62,362 1 -2.22 55 — — — — —
Chemistry 37 — 8% 0% 0% 92% 5% 3% $68,840 38 -0.27 69 94% — — — —
Mathematics 2 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,760 18 -0.78 61 — — — — —
Physics 2 — 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 50% $67,726 10 -1.14 66 — — — — —
Statistics — — — — — — — — $67,846 2 -1.29 67 — — — — —
Biochemistry 14 +1 36% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $62,506 13 -0.80 56 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 3 — 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $63,199 15 -0.74 57 — — — — —
Biology 134 +1 21% 3% 4% 83% 3% 0% $63,154 34 -0.38 57 96% — — — —
Neuroscience 15 — 7% 7% 0% 87% 0% 0% $64,358 32 -0.23 60 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 4 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $64,056 9 -1.22 59 — — — — —
Public Health 65 +1 25% 0% 0% 91% 3% 2% $57,506 22 -0.71 43 100% — — — —
Speech-Language Pathology 13 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $52,083 9 -1.30 28 — — — — —
Accounting 9 — 33% 0% 0% 78% 0% 11% $67,402 8 -1.27 66 — — — — —
Business Administration 24 +1 46% 0% 0% 92% 4% 4% $56,684 4 -1.09 41 100% — — — —
Health Administration 3 — 67% 0% 0% 67% 0% 0% $60,272 43 -0.31 50 — — — — —
English 8 — 0% 0% 12% 88% 0% 0% $45,348 14 -0.86 13 — — — — —
History 2 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $47,204 10 -0.95 16 — — — — —
Philosophy 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,763 14 -0.95 20 — — — — —
Spanish 2 +3 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $48,364 16 -0.86 19 — — — — —
Theology 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $43,877 17 -0.86 11 — — — — —
Mass Communication 32 — 34% 0% 0% 88% 0% 3% $50,131 11 -1.10 23 — — — — —
Political Science 25 — 28% 0% 0% 80% 12% 4% $57,412 10 -1.09 43 — — — — —
Psychology 62 — 13% 0% 2% 87% 5% 3% $50,648 26 -0.67 24 97% — — — —
Sociology 15 +2 27% 7% 0% 87% 0% 7% $48,599 14 -0.75 19 — — — — —
Elementary Education — — — — — — — — $48,431 25 -0.57 19 — — — — —
English Education — — — — — — — — $50,463 25 -0.70 24 — — — — —
Middle School Education — — — — — — — — $48,781 18 -0.74 20 — — — — —
Art 3 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $39,144 13 -0.82 6 — — — — —
Jazz Studies — — — — — — — — $40,842 16 -0.63 7 — — — — —
Music 4 — 25% 0% 0% 50% 25% 0% $40,754 16 -0.64 7 — — — — —
Music Education — — — — — — — — $50,462 65 +0.40 24 — — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,803 16 -0.64 7 — — — — —
Voice and Opera 1 — 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $40,885 16 -0.63 7 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $30,744
ROI Percentile 47th

Retention & Graduation

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

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
Life & Natural Sciences 33.4% 166 21% 3% 3% 85% 2% 0% $63,209 29 -0.41 57 96% —
Social Sciences 27.0% 134 22% 1% 1% 86% 4% 4% $51,557 16 -0.86 27 97% —
Health Sciences 16.5% 82 20% 0% 0% 93% 2% 1% $56,966 2 -0.83 41 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 8.2% 41 15% 0% 0% 85% 7% 5% $68,587 21 -0.33 68 94% —
Business & Economics 7.2% 36 44% 0% 0% 86% 3% 6% $59,663 4 -1.07 48 100% —
Computer Science 2.8% 14 57% 0% 14% 57% 7% 14% $88,722 15 -1.06 89 — —
Humanities 2.8% 14 7% 0% 7% 93% 0% 0% $46,183 6 -0.88 14 — —
Arts 1.8% 9 22% 0% 0% 78% 11% 0% $40,237 7 -0.70 6 — —
Engineering 0.2% 1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $86,520 1 -1.59 88 — —

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 #364 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $16.0M #274 81% $0 7 #502 — —

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

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 71 $516K $559K -$42K
Baseball 38 $659K $663K -$3K
Soccer 32 $687K $701K -$13K
Basketball 21 $676K $614K $62K
Other Sports 13 $173K $169K $3K
Tennis 9 $280K $276K $4K
Total 146 $3.0M $3.0M $10K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 75 $516K $568K -$51K
Other Sports 30 $399K $392K $7K
Soccer 24 $674K $687K -$12K
Softball 24 $534K $465K $69K
Basketball 16 $645K $616K $28K
Volleyball 16 $488K $527K -$38K
Tennis 8 $280K $276K $4K
Total 154 $3.5M $3.5M $6K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 146 $1.0M $1.1M -$94K
Soccer 56 $1.4M $1.4M -$26K
Other Sports 43 $572K $561K $10K
Baseball 38 $659K $663K -$3K
Basketball 37 $1.3M $1.2M $90K
Softball 24 $534K $465K $69K
Tennis 17 $561K $552K $9K
Volleyball 16 $488K $527K -$38K
Total 300 $7.3M $7.3M $68K

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 69%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

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.

Standardized Tests

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