Xavier University
Cincinnati, OH
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 5,124
Graduate Enrollment: 1,493
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, medium, primarily residential
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full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 84.02%
Male/Female: 43% / 57% (2017)
First generation college students: 16.0% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 3.3% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2014)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 78.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 66.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 55.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 46.2% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 74.8%
Black: 10.3%
Hispanic: 6.1%
Asian: 3.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.5%
Non-resident alien: 1.0%
Unknown race: 1.2%
Black: 10.3%
Hispanic: 6.1%
Asian: 3.0%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.1%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.5%
Non-resident alien: 1.0%
Unknown race: 1.2%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $58,934
In-State tuition: $42,460Out-of-State tuition: $42,460
Estimated books and supplies: $1,300 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,580 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,200 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,580 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,200 (2022)
Average Family Income: $122,777 (2017)
Median Family Income: $93,802 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 13.5%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 55.9%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $23,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $246 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $27,369 |
| $30k-48k | $26,402 |
| $48k-75k | $32,332 |
| $75k-110k | $33,699 |
| $110k+ | $32,974 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 68%6-year graduation rate: 75%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 96.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $23,250 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $8,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $18,750 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $23,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 80.8% (2015) |
| @3 year | 83.2% (2017) |
| @5 year | 89.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 53.9% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 56.5% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $50,231 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $57,907 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 13 | $26,825 | $40,268 ($3,356) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 15 | $25,642 | $276 | $29,087 ($2,424) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 46 | $26,515 | $281 | $36,666 ($3,056) | $50,739 ($4,228) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 29 | $27,000 | $286 | $54,049 ($4,504) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Science. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 25 | $27,000 | $286 | $73,001 ($6,083) | |
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 19 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 26 | $47,445 ($3,954) | |||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 21 | $42,875 ($3,573) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 37 | $27,000 | $286 | $32,195 ($2,683) | $39,879 ($3,323) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 86 | $310 | $46,752 ($3,896) | $52,470 ($4,373) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 51 | $398 | $46,676 ($3,890) | ||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 4 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Education, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering Physics. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 13 | $26,798 | $284 | $48,723 ($4,060) | |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 20 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 89 | $23,250 | $246 | $41,278 ($3,440) | $58,310 ($4,859) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 41 | $27,000 | $286 | $32,967 ($2,747) | $50,643 ($4,220) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 43 | $27,000 | $286 | $32,943 ($2,745) | $47,258 ($3,938) |
| Master's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 16 | $233 | $32,224 ($2,685) | $39,549 ($3,296) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Philosophy. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 13 | $27,000 | $286 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 54 | $27,000 | $276 | $31,315 ($2,610) | $41,856 ($3,488) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 16 | $65,525 ($5,460) | |||
| Master's Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 9 | ||||
| First Professional Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 21 | $26,396 | $262 | $31,474 ($2,623) | $44,168 ($3,681) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 18 | $350 | $54,595 ($4,550) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 65 | $26,000 | $276 | $38,561 ($3,213) | $55,109 ($4,592) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 29 | $506 | $75,924 ($6,327) | $97,394 ($8,116) | |
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 50 | $575 | $43,563 ($3,630) | $49,516 ($4,126) | |
| Master's Degree | Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 41 | $350 | $60,287 ($5,024) | $73,144 ($6,095) | |
| Master's Degree | Medical Illustration and Informatics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 218 | $27,000 | $199 | $63,184 ($5,265) | $62,587 ($5,216) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 97 | $466 | $77,954 ($6,496) | $83,546 ($6,962) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 36 | $27,000 | $286 | $48,413 ($4,034) | $51,232 ($4,269) |
| First Professional Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 28 | $27,000 | $286 | $47,304 ($3,942) | $68,372 ($5,698) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 114 | $472 | $91,468 ($7,622) | $114,397 ($9,533) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 42 | $27,000 | $286 | $55,856 ($4,655) | $72,363 ($6,030) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 10 | $45,487 ($3,791) | |||
| Master's Degree | Business/Managerial Economics. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 76 | $27,000 | $286 | $54,636 ($4,553) | $72,602 ($6,050) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 15 | $88,887 ($7,407) | $104,487 ($8,707) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 12 | $48,477 ($4,040) | $63,649 ($5,304) | ||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 21 | $76,515 ($6,376) | $76,905 ($6,409) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 13 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Management Information Systems and Services. | 34 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 103 | $26,466 | $279 | $44,665 ($3,722) | $61,629 ($5,136) |
| Master's Degree | Marketing. | 27 | $82,037 ($6,836) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 15 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $79,740Full time faculty: 51%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 11.0
School's endowment start of year: $198,613,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $259,332,000 (2022)