Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA · Private · Large city · XUL
Private institution in New Orleans, LA · 2,534 undergraduates · 74% acceptance rate · $52,184 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 16%Pell Grant share
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,285926th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $27,8681,292nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $27,8681,173rd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $39,1831,201st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $24,0531,147th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $52,184952nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,6431,185th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 50.2%1,142nd highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 70.8%1,205th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 74.5%740th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1077770th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23494th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 2,534799th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11.0:1619th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 51.7%343rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 313 mi (IAH)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- Free
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 34 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $44,021 | $28,236 |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $28,598 | $26,353 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $26,933 | $27,669 |
| Psychology, GeneralPsychology | bachelors | $25,194 | $24,863 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCommunications | bachelors | $25,194 | — |
| Biology, GeneralBiological Sciences | bachelors | $20,413 | $24,164 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | — | — |
| Computer Science | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- A Historically Black College or University (HBCU)source
- Religious affiliation: Roman Catholicsource
- Founded in 1915source
- Athletic nickname: "Gold Nuggets"source
- Competes in National Association of Intercollegiate Athleticssource
- School colors: #FFC530 and #FFFFFFsource
- Motto: "Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum"source
- Athletic conference: NAIAsource
- A UNCF]], [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Annie Easleysource
Athletics — 8 sports + curated flag football
NAIA Division I · NAIA
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,346,738 (M $1,861,081 · W $2,044,161 · Coed $441,496)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Other Sports
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Flag Football (women’s, curated)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Women’s flag football is curated (not yet a stable EADA sport filter).
Key links
- Official websitexula.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 160904)
- Compare colleges in LARe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in LouisianaEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Xavier University of Louisiana vs Louisiana State University-ShreveportHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 8 EADA programs at this school
- Women’s flag football rosterCurated national programs (not yet in EADA filters)
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