Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

69%

Acceptance rate

1,077

SAT Average

$18,285

Avg net price

2,534

Enrollment

Academic profile

SAT Average1,077

SAT Reading/Writing500–560

SAT Math450–553

ACT Composite19–24

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctoral
All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 497Master’s 76Doctoral 110	497	76	110
Bachelor’s 166Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	166	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 85Master’s 67Doctoral 102	85	67	102
Bachelor’s 62Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	62	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 40Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	40	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 39Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	39	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 33Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	33	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 32Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	32	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 14Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	14	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 9Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	9	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 8Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	8	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 2Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	2	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 1Master’s 3Doctoral None reported	1	3	None reported
Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	1	None reported	None reported
Bachelor’s 0Master’s 6Doctoral 8	0	6	8
Bachelor’s 0Master’s None reportedDoctoral None reported	0	None reported	None reported

College athletics

Athletic participation

300 unique student-athletes · 12 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Preferred Scholarship Deadline

FAFSA due Mar 1

Dec 1, 2026

Preferred Application Deadline

FAFSA due Mar 1

Mar 1, 2027

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Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $25,829
Required fees: $2,904
Food and housing: $10,439
Books and supplies: $1,353
Other expenses: $2,603
Total: $43,128

Total by year

$38,4852019–2019–20
$39,4322020–2120–21
$40,1902021–2221–22
$40,8712022–2322–23
$41,7542023–2423–24
$43,1282024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $18,285 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Need-based aid, 2025–26

First-years with need-based aid: 81%
Average share of need met: 60%
Average need-based grant: $12,874
Required forms: FAFSA

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation36%

6-year graduation50%

Retention rate71%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$52,184

Median debt$24,053

Campus

Enrollment2,534

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingCity

HBCU

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Every figure below is read directly from Xavier University of Louisiana’s own reported data, with no scores, ratings, or estimates added. Derived from 5 Common Data Set filings (2021–22 to 2025–26).

Xavier University of Louisiana admitted of applicants, a admit rate. Of those, enrolled, a yield, across 5 years of Common Data Set filings.

Applicant funnel and admit rateHover or arrow-key a year for exact values

Students and applicationsAdmit rate

ApplicationsAdmittedEnrolledAdmit rate

No early admission plans appear in Xavier University of Louisiana's Common Data Set filing.

The enrolled class is roughly international, and about of its domestic students come from out of state. Xavier University of Louisiana admits in-state applicants at 68%, out-of-state applicants at 72%, and international applicants at 11.3%.

Enrolled first-years by geography

844 first-years

Out-of-state (domestic)≈608In-state (domestic)≈225International≈11

Admit odds by pool

Test scores are required for some applicants. Of enrolled first-years, submitted an SAT and an ACT, down from 50% in 2021–22.

Some students submit both an SAT and an ACT, so the two shares overlap. They don’t add up to a single “submitted a test” rate.

SAT composite

35.7% of the class submitted an SAT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

ACT composite

44.3% of the class submitted an ACT

Middle 50%

Shape smoothed from reported percentiles and score bands

Xavier University of Louisiana’s enrolled first-years averaged a high-school GPA, among the 99.3% who submitted one. ranked in the top tenth of their high-school class, among the 16.8% who submitted class rank.

High-school GPA

shares of all enrolled first-years

Average 3.57

High-school class rank

Among the 16.8% of first-years who submitted class rank. Shares are cumulative — students in the top tenth also count in the top quarter and top half.

Xavier University of Louisiana rates 1 factor "very important." Each column reads strongest first.

Academic

Academic GPA: Very important
Standardized test scores: Important
Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Class rank: Considered
Application essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered

Nonacademic

Extracurricular activities: Considered
Volunteer work: Considered
Interview: Not considered
Talent / ability: Not considered
Character / personal qualities: Not considered
First generation: Not considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not considered
Geographical residence: Not considered
State residency: Not considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not considered
Work experience: Not considered
Level of applicant's interest: Not considered

Xavier University of Louisiana leaves 1 Common Data Set answer blank — each one hidden below with what it would tell you.

Waitlist offers & acceptancesCDS C2Not disclosed

With the pool size hidden, a student’s odds of clearing the waitlist can’t be computed.

Does disclose: SAT / ACT score bands (C9) · Admissions factor grid (C7)

Xavier University of Louisiana’s sticker drops once grant aid is applied, and what a family actually pays depends on income. of first-years received need-based aid; a family with no aid pays the full sticker. The school meets of demonstrated need, split into .

What aid recipients pay, by income

net price

Bars read against the $44,869 sticker. Each figure averages only families who received federal aid in that income band (College Scorecard); $18,285 across all aid recipients. Aid share: 679 of 840 first-years in the 2025–26 Common Data Set.

How need-based aid is determined

Cost of attendance − expected family contribution = demonstrated need

Forms a family files to be considered

FAFSA

What that meant in 2025–26

Cost of attendance $44,869

Average aid package, 32% of stickerEst. remaining family/student contribution, 68% of sticker

Averages among the 679 first-years awarded need-based aid.

Merit aid reached of the class, or of enrolled first-years. For international applicants, Xavier University of Louisiana offers both need-based and merit aid: nonresidents received aid, averaging .

Avg merit award

Not disclosed

Waitlist activity, as reported to the Common Data Set.

Offered a place

Not disclosed

Accepted a place

Not disclosed

Admitted off waitlist

Not disclosed

Waitlist ranked

Not disclosed

70.8% of Xavier University of Louisiana’s first-years return for a second year and 50.2% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.

Sources

Common Data Set · Reporting institutions · 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03