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Xavier University of Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana is a private campus in New Orleans proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. It is one of the nation's historically Black colleges and universities — a federally recognized designation. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$15,365

family income
under $30k

$16,545

$30–48k

$19,008

$48–75k

$22,829

$75–110k

$25,054

over $110k

Average net price

$17,1272023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Xavier University of Louisiana has wandered from 2008 to 2023 — up to $20,728 at the peak — but ends near where it began, at $17,127.

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$15,834
2009	$18,627
2010	$20,102
2011	$19,923
2012	$19,119
2013	$20,728
2014	$17,222
2015	$18,347
2016	$16,075
2017	$19,569
2018	$19,715
2019	$20,108
2020	$18,445
2021	$17,977
2022	$18,285
2023	$17,127

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$40,4342024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Xavier University of Louisiana rose from $20,845 (2009) to $40,434 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$20,845
2010	$23,902
2011	$25,511
2012	$26,140
2013	$27,550
2014	$29,988
2015	$31,444
2016	$32,796
2017	$33,593
2018	$34,230
2019	$35,636
2020	$36,391
2021	$36,770
2022	$38,603
2023	$39,183
2024	$40,434

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$9,300
2001	$9,700
2002	$10,100
2003	$10,500
2004	$11,300
2005	$12,100
2006	$12,900
2007	$13,800
2008	$15,500
2013	$20,560
2014	$21,552
2015	$22,349
2016	$23,046
2017	$23,606
2018	$24,348
2019	$25,055
2020	$25,822
2021	$26,398
2022	$26,863
2023	$27,868

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Xavier University of Louisiana reports published tuition of $28,733 in this record. Xavier University of Louisiana's $28,733 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Xavier University of Louisiana reports 2,628 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

48.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Xavier University of Louisiana within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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48.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Xavier University of Louisiana has wandered from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 56.1% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 48.5%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	46.9%
1992 cohort	46.8%
1993 cohort	51.7%
1994 cohort	29.9%
1996 cohort	53.9%
1997 cohort	54.2%
1998 cohort	48.4%
1999 cohort	39.4%
2000 cohort	37.8%
2001 cohort	39.5%
2002 cohort	43.6%
2003 cohort	45.8%
2004 cohort	38%
2005 cohort	56.1%
2006 cohort	51%
2007 cohort	48%
2008 cohort	43.7%
2009 cohort	39.3%
2010 cohort	42%
2011 cohort	44%
2012 cohort	49.3%
2013 cohort	51.5%
2014 cohort	49.7%
2015 cohort	50%
2016 cohort	50.5%
2017 cohort	50.2%
2018 cohort	48.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$17,124	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$18,470	$5,937
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$18,501	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,500	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$16,875	$10,375
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$20,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$19,500	$2,665
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$18,250	$9,938
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$19,875	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$21,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$23,640	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$26,028	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$26,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$26,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,005	$8,876
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,250	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$24,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$24,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$24,053	$9,750

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$40,643

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$48,490

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$52,184

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Xavier University of Louisiana admitted 7,083 of 10,260 applicants in Fall 2024. The 69% rate describes that application pool.

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acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $27,868 tuition · 2023–24 2,628 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 950–11131600

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Admissions

Xavier University of Louisiana reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Xavier University of Louisiana’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–560 and Math was 450–553 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 950–1113 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	520	560
SAT Math	450	505	553
ACT Composite	19	22	24

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Xavier University of Louisiana received 10,260 applications and admitted 7,083 (69%), with 839 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

69%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Xavier University of Louisiana's change from 85.6% to 69% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	85.6%
Fall 2002	86.9%
Fall 2003	86.9%
Fall 2004	84.1%
Fall 2005	82.8%
Fall 2006	82%
Fall 2007	59.2%
Fall 2008	65.6%
Fall 2009	66.9%
Fall 2010	68.8%
Fall 2011	64.1%
Fall 2012	63.5%
Fall 2013	54.4%
Fall 2014	66%
Fall 2015	65.8%
Fall 2016	62%
Fall 2017	64.1%
Fall 2018	57.9%
Fall 2019	60%
Fall 2020	80.6%
Fall 2021	95.4%
Fall 2022	95.2%
Fall 2023	74.5%
Fall 2024	69%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

950–1113Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	870	1090
Fall 2002	870	1090
Fall 2003	870	1090
Fall 2004	870	1100
Fall 2005	870	1010
Fall 2006	920	1080
Fall 2007	800	1070
Fall 2008	810	1050
Fall 2009	830	1060
Fall 2010	850	1060
Fall 2011	860	1080
Fall 2012	870	1110
Fall 2013	860	1110
Fall 2014	910	1100
Fall 2015	870	1110
Fall 2016	890	1110
Fall 2017	960	1178
Fall 2018	1016	1189
Fall 2019	990	1160
Fall 2020	1000	1150
Fall 2021	990	1150
Fall 2022	1000	1160
Fall 2023	953	1138
Fall 2024	950	1113

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

19–24Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	18	23
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	18	23
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	18	24
Fall 2006	18	24
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	18	24
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2013	20	26
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	26
Fall 2016	20	26
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	20	26
Fall 2019	20	26
Fall 2020	20	25
Fall 2021	20	26
Fall 2022	20	25
Fall 2023	19	25
Fall 2024	19	24

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,628Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Xavier University of Louisiana fell from 3,127 (Fall 2002) to 2,628 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	3,127
Fall 2003	3,077
Fall 2004	3,224
Fall 2005	2,331
Fall 2006	2,264
Fall 2007	2,319
Fall 2008	2,435
Fall 2009	2,644
Fall 2010	2,681
Fall 2011	2,568
Fall 2012	2,496
Fall 2013	2,459
Fall 2014	2,313
Fall 2015	2,344
Fall 2016	2,214
Fall 2017	2,266
Fall 2018	2,437
Fall 2019	2,498
Fall 2020	2,502
Fall 2021	2,727
Fall 2022	2,681
Fall 2023	2,534
Fall 2024	2,628

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

72%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Xavier University of Louisiana has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 81% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 72%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	72%
Fall 2003 cohort	79%
Fall 2004 cohort	72%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	78%
Fall 2007 cohort	73%
Fall 2008 cohort	69%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	65%
Fall 2012 cohort	72%
Fall 2013 cohort	71%
Fall 2014 cohort	74%
Fall 2015 cohort	72%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	75%
Fall 2018 cohort	70%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	71%
Fall 2023 cohort	72%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Xavier University of Louisiana

Faculty pay at Xavier University of Louisiana averages $119,016 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Xavier University of Louisiana as a primarily residential campus of 2,628 undergraduates — and 71.7% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Xavier University of Louisiana's SAT section-percentile sums are 950–1113 — their midpoint is below the LA four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Xavier University of Louisiana's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Xavier University of Louisiana compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Xavier University of Louisiana69%

Louisiana median77.7%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Xavier University of Louisiana$28,733

Louisiana median$10,272

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Xavier University of Louisiana's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Xavier University of Louisiana$52,184

Louisiana median$47,477

National median$53,781

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Xavier University of Louisiana, Louisiana and national reference values
Metric & basis	Xavier University of Louisiana	Louisiana median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	69%	77.7%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$28,733	$10,272	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$52,184	$47,477	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Xavier University of Louisiana, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Xavier University of Louisiana federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 4 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Public Health	$63,204
Chemistry	$48,508
Biology, General	$42,938
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,198

These 4 fields listed for Xavier University of Louisiana measure earnings after completion. The $52,184 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 30 additional Xavier University of Louisiana fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Xavier University of Louisiana report?

Xavier University of Louisiana's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 950–1113 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Xavier University of Louisiana's acceptance rate?

69% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 7,083 admitted from 10,260 applicants.

How much does Xavier University of Louisiana cost?

At Xavier University of Louisiana, tuition is $28,733. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Xavier University of Louisiana report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $52,184. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Louisiana

Southern University at New Orleans — 78.9% admitted
University of Holy Cross — 73.7% admitted
University of Louisiana at Monroe — 84.8% admitted
University of New Orleans — 74.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.