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Saint Xavier University Overview

Located in Chicago, Illinois, Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Saint Xavier University Known For?

716 Undergraduate Awards
$27,778 Avg Cost After Aid
84% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at SXU is the post-master's certificate.
  • In a recent academic period33% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, SXU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $58,656 a year. That's about 44% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Saint Xavier University?

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Contact details for SXU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3700 W 103Rd St, Chicago, IL 60655
Phone: 773-298-3000
Website: www.sxu.edu

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How Do I Get Into SXU?

You can apply to SXU online at: https://www.sxu.edu/admission/apply.aspx

Admission Requirements for SXU

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SXU?

84% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
SXU has an acceptance rate of 84%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Can I Afford Saint Xavier University?

$27,778 Net Price
92% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SXU is $27,778. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SXU, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $5,302 a year. That adds up to $21,208 over four years for those students.

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Saint Xavier University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,878 Full-Time Undergraduates
65% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,080 undergraduate students at SXU, with 2,878 being full-time and 202 being part-time.

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There are also 684 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,878 full-time undergraduates at SXU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Xavier University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 77
Black or African American 319
Hispanic or Latino 1,298
White 1,063
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 121

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Xavier University. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at SXU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Pakistan.

Saint Xavier University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Nursing 194 1 32 227
Teacher Education Grade Specific 30 0 60 90
General Psychology 61 0 0 61
General Biology 56 0 0 56
Communication Sciences 18 0 30 48
Finance & Financial Management 35 0 8 43
General Business/Commerce 39 0 0 39
Accounting 28 1 8 37
Criminal Justice & Corrections 35 0 0 35
Marketing 28 0 3 31
Computer Science 31 0 0 31
Business Administration & Management 0 0 26 26
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 6 18 24
Special Education 0 4 20 24
Health & Physical Education 24 0 0 24
Teacher Education Subject Specific 18 0 0 18
Liberal Arts General Studies 18 0 0 18
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 1 14 15
Other Business, Management & Marketing 3 0 10 13
Teaching English or French 0 2 11 13
Fine & Studio Arts 13 0 0 13
Communication & Media Studies 12 0 0 12
Information Technology 0 0 8 8
Political Science & Government 8 0 0 8
Computer Information Systems 1 0 6 7
History 7 0 0 7
Mathematics 7 0 0 7
Sociology 7 0 0 7
Information Science 6 0 0 6
General English Literature 6 0 0 6
Chemistry 6 0 0 6
Other Statistics 5 0 0 5
Romance Languages 4 0 0 4
Biological & Physical Science 4 0 0 4
Public Relations & Advertising 3 0 0 3
Human Resource Management 0 0 2 2
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 2 2
Computer Engineering 0 0 2 2
Gerontology 2 0 0 2
Public Administration 2 0 0 2
Music 2 0 0 2
Philosophy 1 0 0 1
International Relations & National Security 1 0 0 1
Design & Applied Arts 1 0 0 1
International Business 0 0 0 0
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 0 0
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 716 15 260 991

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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