Chicago, Illinois · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Chicago, Illinois, Saint Xavier University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 3,485 students in fall 2024, including 3,098 undergraduates and 387 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Saint Xavier University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 82 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Biology, and Psychology, General. It awarded 877 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1.
Key figures
3,485
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
877
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
82
Programs and majors
16:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMaster
Programs and majors offered 82
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
16:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
698
Master's degrees
176
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
3,485
Undergraduates, fall 2024
3,098
Graduate students, fall 2024
387
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,868
Undergraduates, 2024-25
3,404
Graduate students, 2024-25
464
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
62%
Men
38%
White
30%
Hispanic or Latino
46%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
79%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Mid-States Football Association; Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Keith Elder
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization