Cincinnati, Ohio · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Xavier University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Cincinnati, Ohio. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 5,501, made up of 4,239 undergraduates and 1,262 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Xavier University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and professional doctorates across 117 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Marketing. It awarded 1,560 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.
Mission
Xavier is a Jesuit Catholic university rooted in the liberal arts tradition. Our mission is to educate each student intellectually, morally, and spiritually. We create learning opportunities through rigorous academic and professional programs integrated with co-curricular engagement. In an inclusive environment of open and free inquiry, we prepare students for a world that is increasingly diverse, complex and interdependent. Driven by our commitment to the common good and to the education of the whole person, the Xavier community challenges and supports students as they cultivate lives of reflection, compassion and informed action.
Key figures
5,501
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
1,560
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
117
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterProfessional
Programs and majors offered 117
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
77%
Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
1,121
Associate degrees
2
Master's degrees
398
Professional doctorates
27
Postbaccalaureate certificates
11
Post-master's certificates
1
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
5,501
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,239
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,262
Full-time, fall 2024
84%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
6,221
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,575
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,646
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
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
58%
Men
42%
White
70%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
12%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
16
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
18%
Students taking some online courses
32%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big East Conference
President
Colleen M. Hanycz
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, 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