- The Inkwell
- Illinois
- Saint Xavier University
Chicago, ILCity: largeZIP 60655Founded 1846
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1846
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sxu.edu
IllinoisReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Saint Xavier University
Saint Xavier University is a private nonprofit university in Chicago, Illinois, with 3,096 undergraduates. It admits 84% of applicants, graduates 55% within six years and costs $10,171 a year after aid.
55%graduate
Admission rate84%
Retention76%
4-year graduation44%
Pell Grant share66%
Federal loans84%
$10,171net price / year
84%admission rate
—average SAT
55%graduate in 6 years
$64,661median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,500median debt
#576 of 1,704 for earnings#195 of 1,739 for lowest net price#862 of 1,738 for graduation rate#992 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $44,271tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $39,080
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $39,080
- Average net price
- $10,171national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$7,369
$30,001–48,000$7,626
$48,001–75,000$7,951
$75,001–110,000$10,942
$110,001+$18,175
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 84%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college84%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college55%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college66%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 55%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 44%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,614
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,661middle 50%: $43,550–$91,626
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$91,626
Median, Saint Xavier University$64,661
Lower quarter$43,550
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,096
- Part-time
- 5.0%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 21.7
- First-generation students
- 49%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 16 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 29%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,124 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $7,407
- Endowment, end of year
- $48,413,323
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White29%
Hispanic53%
Black12%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown2.3%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions21%
Business & management20%
Education13%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.7%
Psychology8.5%
Parks, recreation & fitness5.6%
Computer & information sciences5.4%
Communication & journalism3.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 148627. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3945126.