by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Saint Xavier University was awarded 19 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is elementary education.
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SXU landed the #750 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
SXU also holds the #30 spot on the Best Colleges in Illinois ranking.
The acceptance rate at Saint Xavier University is 84%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that SXU is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio at Saint Xavier University is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Saint Xavier University is 33%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Saint Xavier University is 71%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At SXU the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 39%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Saint Xavier University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 3,080 undergraduates at SXU with 2,878 being full-time and 202 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,778 | $10,370 | $12,553 | $16,070 | $17,728 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SXU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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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Get more details about the location of Saint Xavier University.
Contact details for SXU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3700 W 103Rd St, Chicago, IL 60655 |
| Phone: | 773-298-3000 |
| Website: | https://www.sxu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 174 | $78,285 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 90 | $46,377 |
| General Business/Commerce | 72 | $44,190 |
| Communication Sciences | 55 | NA |
| General Biology | 53 | $37,977 |
| General Psychology | 48 | $31,094 |
| Marketing | 46 | $43,892 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 39 | $46,452 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 37 | $39,033 |
| Special Education | 32 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 1,952 students took at least one online class at Saint Xavier University. This is a decrease from the 2,148 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 1,952 | 267 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,148 | 372 |
| 2020-2021 | 2,667 | 336 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,074 | 318 |
Learn more about online learning at Saint Xavier University.
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Footnotes
*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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