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2026 Rankings for Saint Xavier University

Which College Factual rankings and awards has SXU earned? Every College Factual accolade SXU has received are listed below.

SXU earned 15 ranking badges across College Factual’s 2026 college rankings.

Top Rankings for SXU:

#2 out of 8	#2 out of 8	#7 out of 47	#7 out of 47

SXU also offers graduate programs. View its [graduate-school rankings](/graduate-schools/saint-xavier-university/rankings/) for master's and doctorate accolades.

Ranking Highlights

• Quality Rankings
  • Best Colleges Ranking
  • Best Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois Ranking
  • Best Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Schools in Illinois Ranking
• Best for the Money Rankings
  • Best Value Bachelor's Degree Schools Ranking
  • Best Value Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region Ranking
  • Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region Ranking

How SXU Ranks in College Factual’s Best Quality Rankings

Top Ranked Majors

SXU has 296 top ranked majors, led by its placement in the Best Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Schools in Illinois	1	2	View Report
Best Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Illinois	2	3	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools in Illinois	2	3	View Report
Best Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	8	View Report
Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in Illinois	2	3	View Report
Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	4	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	6	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	6	View Report
Best Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	3	View Report
Best Other Marketing Schools in Illinois	3	3	View Report
Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	19	View Report
Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	24	View Report
Best Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Illinois	3	8	View Report
Best Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	9	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	9	View Report
Best Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	6	View Report
Best Other Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	6	View Report
Best Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois	4	16	View Report
Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in Illinois	4	7	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Illinois	5	8	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Schools in Illinois	5	8	View Report
Best Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	11	View Report
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	11	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	6	13	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Illinois	6	14	View Report
Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Schools in Illinois	7	8	View Report
Best Secondary Education Schools in Illinois	7	8	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools in Illinois	7	35	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	8	11	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	8	21	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	8	22	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in Illinois	8	40	View Report
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	9	14	View Report
Best Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region	9	52	View Report
Best Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	11	16	View Report
Best Speech Communication Schools in Illinois	11	16	View Report
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	11	23	View Report
Best Early Childhood Education Schools in Illinois	11	20	View Report
Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	11	14	View Report
Best Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	23	View Report
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	12	45	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	13	30	View Report
Best Accounting Schools in Illinois	13	30	View Report
Best Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	13	30	View Report
Best General Special Education Schools in Illinois	13	16	View Report
Best Special Education Schools in Illinois	14	17	View Report
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Illinois	14	27	View Report
Best Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region	14	36	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	14	36	View Report
Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	14	36	View Report
Best Accounting Schools in Illinois	15	34	View Report
Best General Business Administration and Management Schools in Illinois	16	63	View Report
Best Business Administration & Management Schools in Illinois	17	64	View Report
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	17	44	View Report
Best Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	18	22	View Report
Best Finance Schools in Illinois	18	22	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	18	22	View Report
Best Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois	18	22	View Report
Best Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	18	26	View Report
Best Marketing Schools in Illinois	18	27	View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	18	25	View Report
Best Communication & Media Studies Schools in Illinois	18	25	View Report
Best Schools	18	47	View Report
Best Registered Nursing Schools in Illinois	18	79	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	18	60	View Report
Best Secondary Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	35	View Report
Best Nursing Schools in Illinois	19	80	View Report
Best Criminal Justice Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19	74	View Report
Best Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools	20	27	View Report
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	20	28	View Report
Best General Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	20	57	View Report
Best Communication & Journalism Schools in Illinois	21	29	View Report
Best Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	21	33	View Report
Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	21	46	View Report
Best Other Marketing Schools	22	34	View Report
Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	22	38	View Report
Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	22	41	View Report
Best Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	22	34	View Report
Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	23	49	View Report
Best Elementary Education Schools in Illinois	23	34	View Report
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	23	93	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	24	45	View Report
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	24	45	View Report
Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	24	91	View Report
Best Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	25	40	View Report
Best General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	25	41	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Illinois	25	46	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	25	25	View Report
Best Computer Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	25	25	View Report
Best Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	69	View Report
Best Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	25	88	View Report
Best Biology Studies Schools in Illinois	26	41	View Report
Best General Biology Schools in Illinois	26	43	View Report
Best Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	26	52	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools	26	52	View Report
Best Early Childhood Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	26	75	View Report
Best Education Schools in Illinois	26	48	View Report
Best Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	27	43	View Report
Best Computer Science Schools in Illinois	27	27	View Report
Best Computer Science Schools in Illinois	27	27	View Report

How SXU Ranks for Value

Top Value Majors

SXU has 296 best-value majors, including its placement in the Best Value Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region Ranking.

The best rankings are listed below:

Ranking Name	Rank	Out Of	Details
Best Value Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Illinois	1	2	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools in Illinois	1	2	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	1	6	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	1	6	View Report
Best Value Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	1	6	View Report
Best Value Other Marketing Schools in Illinois	1	6	View Report
Best Value Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	9	View Report
Best Value Schools in Illinois	1	2	View Report
Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	11	View Report
Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools in Illinois	1	3	View Report
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	23	View Report
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	1	5	View Report
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	26	View Report
Best Value Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist Schools in Illinois	1	7	View Report
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	45	View Report
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region	1	50	View Report
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools in Illinois	1	14	View Report
Best Value Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	8	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	8	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in Illinois	2	8	View Report
Best Value General Business/Commerce Schools in Illinois	2	8	View Report
Best Value Art Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	11	View Report
Best Value Art Education Schools in Illinois	2	13	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	38	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	12	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	42	View Report
Best Value Biology Education Schools in Illinois	2	12	View Report
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	20	View Report
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	9	View Report
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	2	21	View Report
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools in Illinois	2	9	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	11	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Schools in Illinois	2	12	View Report
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	2	11	View Report
Best Value Nursing Administration Schools in Illinois	2	11	View Report
Best Value Nursing Science Schools in Illinois	2	9	View Report
Best Value Other Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	12	View Report
Best Value Other Marketing Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	12	View Report
Best Value Speech Communication Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	18	View Report
Best Value Speech Communication Schools in Illinois	3	18	View Report
Best Value General Special Education Schools in Illinois	3	17	View Report
Best Value Special Education Schools in Illinois	3	17	View Report
Best Value English & Language Arts Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	13	View Report
Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools in Illinois	3	14	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	38	View Report
Best Value Spanish Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	3	39	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in Illinois	3	27	View Report
Best Value Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in Illinois	3	12	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	3	14	View Report
Best Value Marketing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	26	View Report
Best Value Marketing Schools in Illinois	4	27	View Report
Best Value General Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	59	View Report
Best Value English & Language Arts Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	56	View Report
Best Value English & Language Arts Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	61	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	23	View Report
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	26	View Report
Best Value Secondary Education Schools in Illinois	4	23	View Report
Best Value Nursing Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region	4	21	View Report
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	39	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	13	View Report
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	4	14	View Report
Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	View Report
Best Value Accounting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	View Report
Best Value Finance Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	22	View Report
Best Value Finance Schools in Illinois	5	22	View Report
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	22	View Report
Best Value Finance & Financial Management Schools in Illinois	5	22	View Report
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	25	View Report
Best Value Communication & Media Studies Schools in Illinois	5	25	View Report
Best Value Art Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	53	View Report
Best Value Art Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	59	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	88	View Report
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools in Illinois	5	29	View Report
Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Schools in Illinois	5	21	View Report
Best Value Schools	5	47	View Report
Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Schools	5	63	View Report
Best Value Nursing Administration Schools in the Great Lakes Region	5	47	View Report
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	View Report
Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	30	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Schools in Illinois	5	16	View Report
Best Value Criminal Justice & Corrections Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	21	View Report
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	5	22	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools in Illinois	6	42	View Report
Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois	6	31	View Report
Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	6	28	View Report
Best Value Special Education Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	69	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Subject Specific Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	100	View Report
Best Value Elementary Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	6	38	View Report
Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	6	38	View Report
Best Value Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Schools in the Great Lakes Region	6	63	View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	7	40	View Report
Best Value General Biology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	7	40	View Report
Best Value Other Biological & Biomedical Sciences Schools	7	47	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) Schools	7	47	View Report
Best Value Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois	7	42	View Report
Best Value Accounting Schools in Illinois	7	34	View Report
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools in Illinois	7	29	View Report
Best Value Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching Schools in the Great Lakes Region	7	65	View Report
Best Value Biology Studies Schools in Illinois	8	41	View Report
Best Value General Biology Schools in Illinois	8	41	View Report

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Notes and References

These rankings are drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2026 edition.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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