Academics at Xavier University of Louisiana

All About Academics

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Xavier University of Louisiana: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty and Teaching

With 11 students per faculty member, Xavier University of Louisiana is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Xavier University of Louisiana employs 79% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Xavier University of Louisiana offers 34 majors with reported completions across 17 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Xavier University of Louisiana are shown below:

The most popular majors at Xavier University of Louisiana, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

Questions Worth Asking

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Xavier University of Louisiana:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Xavier University of Louisiana offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 928 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (72% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
• Will a degree land you a job? Ask how many graduates were employed full time a year after finishing.

Explore Further into Xavier University of Louisiana

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Xavier University of Louisiana — every major and degree program offered
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Xavier University of Louisiana — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at Xavier University of Louisiana — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Distance Learning at Xavier University of Louisiana — what online and distance learning is available
• Accreditation at Xavier University of Louisiana — the schools accreditation and what it means