Xavier earned 51 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 0 in the top 1%, 12 in the top 5%, 15 in the top 10% and 24 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 47 in Top Ranked for Natural Sciences, a top 5% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 51 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 0 / 12
Highest placement: #1 of 47, a top 5% award
Fields of study with a badge: 14
Placements this edition: 224
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Xavier University Earned?
Xavier University holds 51 ranking badges across 14 fields of study, 12 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. Rankings on this page are updated as new federal data is released. The awards below are from the 2027 edition. A check mark sits in the highest award tier the school reached. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
0
Top 5%
12
Top 10%
15
Top 15%
24
Total
51
What Is Xavier University Known For?
Xavier University is best known for Visual & Performing Arts: 5 of its 27 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Natural Sciences, Drama & Theater Arts and General Biology.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Xavier University earned 2 badges across 2 sports; its highest placement is #23 of 186 in Swimming & Diving.
How Does Xavier University Rank for Online Students?
Xavier University earned no online-program badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s online-program rankings is #85 of 510 in Most Popular Online for Nursing (top 17%).
How Does Xavier University Rank for Veterans?
In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Xavier University earned 22 badges, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #168 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. Xavier University appears in 224 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team