Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (27% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 79% of faculty are full-time. Spends $9,547 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
497 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 66% of graduates; 28 programs in 16 fields awarded at least one.
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.010127% 134Graduates in this field earn $42,938 4 years out
- Public Health, General 51.220113% 65Graduates in this field earn $63,204 4 years out
- Psychology, General 42.010112% 62
- Chemistry, General 40.05017.4% 37Graduates in this field earn $48,508 4 years out
- Mass Communication/Media Studies 09.01026.4% 32
Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 5.6% → 17% of graduates since 2014–15 (85 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Public Health$63,204 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$63,204National median: $58,808Above typicalMedian federal debt: $27,000 · 104 graduates, two most recent years combined
Chemistry$48,508 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$48,508National median: $65,120Below typical4 years out, Pell: $45,257 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $27,000 · 62 graduates, two most recent years combined
Biology, General$42,938 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $17,761
4 years after completion$42,938National median: $57,214Below typical4 years out, Pell: $34,826 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $25,512 · 267 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$41,198 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $16,106
4 years after completion$41,198National median: $68,257Below typical4 years out, Pell: $39,990 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $26,956 · 52 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 10 to 1 in its Common Data Set (3,101 students, 314 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Accelerated program
- Cross-registration
- Distance learning
- Double major
- Dual enrollment
- Honors program
- Independent study
- Internships
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in arts, computer literacy, English composition, a foreign language, history, humanities, intensive writing, math, philosophy, a natural science, and social science.
$88,155
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Xavier University of Louisiana Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Xavier University of Louisiana Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)