Xavier University of Louisiana
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.4-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 58 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 52 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 10.3%
- No Data52 · 89.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 16
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Nov 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2024Initial AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education · Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,658 students received $11.3M in Pell grants, alongside $46.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 794 borrowers who entered repayment, 35 (4.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at XULA
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 7
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus7
- Non-campus4
- Public property2
Includes 5 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Katharine Drexel1 fireElectricalDamage $10,000-$24,999
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
XULA vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions XULA selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectXavier University of Louisiana | 49% | — | 3,218 | $17,127 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs |
| 42% | 67.3% | 3,457 | $18,759 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 46% | 94.5% | 2,914 | $26,036 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 71% | 64.4% | 3,211 | $28,551 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 47% | 96.5% | 3,832 | $21,666 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| 55% | 48.7% | 3,121 | $35,013 | Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs | |
| Peer group median | 48% | 67.3% | 3,215 | $23,851 |
Institutions like XULA
Explore the federal data for institutions in XULA's comparison group.
- Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsTennessee
Cumberland University
Grad rate42%Admit rate67.3%Enrollment3,457Net price$18,759View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Carolina
Columbia International University
Grad rate46%Admit rate94.5%Enrollment2,914Net price$26,036View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsFlorida
Florida Southern College
Grad rate71%Admit rate64.4%Enrollment3,211Net price$28,551View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsSouth Carolina
Charleston Southern University
Grad rate47%Admit rate96.5%Enrollment3,832Net price$21,666View data - Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsAlabama
Tuskegee University
Grad rate55%Admit rate48.7%Enrollment3,121Net price$35,013View data
XULA Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research and Decision Support at Xavier University of Louisiana will serve as a model of institutional research and assessment by creating and providing useful, accurate, and timely information and support to all constituents in a knowledgeable and professional manner.
Visit IR office page- Dr. Clair Wilkins-GreenChief Institutional Research Officer
Common Data Set
XULA's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C110,260 applied → 7,083 admitted (69.1%) → 839 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 69.1% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rate varies by gender.
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 930–1130 (median 1025).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 19–24 (median 22).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $46,047 (2023-2024).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $46,047 → about $33,024 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($13,023); 61% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H158% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H598% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $20,050 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 48%; first-year retention 71%.
Equity: Pell graduation gap
B4Pell-grant recipients graduate 9 pts below the overall rate (39% vs 48%).
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I358% of classes have under 20 students; 1% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~45% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B23% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B12,688 undergraduates and 530 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1572 transfer applicants → 184 admitted (32.1%) → 67 enrolled — more selective than first-year admission.
Source publications
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