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Saint Xavier University is a private regional university located in Chicago, Illinois. Saint Xavier University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Saint Xavier University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $53,990 10 years after enrolling, 21st in Illinois, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Saint Xavier University bachelor students earn 4% less than the national average. Saint Xavier University is ranked 6th in Illinois.
Saint Xavier University’s median net annual cost of $13,024 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Saint Xavier University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Psychology, Biology, Business and Commerce, Marketing, Finance - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$13,024
Average years to graduate
4.2
Accounting
Rank: #42
Economic score: 1.4
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #9
Economic score: 2.06
Criminal Justice
Rank: #35
Economic score: 2.5
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #35
Economic score: 2.5
Education
Rank: #42
Economic score: 3.29
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
Rank: #13
Economic score: 3.53
Computer and Information Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 3.78
Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rank: #201
Economic score: 11.13
Fine & Studio Arts
Rank: #160
Economic score: 11.28
English Language & Lit
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 207.34
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at Saint Xavier University - Communication disorder sciences, Business Administration, Education, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other, Registered Nursing, Special Education - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Finance
Rank: #39
Economic score: 0.65
Accounting
Rank: #287
Economic score: 0.85
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 61% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Saint Xavier University is 4% lower than the state average, and 3% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Saint Xavier University, Pell Grant recipients represent 53% of the measured graduating class, 18% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Saint Xavier University graduates within 4.3 years.
Saint Xavier University is in the top 10% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Saint Xavier University’s economic mobility score of 43.56 is calculated by adjusting the 1.69 economic score of lower-income students by the 53% pell grant recipients within the student body. Saint Xavier University’s EMS of 43.56 ranks in the top 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Saint Xavier University pays $13,024 a year, $36,532 less than the $49,556 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $13,024
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Saint Xavier University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $13,024 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 91% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $5,391. This is 37% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,736
Pell grants
$5,024
State grants
$5,187
Institutional grants
$20,626
Saint Xavier University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 85% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 7,780 applicants, of which 6,597 were admitted and 747 enrolled. Saint Xavier University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
89%
83%
Female
66%
59%
First time
55%
59%
In-state
95%
68%
1st generation
49%
35%
White
37%
52%
Black
12%
14%
Hispanic
44%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
4%
12%