Saint Xavier University
Chicago, Illinois · Also known as St. Xavier University St Xavier University · Website
$58,656
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$58,656
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Saint Xavier University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Chicago, Illinois with 3,096 undergraduates and 387 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $10,970 a year (tuition and fees $37,940). It admits 84% of applicants and 57% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $58,656 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,223 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$10,970
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,940
US median $11,837
Admission rate
84%
US median 78%
Completion rate
57%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,223
About $236 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$58,656
Rank 866 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $10,970
- Tuition and fees
- $37,940
- Cost of attendance
- $43,244
- Students with a need-based grant
- 59%
- Students with federal loans
- 87%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,572
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $7,702
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $9,715
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $15,132
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,864
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $30,920 in 2015-16 to $37,940 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 84%
- Undergraduates
- 3,096
- Graduate students
- 387
- Part-time students
- 5.0%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Retention rate
- 76%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 77
- Endowment
- $48.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 866 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $10,970 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,940 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 84% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 57% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 76% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,223 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,784 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $58,656 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 77% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
77 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 194 | $26,030 | $78,285 | $87,170 | $88,910 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's | Master's | 61 | $26,837 | $52,674 | $57,296 | $59,916 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $25,000 | $31,094 | $47,273 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 56 | $22,114 | $37,977 | $59,820 | $57,214 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $25,000 | $44,190 | $65,447 | $68,407 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $25,606 | $39,033 | $56,414 | $55,378 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $22,987 | $46,452 | $75,180 | $83,343 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 32 | $26,874 | $111,974 | $117,289 | $120,193 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $23,841 | $45,889 | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | $46,377 | $58,097 | $47,382 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 30 | $47,030 | $64,446 | $69,420 | $67,030 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $22,758 | $49,533 | $75,023 | $76,194 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,250 | $43,892 | $65,330 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 26 | $42,228 | $90,420 | $91,203 | $103,485 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,562 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 20 | $26,470 | $54,613 | $64,421 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $23,069 | $46,835 | $53,898 | $51,389 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $26,000 | $51,054 | $54,826 | $53,072 |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherMaster's | Master's | 18 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 18 | $15,000 | Withheld | $65,233 | $58,928 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 14 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,367 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $21,662 | $32,169 | $44,312 | $56,359 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's | Master's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,767 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherMaster's | Master's | 10 | $43,202 | $81,925 | $102,478 | $96,656 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Saint Xavier University cost?
$10,970 a year is the average net price at Saint Xavier University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,940, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $43,244. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,572 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Saint Xavier University?
84% of applicants are admitted to Saint Xavier University. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Saint Xavier University graduates earn?
$58,656 a year is the median pay of former Saint Xavier University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,784 after 6 years). That ranks 866 of 5,094 US colleges and 36 of 189 in Illinois. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $111,974.
How much student debt do Saint Xavier University graduates have?
$22,223 is the median federal student loan debt of Saint Xavier University graduates, about $236 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 87% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Saint Xavier University?
57% of first-time, full-time students at Saint Xavier University finish within 6 years. 76% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Saint Xavier University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (194 bachelor's graduates), Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (61 master's graduates), Psychology, General (61 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 77 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.