Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana · Website
$52,184
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$52,184
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Xavier University of Louisiana is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 2,628 undergraduates and 530 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,127 a year (tuition and fees $28,733). It admits 69% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $52,184 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,053 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,127
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$28,733
US median $11,837
Admission rate
69%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,053
About $255 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$52,184
Rank 1,302 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
- $17,127
- Tuition and fees
- $28,733
- Cost of attendance
- $40,434
- Students with a need-based grant
- 54%
- Students with federal loans
- 56%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,405
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,094
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,836
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,118
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,096
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 $22,349 in 2015-16 to $28,733 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
- 69%
- Average SAT
- 1,080
- SAT reading, middle
- 540
- SAT math, middle
- 530
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 2,628
- Graduate students
- 530
- Part-time students
- 2.6%
- Women
- 75%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 54
- Endowment
- $182.9M
- Other
- Historically Black college, 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 1,302 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,127 | $14,810 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $28,733 | $9,181 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 69% | 78% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 57% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 71% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,053 | $13,136 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,643 | $27,631 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $52,184 | $32,992 | $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. 53% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
54 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $25,512 | $17,761 | $42,938 | $57,214 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 136 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $27,000 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $27,000 | Withheld | $63,204 | $58,808 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $27,000 | Withheld | $48,508 | $65,120 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 27 | $26,956 | $16,106 | $41,198 | $68,257 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,359 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,451 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,573 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $47,382 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,707 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,562 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $58,928 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $63,399 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Louisiana on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Xavier University of Louisiana cost?
$17,127 a year is the average net price at Xavier University of Louisiana after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $28,733, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $40,434. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,405 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Xavier University of Louisiana?
69% of applicants are admitted to Xavier University of Louisiana. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,080 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Louisiana is 78%.
How much do Xavier University of Louisiana graduates earn?
$52,184 a year is the median pay of former Xavier University of Louisiana students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,643 after 6 years). That ranks 1,302 of 5,094 US colleges and 12 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctoral) at $106,695.
How much student debt do Xavier University of Louisiana graduates have?
$24,053 is the median federal student loan debt of Xavier University of Louisiana graduates, about $255 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 56% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Xavier University of Louisiana?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Xavier University of Louisiana finish within 6 years. 72% 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 Xavier University of Louisiana?
Biology, General (145 bachelor's graduates), Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (136 professional graduates), Psychology, General (61 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 54 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.