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Through academics, student life, community involvement and more, Xavier prepares students for success beyond the classroom.
Nationally Recognized
TOP-RANKED Southern university in career preparation
No. 6 in the U.S. for
social mobility and
student transformation.
No. 1 in the U.S. for
African-Americans who
complete medical school
Pathways to Success
Your Future is Bright
Xavier was recently ranked as the nation鈥檚 #2 HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)聽by College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, in its newly released publication, Best HBCUs for 2018.
XULA ranks #1 in the nation聽in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school.
#1 in the nation in awarding聽bachelor鈥檚 degrees to African American students in the biomedical sciences,聽the physical sciences, and physics.
U.S. News 鈥淏est Colleges鈥 Guide 2018 rates Xavier as the聽#1 鈥渂est value鈥 among southern regional colleges and universities.
#3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D.聽in science and engineering disciplines.
Xavier is among the nation鈥檚 top four colleges of pharmacy聽in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees.
A New York Times Op Ed piece, 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Great Working Class Colleges鈥, ranked Xavier聽No. 6 in the nation for upward social mobility and student transformation.
For six consecutive years, The Fiske Guide to Colleges has selected Xavier as a聽鈥渂est buy鈥 for academics and affordability.聽Xavier is the only school in Louisiana and the only HBCU to receive this recognition.
Ambassadors of Society
Excellence Awaits You
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51 Student organizations engaged
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1,241 Xavier student volunteers
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11,538 Volunteer hours
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$278,527 Service value