University Description

Xavier University of Louisiana (also known as XULA) is a private, historically black, Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only Catholic HBCU and, upon the canonization of Katharine Drexel in 2000, became the first Catholic university founded by a saint.. Read More

University History

Katharine Drexel, a Catholic nun possessing a substantial inheritance from her father, banker-financier Francis Drexel, founded and staffed many institutions throughout the United States in the 19th and 20th centuries, in an effort to help educate and evangelize Native Americans and African Americans. Many of her chosen staff included sisters of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, the religious order she founded and served in as the first Superior General.
Graduation Rate: 37% Acceptance Rate: 95% Student Faculty Ratio: 13:1 School Setting: urban

Academic Programs

  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Accounting
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • English Teacher Education
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General History
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Other Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Mass Communication
  • Sociology
  • General Computer Science
  • General Chemistry
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • Philosophy
  • Accounting
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Art Studies
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General Mathematics
  • General Music
  • General Physics
  • General Political Science and Government
  • General Psychology
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Sociology
  • General Computer Science
  • General History
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Mass Communication
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • General Music Performance
  • Art Teacher Education
  • General Public Health
  • Voice and Opera
  • English Teacher Education
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • General Science Teacher Education
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Jazz Studies
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Biochemistry
  • Bioinformatics
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Neuroscience
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Other Communication and Related Programs
  • General Statistics
  • Theological Studies
  • History Teacher Education
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Other Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Biology
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Physics
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • Speech-Language Pathology
  • Accounting
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • General Public Health
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Other Communication and Related Programs
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • French Language and Literature
  • General Chemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Neuroscience
  • General Psychology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Mass Communication
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • English Teacher Education
  • General Music
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Biochemistry
  • General Art Studies
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Bioinformatics
  • Business Teacher Education
  • General Science Teacher Education
  • General Music Performance
  • Jazz Studies
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Computer Teacher Education
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education
  • History Teacher Education
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Social Studies Teacher Education
  • Teaching Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs
  • Teaching Individuals in Junior High and Middle School Special Education
  • Teaching Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs
  • Theological Studies
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry
  • General Political Science and Government
  • Neuroscience
  • General Physics
  • General Public Health
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Pharmacy
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • Biochemistry
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • General History
  • General Mathematics
  • General Psychology
  • Sociology
  • General Science Teacher Education
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Theological Studies
  • Counselor Education and Guidance Services
  • General Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • General Computer and Information Sciences
  • Other Communication and Related Programs
  • General Special Education and Teaching
  • General Business Administration and Management
  • General Computer Science
  • General English Language and Literature
  • Sociology
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences
  • Bioinformatics
  • General Public Health
  • General Music Performance
  • Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Accounting
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Sports Offered

  • Baseball (M)
  • Softball (W)
  • Basketball (M)
  • Basketball (W)
  • Cross Country (M)
  • Cross Country (W)
  • Indoor Track and Field (M)
  • Indoor Track and Field (W)
  • Outdoor Track and Field (M)
  • Outdoor Track and Field (W)
  • Tennis (M)
  • Tennis (W)
  • Volleyball (W)
  • Competitive Cheer (W & M)
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Greek Life

  • Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
  • Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  • Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity
  • Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
  • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
  • Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity
  • Zeta Phi Beta Sorority
  • Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority
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