Saint Xavier University Business Programs

Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. Chicago is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SXU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Finance and Financial Management Services	College Factual
#7	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Other Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#7	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Management & Marketing	College Factual

Where Is Saint Xavier University?

Contact details for SXU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3700 W 103Rd St, Chicago, IL 60655
Phone:	773-298-3000
Website:	WWW.SXU.EDU
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/stxavieruniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SaintXavier

How Do I Get Into SXU?

You can apply to SXU online at: https://www.sxu.edu/admission/apply.aspx

Admission Requirements for SXU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SXU?

SXU has an acceptance rate of 79%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 81%.

Average Test Scores

About 79% of students accepted to SXU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 560. Math scores were between 480 and 560.

SXU received ACT scores from 28% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 24.

Can I Afford Saint Xavier University?

The overall average net price of SXU is $27,778. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SXU, approximately 87% of students took out student loans averaging $5,647 a year. That adds up to $22,588 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SXU is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Saint Xavier University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,080 undergraduate students at SXU, with 2,878 being full-time and 202 being part-time.

There are also 684 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,878 full-time undergraduates at SXU, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Saint Xavier University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	77
Black or African American	319
Hispanic or Latino	1,298
White	1,063
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	121

Geographic Diversity

Illinois students aren't the only ones who study at Saint Xavier University. At this time, 6 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at SXU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and Pakistan.

Online Learning at Saint Xavier University

In 2019-2020, 2,667 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SXU has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of SXU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Saint Xavier University was -3.8%. This is the #1,647 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SXU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Saint Xavier University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	64	0	64
Business Management & Marketing	14	28	42
General Business Administration and Management	0	41	41
Finance	35	6	41
Accounting	29	8	37
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	30	5	35
Other Marketing	19	0	19
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	2	12	14
Other Finance and Financial Management Services	0	4	4
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	2	0	2
Other Accounting and Related Services	0	1	1
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	1	1
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0
General Organizational Communication	0	0	0
TOTAL	195	106	301

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Brendanriley under License

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