Xavier University

Xavier University is a private nonprofit college in Cincinnati, OH. Its average net price is $31,905 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$26,294
$30,001 to $48,000$24,704
$48,001 to $75,000$28,466
$75,001 to $110,000$32,234
$110,001 and up$34,482
$52,680Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$52,680Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$31,905Average Net Price
$14,520Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,300Books and Supplies
$3,200Other Expenses
17.5%Students on Pell Grants
49.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

86.4%Acceptance Rate
553 to 660SAT Reading, Middle Half
550 to 650SAT Math, Middle Half
22 to 29ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$60,914
8 years after entry$65,472
10 years after entry$69,118
71.1%Graduation Rate
77.5%Retention Rate
$25,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Cincinnati, OHLocation
Large citySetting
4,207Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$60,798 National median for this major n=44,210$26,250 Small program - rough guide n=44
Agricultural Production Operations$40,871 National median for this major n=581Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other$39,104 National median for this major n=1,159Not published
Biology$36,562 National median for this major n=68,911$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,762 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemical Engineering$80,826 National median for this major n=8,603Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$33,198 National median for this major n=732Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=30
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Data Analytics$66,895 National median for this major n=494Not published
Data Science$76,968 National median for this major n=322Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering Physics$71,501 National median for this major n=458Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$47,020 National median for this major n=3,614Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$31,110 National median for this major n=12,988Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$64,668 Small program - rough guide n=58$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=53
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$39,364 National median for this major n=755Not published
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$44,416 National median for this major n=2,767Not published
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$36,985 National median for this major n=2,289Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$55,804 National median for this major n=11,775Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=66
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$54,385 n=109$26,000 n=125
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Natural Sciences$39,088 National median for this major n=528$26,937 Small program - rough guide n=37
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$34,267 Small program - rough guide n=35$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=57
Psychology$41,299 Small program - rough guide n=42$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=68
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$57,978 Small program - rough guide n=33Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$80,580 n=563$27,000 n=468
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$40,181 Small program - rough guide n=59$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=94
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Sustainability Studies$44,710 National median for this major n=1,415Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872$26,500 Small program - rough guide n=30
Theological and Ministerial Studies$36,786 National median for this major n=1,754Not published

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