Student Population at Saint Xavier

How many students at Saint Xavier?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Saint Xavier University has a total enrollment of 3,485 students, including 3,098 undergraduate and 387 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 1,298 male students (37.2%) and 2,187 female students (62.8%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,712 Hispanic students (49.1%) and 1,081 White students (31%).
Class Level Breakdown: 3,098 undergraduate students (88.9%) and 387 graduate students (11.1%).
Class Delivery: 291 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,241 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Saint Xavier's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,298 male (37.25%) and 2,187 female (62.75%) students are attending Saint Xavier University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 59.35.

By class level, 3,098 (88.90%) are undergraduate students and 387 (11.10%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 38.90% are male and 61.10% are female, while among graduate students, 24.03% are male and 75.97% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	3,485	3,098	387
Men	1,298	1,205	93
Women	2,187	1,893	294

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,081 White, 413 Black, and 64 Asian students out of a total of 3,485 are attending at Saint Xavier University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Saint Xavier University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 64.6% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	64	25	39
Black	413	181	232
Hispanic	1,712	610	1,102
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	1,081	410	671
Two or more races	86	35	51
Race Unknown	127	37	90

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	2	0	2
Asian	60	24	36
Black	361	159	202
Hispanic	1,628	591	1,037
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	899	365	534
Two or more races	75	31	44
Race Unknown	73	35	38

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	-	-	-
Asian	4	1	3
Black	52	22	30
Hispanic	84	19	65
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	-	-	-
White	182	45	137
Two or more races	11	4	7
Race Unknown	54	2	52

Student Age Distribution

There are 3,086 students under 25 years old, and 399 students over 25 years old out of 3,485 total students.

Saint Xavier has 2,947 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 151 students aged 25 and over.

It has 139 graduate students aged under 25 and 248 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	16	14	2
18-19	1,262	773	489
20-21	1,194	733	461
22-24	614	379	235
25-29	170	113	57
30-34	70	50	20
35-39	52	43	9
40-49	76	57	19
50-64	31	25	6

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	16	14	2
18-19	1,262	773	489
20-21	1,193	732	461
22-24	476	273	203
25-29	84	53	31
30-34	22	16	6
35-39	19	16	3
40-49	17	11	6
50-64	9	5	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	1	1	0
22-24	138	106	32
25-29	86	60	26
30-34	48	34	14
35-39	33	27	6
40-49	59	46	13
50-64	22	20	2

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Saint Xavier University, 291 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,241 students are enrolled in some online courses.

258 students who live in Illinois or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 33 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	3,485	291	2,241
Undergraduate	3,098	109	2,188
Graduate	387	182	53

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Illinois Residents	Other States in U.S.
All Students	258	33
Undergraduate	103	6
Graduate	155	27

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 3,098 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 316 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 10.20%.292 students have transferred in as full-time status and 24 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	2,648
Transfer-in Full-time	292
Regular Part-time	134
Transfer-in Part-time	24

Saint Xavier Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Saint Xavier?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 3,485 students are enrolled at Saint Xavier.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Saint Xavier?

3,098 undergraduate and 387 graduate students are enrolled at Saint Xavier.

What is the gender breakdown at Saint Xavier?

1,298 male (37.25%) and 2,187 female (62.75%) students are attending Saint Xavier.

How diverse is the student population at Saint Xavier?

Saint Xavier has a student population that is quite diverse with no single group in majority: 1,081 White (31.02%), 413 Black (11.85%), and 64 Asian (1.84%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Saint Xavier take online courses?

291 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 2,241 students take some online courses.

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