Xavier University Student Population

How many students at Xavier?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Xavier University has a total enrollment of 5,501 students, including 4,239 undergraduate and 1,262 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,331 male students (42.4%) and 3,170 female students (57.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,905 White students (71%) and 643 Black students (11.7%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,239 undergraduate students (77.1%) and 1,262 graduate students (22.9%).
• Class Delivery: 696 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 749 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Xavier's body is relatively small.

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

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,331 male (42.37%) and 3,170 female (57.63%) students are attending Xavier University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 73.53.

By class level, 4,239 (77.06%) are undergraduate students and 1,262 (22.94%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 45.03% are male and 54.97% are female, while among graduate students, 33.44% are male and 66.56% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,905 White, 643 Black, and 119 Asian students out of a total of 5,501 are attending at Xavier University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Xavier University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 47.5% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Xavier has 58 students under 18 years old and 13 students over 65 years old. There are 4,429 students under 25 years old, and 1,072 students over 25 years old out of 5,501 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 58 students are younger than 18 and 6 students are older than 65. Xavier has 4,018 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 221 students aged 25 and over.

It has 411 graduate students aged under 25 and 851 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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 Xavier University, 696 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 749 students are enrolled in some online courses.

429 students who live in Ohio or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 267 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,239 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 237 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.59%.215 students have transferred in as full-time status and 22 students transferred in as part-time status.