Is Xavier University a Historically Black College

Sir I am a black student and I am planning to take admission in Xavier University of Louisiana. Kindly tell me is Xavier University of Louisiana a Historically Black College?

[Shaleen]

As you are asking me that Xavier University of Louisiana is a Historically Black College so I am telling you that, yes, it is a catholic and Historically Black College.

Xavier University of Louisiana was founded in 1915 as a high school for African Americans and Native Americans. A four-year university was added ten years later.

Today, enrollment measures about 3,100, of which 71% are black and 27% are Catholic.

Xavier has been continually ranked first for its number of African-American undergrads earning degrees in both the biological/life sciences and the physical sciences.


Class sizes:

Student-faculty ratio 13:1
4-year graduation rate 27%

Five most popular majors for 2013 graduates:

Biological and Biomedical Sciences 23%
Physical Sciences 20%
Psychology 17%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 11%
Social Sciences 8%


Tuition and fees $21,552
Room and board $8,500

Here I am providing you list of some best Historically Black Colleges with their Rankings.


College Rank

Morehouse College 1
Atlanta, GA

Howard University 2
Washington, DC

Spelman College 3
Atlanta, GA

Fisk University 4
Nashville, TN

Florida Agricultural and 5
Mechanical University
Tallahassee, FL

Tuskegee University 6
Tuskegee, AL

North Carolina A&T State University 7
Greensboro, NC

Xavier University of Louisiana 8
New Orleans, LA

Winston-Salem State University 9
Winston-Salem, NC

Tougaloo College 10
Tougaloo, MS

Hampton University 11
Hampton, VA

Bowie State University 12
Bowie, MD

Claflin University 13
Orangeburg, SC

Oakwood University 14
Huntsville, AL

North Carolina Central University 15
Durham, NC

Elizabeth City State University 16
Elizabeth City, NC

Prairie View A&M University 17
Prairie View, TX

Fayetteville State University 18
Fayetteville, NC

Virginia State University 19
Petersburg, VA

Dillard University 20
New Orleans, LA

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania 21
Lincoln University, PA

Philander Smith College 22
Little Rock, AR

University of Maryland 23
Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD

Norfolk State University 24
Norfolk, VA

Jackson State University 25
Jackson, MS

Virginia University of Lynchburg 26
Lynchburg, VA

Johnson C. Smith University 27
Charlotte, NC

Wilberforce University 28
Wilberforce, OH

Bethune-Cookman University 29
Daytona Beach, FL

Delaware State University 30
Dover, DE


Address:

Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Dr
New Orleans, LA 70125
United States

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