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Acceptance Rate 86.41%
Yield 7.33%
SAT Score 1,210
ACT Score 25
Applicants 14,631

Xavier Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 86.41% at Xavier University. Total 14,631 students applied and 12,642 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,210 and the average ACT score is 25.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.xavier.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.xavier.edu/admission/apply.cfm
Acceptance Rate86.41%
Average Test Scores1,210 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 86.41%. A total of 14,631 students (6,370 men and 8,238 women) have applied to and 12,642 (5,445 men and 7,177 women) students admitted to Xavier University.
Among them, 415 male and 512 female students have enrolled into Xavier and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 7.33%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Xavier
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants14,6316,3708,23800
Admitted12,6425,4457,17700
Enrolled92741551200
Acceptance Rate 86.41% 85.48% 87.12% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 7.33% 7.62% 7.13% - -
[Chart] Xavier University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Xavier, 122 applicants (13% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 260 applicants (28%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,210 at Xavier. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,310 and 25th percentile score is 1,103.
The average ACT score is 25 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Xavier. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Xavier with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Xavier
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total110312101310
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing553610660
Math550600650
ACT Composite222529
Math202528
English212531
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Xavier University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Xavier
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Xavier

The calendar system at Xavier University is Semester. Xavier University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Xavier University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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