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Saint Xavier University acceptance rate & admissions

Saint Xavier University admits 84% of applicants, most. For Fall 2023, 6,188 of 7,216 applicants were admitted and 759 enrolled. The school does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind).

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Acceptance rate
84%

More selective than 33% of Illinois colleges we cover. U.S. median 77%.

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class

Test scores
Not considered

Share of students sending scores not reported.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Admitted students who enroll
12%

Called “yield.” A high yield means many admitted students choose Saint Xavier University over other offers.

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class

Applicants, admits and enrollment

Applied7,216
Admitted6,188
Enrolled759

IPEDS Admissions, Fall 2023 entering class (first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates). Newer counts arrive with the next IPEDS release.

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Saint Xavier University admissions year over year

Entering classAcceptanceSAT readingSAT mathACTSource
Fall 202484%———College Scorecard
Fall 202386%———IPEDS

Score ranges are the 25th–75th percentiles. Each year is kept as published; we add a year with every federal release.

How selective is Saint Xavier University compared with other Illinois colleges?

Saint Xavier University has the 36th-lowest acceptance rate of 53 Illinois colleges we cover. Schools around it:

RankCollegeAcceptanceGraduationAvg. net price
32Illinois College78%64%$18,298
33Aurora University81%60%$18,838
34Loyola University Chicago82%73%$36,079
35Moody Bible Institute83%62%$22,221
36Saint Xavier University84%57%$10,970
37Trinity Christian College85%58%$19,125
38Eureka College85%42%$17,349
39University of Illinois Springfield86%53%$9,833
40Southern Illinois University-Carbondale87%62%$13,297

College Scorecard, Fall 2024 entering class. All Illinois colleges →

Who enrolls at Saint Xavier University

First-year students who return for year two76%
First-year students from Illinois96%
Pell Grant recipients59%
First-generation students49%
Women / men61% / 39%
International students0%

College Scorecard; IPEDS

Saint Xavier University admissions questions

What is the Saint Xavier University acceptance rate?

Saint Xavier University accepts 84% of applicants, most. For the Fall 2023 entering class, 6,188 of 7,216 applicants were admitted.

Does Saint Xavier University require the SAT or ACT?

Saint Xavier University does not consider SAT or ACT scores (test-blind), according to its federal admissions report for Fall 2023.

How many admitted students enroll at Saint Xavier University?

12% of admitted students enrolled in Fall 2023 (759 of 6,188).

Is Saint Xavier University getting harder to get into?

Saint Xavier University accepted 84% of applicants for Fall 2024, compared with 86% for Fall 2023.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS Admissions; years shown with each figure. “Colleges we cover” means colleges awarding bachelor's degrees to at least 100 undergraduates. Back to Saint Xavier University overview