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Xavier
University of Louisiana
New
Orleans, Louisiana
Xavier University of
Louisiana is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose
of the University is the promotion of a more just and humane society.
To this end, Xavier prepares its students to assume roles of leadership
and service in society. This preparation takes place in a pluralistic
teaching and learning environment that incorporates all relevant
educational means, including research and community service.
Xavier's student body
is predominantly African American (76%), but the university is
open to all. Recent years have seen a growing influx of out-of-state
students, yet one-half of the university’s 3,000 students
are from Louisiana. The University’s pre-Hurricane Katrina
(2005) enrollment was 4,100.
Xavier's curriculum
is liberal arts oriented and requires all students to follow a
core curriculum, but today more than half of its undergraduate
students currently major in the natural or health sciences, with
the most popular choices being biology, chemistry, business and
pharmacy. Other preferred majors include mass communications,
political science, and psychology and computer science. In all,
Xavier offers training in some three dozen fields on the undergraduate,
graduate, and professional degree level.
According
to the U.S. Department of Education, Xavier continues to rank
first nationally in the number of African American students earning
undergraduate degrees in both the biological/life sciences and
the physical sciences. Xavier was one of only six schools chosen
to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Model
Institutions for Excellence in Science, Engineering and Mathematics
program.
www.xula.edu
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