COLLEGE COMPARISON WORKSHEET - Xavier University

COLLEGE COMPARISON WORKSHEET

Use this card to help compare the various colleges you are investigating. You may want to make additional copies if you are researching more than three colleges.

COLLEGE NAME

LOCATION/ ENVIRONMENT ? distance from home ? urban, rural ? coed, male, female ? public/private

SIZE ? enrollment ? physical size of campus ? freshman class

ACADEMICS ? majors offered ? student-faculty ratio ? average class size

OUTCOMES ? freshman retention rate ? graduation rate ? graduate/professional

school acceptance

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS ? deadlines/notification ? typical test scores, GPA ? ways to apply

FINANCIAL AID/ SCHOLARSHIPS ? required forms ? scholarship availability

and deadlines

COSTS ? tuition, room and board ? books and fees ? application fee,

deposits

ACTIVITIES ? clubs, organizations ? athletics, intramurals ? service, campus ministry

FACILITIES ? academic ? recreational ? other

HOUSING ? availability ? types and sizes

CAMPUS SUMMARY ? counselor's name ? tour guide's name ? other contacts made ? phone numbers ? website

XAVIER UNIVERSITY

? Historic neighborhood, six miles from downtown Cincinnati

? Coeducational ? Private, non-profit ? Fourth oldest Jesuit and sixth oldest Catholic

university in the nation

? 6,285 total, 4,572 undergraduates ? 190 acre campus ? 1,181 first-year students

? 90+ majors, 60+ minors ? 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio ? 20 students per class on average ? 100 percent of Xavier students have access to a

professional mentor

? 87% freshman retention rate ? Ranked in the top 10 for graduation rate in the

Midwest by U.S. News and World Report ? 96% placement rate for employed,

volunteering or in graduate school within 6 months from graduating class of 2015

? Rolling admission decisions sent out three to four weeks after application is complete

? Jan. 15: Deadline for nursing majors ? Feb. 1: Priority deadline to be considered for

merit scholarships and application deadline for occupational therapy majors ? Middle 50% range: 3.15-3.95 GPA, ? 23-28 ACT, 1050-1230 SAT ? Xavier application (paper or online) or Common Application; xavier.edu/apply

? FAFSA required (Feb. 15 priority deadline) ? Scholarships available for academics, service,

athletics, arts and more ? See xavier.edu/scholarships for deadlines

and full scholarship listing

? $35,920 tuition ($36,920 for business majors), $11,380 room and board

? Approximately $1,920 books and fees ? $35 application fee (waived for online apps) ? $400 housing/tuition deposit

? More than 160 student organizations ? 18 Division 1 sports teams in the Big East

Conference; 26 club sports ? Service/religious groups for all faiths

? Williams College of Business building features trading room with more than 30 Bloomberg terminals; award-winning Hoff Dining Commons; University Station opened in 2014; new, sustainable Alter Hall classroom building opened in 2015

? 10,000-seat Div. I athletic arena ? Beautifully landscaped and wireless campus

? All residence halls are air-conditioned and have cable/satellite TV

? Community and suite-style residence halls ? Four-bedroom apartment complex for juniors

and seniors

? 877-XUADMIT (982-3648) ? xavier.edu ? xuadmit@xavier.edu #XU2021 #visitXU

all figures current as of 7/8/16

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