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| Latin:Universitas Xaveriana[1] | |
Former names | Athenaeum (1831–1840) St. Xavier College (1840–1930) |
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| Motto | Vidit Mirabilia Magna (Latin) |
Motto in English | He has seen great wonders |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1831; 195 years ago (1831)[2] |
Religious affiliation | Catholic (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations | AJCUACCU GCCCUCIC[3] |
| Endowment | $269 million (2024)[4] |
| President | Colleen Hanycz |
| Provost | Rachel Chrastil |
Academic staff |
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| Students | 5,648 (spring 2024)[6] |
| Undergraduates | 4,455 (spring 2024)[6] |
| Postgraduates | 1,193 (spring 2024)[6] |
| Location | , Ohio ,United States |
| Campus | 205 acres (83.0 ha) |
| Colors | Navy Blue - White - Silver [7] |
| Nickname | Musketeers |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I –Big East Conference[2] |
| Mascot | D'Artagnan theMusketeer The Blue Blob[8] |
| Website | xavier |
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Xavier University[9] (/ˈzeɪvjər/ZAY-vyure[10][11][12]) is aprivateJesuit university inCincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States.[13] Xavier had an enrollment of approximately 5,600 undergraduate and graduate students as of 2024.[6] The school's system comprises the main campus in Cincinnati, as well as regional locations for its accelerated nursing program inCleveland andColumbus, Ohio.
Xavier University is primarily anundergraduate,liberal arts institution. It provides an education in the Jesuit tradition, which emphasizes learning through community service, interdisciplinary courses and the engagement of faith, theology, philosophy and ethics studies. Xavier's athletic teams, known as the Xavier Musketeers, compete in theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level in theBig East Conference.
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Xavier University is the fourth oldest Jesuit University and the sixth oldest Catholic university in the United States.[13] The school was founded in 1831[14] as a men's college in downtownCincinnati next toSt. Francis Xavier Church on Sycamore Street. The Athenaeum, as it was then called, was dedicated to the patronage of SaintFrancis Xavier by BishopEdward Fenwick on October 17, 1831.[15] Upon BishopJohn Baptist Purcell's request, theSociety of Jesus took control of The Athenaeum in 1840, and the name was changed to St. Xavier College in honor of the 16th centurySpanish Jesuit missionary, St.Francis Xavier who, like the founder of the Jesuits,Ignatius Loyola, was a SpanishNavarrese.
St. Xavier College moved in 1912 to its currentEvanston location, about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of downtown Cincinnati, after the purchase of 26 acres (0.11 km2) from the Avondale Athletic Club.[16] The"original" Athenaeum is now the seminary of theArchdiocese of Cincinnati. St. Xavier College andSt. Xavier High School officially split in 1919, though they did not become financially independent until 1934. The school's name was changed a second time to its current name, Xavier University, in 1930.[17]
Xavier fully admitted women starting in 1969, but women began attending the college in 1914 in the evening, weekend, and summer school divisions.[18]Edgecliff College, another Catholic college in Cincinnati, merged with Xavier University in 1980.[19]
| Race and ethnicity[20] | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 75% | ||
| Black | 10% | ||
| Hispanic | 6% | ||
| Other[a] | 5% | ||
| Asian | 3% | ||
| Foreign national | 1% | ||
| Economic diversity | |||
| Low-income[b] | 15% | ||
| Affluent[c] | 85% | ||
Xavier University has more than 90 undergraduate majors and 40 graduate programs within the College of Arts and Sciences, The College of Professional Sciences, The College of Nursing and the Williams College of Business.[21] Majors include nursing, business, biomedical sciences, psychology, biology, exploratory, exercise science, sport management, sport marketing and finance. All students must complete the core curriculum (see below).[22]
Undergraduate students attending Xavier must complete a significant number ofdistribution requirements that are more commonly known as the Core Curriculum. There are required courses in:Theology,Philosophy,Mathematics,Fine Arts,History,Physical Science,Literature, Second Language, and theSocial Sciences.
Xavier has several honorary society chapters, including:
The campus covers approximately 205 acres (0.83 km2)[30] in the City ofCincinnati (Evanston neighborhood). At the center of campus are the Gallagher Student Center and Bellarmine Chapel. Bellarmine Chapel's roof is in the shape of a hyperbolic paraboloid, also known as asaddle roof, that will not collapse even if the Chapel walls were removed.[31] The chapel is also home to an active parish community independent of the university.[32]
Six buildings withcastle architecture overlook Victory parkway on one side of the Academic Mall: Lindner Hall (home to the Department of Physics),[33] Logan Hall (home to the Chemistry Department),[34] Albers Hall (home to the Biology Department),[35] Hinkle Hall (home to the Departments of Mathematics, Computer Science, English, History, Philosophy and Theology),[36] Schmidt Hall (houses the University Administration offices)[37] and Edgecliff Hall (home to the Department of Music).[38]
The other side of the Academic mall includes three buildings: Walter Schott Hall (home to the Office of Admission, Office of Financial Aid and the Departments of Modern Languages, Classics, Communication Arts, Political Science and Sociology),[39] McDonald Library (home to the University Library and Archives)[40] and Alter Hall (main classroom building on campus).[41]
Our Lady of Peace Chapel was relocated to the Academic Mall in 2018. Originally constructed in 1938 by Charles F. and Elizabeth R. Williams on their property in Anderson Township, the 22-seat chapel is now located off Dana Avenue on the west end of the Academic Mall.[42]
The Academic Quad, also known as the Hoff Quad, is east of the Academic Mall. It includes three buildings: Conaton Learning Commons (home to academic support services),[43] Smith Hall (home to the Williams College of Business)[44] and Hailstones Hall (traditional classroom building).[45]
The Residential Mall, north of the Academic mall, includes four underclassmen residence halls: Brockman Hall,[46] Buenger Hall,[47] Kuhlman Hall[48] and Husman Hall.[49] The all-purpose area for students and events between Kuhlman, Husman and Gallagher is referred to as "The Xavier Yard."
A residential complex called Justice Hall (formerly known as Fenwick Place[50]) opened in fall 2011 to the south of the Residential Mall. It is home to the campus dining center in addition to providing housing for upper-class students.
West campus is on the west side of Victory Parkway. Athletic facilities includeJ. Page Hayden Field, Corcoran Soccer Field, Schmidt Fieldhouse[51] and the Heidt Champion Center (formerly O'Connor Recreational Center).[52]
Academic buildings include: St. Barbara Hall and the Armory (home to Xavier's ROTC program),[53] Joseph Hall (Home to the Education and Sports Studies Departments)[54] and Elet Hall (home to the Department of Psychology).[55]
TheCintas Center, where theMusketeers host theirbasketball games, is adjacent to the Residential Mall. In addition to the 10,250-seat arena, Cintas also includes the Schiff Conference Center and the James and Caroline Duff Banquet Center. The A. B. Cohen Center, located across the parking lot from Cintas Center, is home to the Art Department and Xavier Art Gallery.
The Health United Building opened in 2019.[56] Located between University Station and the Commons Apartments, the facility houses a recreational center, an upgraded health and wellness center, and classroom facilities and labs for five academic programs: Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Health Services Administration, Sport Studies and Radiologic Technology.[57]
Xavier competes at theNCAA Division I level in theBig East Conference, and their mascot isD'Artagnan theMusketeer. Xavier sponsors eight intercollegiate sports for men, and eight sports for women.[58] The university's graduation rate of 94%[59] is the third highest graduation rate for athletes in the nation behindDuke University andStanford University. Xavier sports teams have several traditional rivalries with local universities, including theUniversity of Cincinnati and theVillanova University.
Xavier was a founding member of theMidwestern City Conference in 1979. Renamed the Midwestern Collegiate Conference in 1985, it is now known as the Horizon League. Xavier was a member of theAtlantic 10 Conference from 1995 to 2013 where it enjoyed many successful basketball seasons. On March 20, 2013, the Xavier administration announced that the school will join the newly createdBig East following therealignment of the old Big East Conference,[60] and moved to the new conference July 1, 2013.
The basketball and volleyball teams play in the 10,250-seatCintas Center on campus which opened in 2000.[61]
The Xavier men's basketball team is perhaps the best known of the sports sponsored at Xavier. The team has enjoyed considerable recent success, reaching theElite Eight in theNCAA Tournament in2004,2008, and 2017. Since 1985, every men's basketball player who has played as a senior has graduated with a degree.[62] During the era of college football's now-defunctBowl Championship Series, Xavier was one of only two schools outside the main BCS conferences (a group now known as thePower Five) to be listed among the top 20 most valuable programs in college basketball (the other beingUNLV) according toForbes.[63]
Xavier fielded anNCAA Division Ifootball team until the1973 season.
The Xavier baseball team won the2014 Big East Championship and participated in the Nashville Regional. The 2009 Xavier Baseball team won theAtlantic 10 tournament and participated in the Houston Regional. The Xavier baseball won the2023 Big East Championship and participated in the Nashville Regional.
The Xavier men's swim team earned the school's first Big East Conference Championship in 2014.[64] The Xavier men's swim team overall has captured the Big East Title in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, and 2021 making it their second three peat and sixth championship in their eight years since joining the conference in 2013.[65]
The club sports program is designed to serve the interests of Xavier University students, faculty, and staff in different sports and recreational activities. These interests may be competitive, recreational, and/or instructional in nature.
In 2017 the Xavier Men's Rugby Club team made it the Final Four in Denver Colorado for the National Small College Rugby Championship. Xavier finished 3rd in the country at the Tournament and was ranked 3rd in the Country that year. The Xavier Rugby Club has been ranked in the Top 20 of the National Collegiate Rugby Conference 7 out of the last 8 years. The Volley Ball team The Xavier Men's Volleyball Club Team took home 2nd place at Nationals in April 2019.In 2022, the Xavier Men's Volleyball Club Team won the national championship.
Xavier is one of a handful of universities with two mascots.[66] D'Artagnan, the Musketeer, is the university's official mascot and is the origin of the school's nickname, The Xavier Musketeers. The Musketeer concept was suggested in 1925 by the late Reverend Francis J. Finn, S.J.
The Blue Blob came about in 1985 when the spirit squad coordinators realized that a more audience-friendly mascot was needed. The musketeer mascot, who sported a handlebar mustache and a prop sword, scared younger spectators.[8] The Blue Blob is a furry creature that has made several television and magazine appearances over the years, including a controversial PlayBoy appearance.[67] The Blue Blob has Bobble-Body dolls,[68] Plush replicas,[69] and T-shirts made in his likeness, and an annual Blue Blob Appreciation Night during the Musketeer's basketball season. He most recently appeared on two ESPNThis is SportsCenter commercials withPro Football Hall of Fame memberJim Kelly andSportsCenter anchorsScott Van Pelt andJohn Anderson.[70]
Most Xavier games can be heard onWLW orWKRC-AM. Joe Sunderman does the play-by-play andByron Larkin does color commentary for most games.Fox Sports Net Ohio holds the local television rights to the Musketeers basketball games.Brad Johansen does play-by-play and Steve Wolf is the analyst. Over the air stations,WCPO-TV andWSTR-TV have held the rights to Xavier games in the past.
TheDorothy Day Center for Faith and Justice is an important part of Xavier University's mission to form men and women for others.[71]
At the beginning of freshman year, the center gives students opportunities to form community among themselves, with an effort at inclusiveness across all lines of faith and culture.[72] They are then encouraged to join the other students in choosing from a variety of service opportunities.
Students can pursue community service through the following programs: work in the Nexus community garden, weekly service with organizations in the Cincinnati area through the X-CHANGE program, Community Action Day when the whole XU community and alumni are encouraged to give a day of service to the larger community, a monthly service opportunity at St. Francis Seraph Soup Kitchen,[73] and Alternative Breaks offering opportunities to serve in the United States and abroad during fall and spring breaks.[74] A total of 25 immersion trips are offered.[75] It is estimated that students perform more than 60,000 service hours in a year.[76]
Most programs include reflection components and the following programs facilitated by the center are also staged to provoke reflection: Ignatian Family Teach-In for Justice, Stories of Solidarity,Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador commemoration, and Contemplatives in Action.[77]
More intensive service experiences include the following:
TheXavier Newswire is an independentstudent newspaper published weekly during the academic year by the students of Xavier University. The Newswire was originally calledThe Xavierian News and was founded by Xavier's law school in 1915. The paper's staff meets to put together the paper on Tuesday nights. The Publications House, which previous housed the editing team, was demolished on March 10, 2010, and the staff ever since meets in the Gallagher Student Center on campus. TheNewswire made its color debut on January 23, 2008.
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