Xavier University of Louisiana Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid

Aid covers about 58% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, reducing the sticker price by $23,307. The lower-income bands see lower average net prices than the middle and upper-income bands, with costs increasing across the listed income range.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that for the 2025-26 academic year, 679 first-year students were determined to have financial need. Those students received an average need-based aid package of $14,469, and the average share of need met was 60%.

Of those with need, 133 had their need fully met. For the 2025-26 academic year, the university reported that no first-year students received merit aid.

The pattern across the federal net price bands shows a consistent reduction from the published cost, with the largest savings concentrated at the lower end of the income scale.

The published cost of attendance at Xavier University of Louisiana is $40,434. Azimuth ranks the university #699 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $14,405, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $17,836, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $24,096. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $9,691.

Tuition and fees are $28,733. Aid covers about 58% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, an offset of $23,307.

The average net price across all aid recipients is $17,127, which is $10,244 below the $27,371 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Borrowers who finish carry a median of $24,053 in federal student loans, $146 below the peer median of $24,199.

84.2% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $39,909.

If repaid over ten years, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $273 a month.

Borrowers who complete carry a median of $24,053 in federal loans. 84.2% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.

The peer median is $24,199 for comparable institutions (same type and size), so this university's median sits $146 below it. Parent borrowers are a separate population, with median Parent PLUS borrowing of $39,909.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 98% of graduates borrowed from any source. Average cumulative debt was $18,887 per borrower in a cohort of 483.

Of those graduates, 98% held federal debt averaging $15,084. That group included 12% who also held private loans averaging $30,295.

The return picture at Xavier University of Louisiana is mixed. Graduates earn about $6,050 less than the model expects for similar students, a result that places the university at the 32nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

However, the raw median earnings of $49,328 four years after completion sit $18,922 below the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That median falls in the 17th percentile nationally.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the program mix, show a wide range: a downside of $42,383, a typical figure of $49,328, and an upside of $67,735. The median federal debt of $24,053 is $146 below the peer median, and corresponds to an estimated payment of $273 a month if repaid over ten years.

For the separate population of parent borrowers, median Parent PLUS borrowing is $39,909. For student borrowers, the median federal debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $273 a month if repaid over ten years.

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

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