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title: Saint Xavier University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Chicago, IL
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Saint Xavier University

Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $58,656 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,439 – $84,749 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,699 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $43,244 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 77% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,656 | derived |

**57% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $16,699 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $24,944 to $88,631 across 25 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $88,631 | $26,874 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $64,993 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,595 | $26,030 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $62,667 | $42,228 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Master's Degree | $58,685 | $43,202 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $55,812 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $54,898 | $47,030 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $50,497 | $26,470 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $49,714 | $26,837 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,500 | $22,987 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,537 | $22,758 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $45,951 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $45,656 | not reported |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,014 | $21,987 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,952 | $25,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,999 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,827 | $24,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,272 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,063 | $23,069 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,510 | $25,606 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,230 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,559 | $26,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,053 | $22,114 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,287 | $21,662 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,944 | $25,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Saint Xavier University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?148627

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