| Mission: As the nation’s only institution of higher learning that is historically Black and catholic, Xavier’s purpose from its founding has been to help create a more just and humane society. Reaffirming its Black heritage and its Catholic tradition, Xavier offers opportunities in education and leadership development to the descendants of those historically denied the liberation of learning.
National ranking: 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 biology, physics and the physical sciences overall. Xavier is one of only six schools chosen to participate in the National Science Foundation’s Model Institutions for Excellence in Science, Engineering and Mathematics programs.
Xavier College of Pharmacy and the Local NMAETC Performing Site: Xavier has been especially successful in educating health professionals. The College of Pharmacy is first in the nation in the number of Doctor of Pharmacy degrees awarded to African Americans; since 1927 it has graduated nearly 25% of the 6,500 black pharmacists practicing in the United States. It is one of only two pharmacy schools in Louisiana.
What Xavier is best known for: In pre-medical education, Xavier is first in the nation in placing African American students into medical schools, where it has been ranked number one for the past nine years, outpacing such prestigious national competitors as Harvard, Yale, Michigan and North Carolina and such prominent HBCUs as Moorehouse, Spelman and Howard. For more information about Xavier, visit our website at: www.xula.edu |
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