Xavier University (Cincinnati)
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| City: | Cincinnati, Ohio | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
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| Type: | University | ||||||||
| Founded: | 1831 | ||||||||
| Named after: | St. Francis Xavier | ||||||||
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| Address: | 3800 Victory Parkway | ||||||||
| City: | Cincinnati | ||||||||
| State/Province: | Ohio | ||||||||
| Postal code: | 45207 | ||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||
| Phone: | (+1)(513) 745-3000 | ||||||||
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| www.xu.edu | |||||||||
Xavier University (Cincinnati) is a private, co-educational Jesuit university located in the United States in Cincinnati, Ohio. Today, Xavier University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Xavier was founded in 1831 as a Catholic institution and the Jesuits took control of the school in 1840. Initially located in downtown Cincinnati, Xavier eventually moved to a location about 5 miles from downtown in 1919. Xavier initially included both a high school and a college. Saint Xavier High School and the college separated over a period of time in the early 20th century. Xavier first admitted women in 1969. In recent years, a number of building projects have been completed on campus, including the Cintas Center, Schiff Family Conference Center, the Gallagher Student Center, and the restoration of a number of buildings.
The university currently educates over 4,000 undergraduate and 2,500 graduate students annually. Xavier is primarily a liberal arts institution. Undergraduate students attending Xavier must complete a significant number of distribution requirements that are more commonly known as the Core Curriculum. More than half the classes a student takes at Xavier are not in their major field. There are required courses in: Theology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Fine Arts, History, Physical Science, Literature, Foreign Language, and the Social Sciences
Xavier University is also home to extensive graduate programs in the fields of education, psychology, and business. In fact, Xavier's large part-time MBA program is a nationally ranked, AACSB accredited program.
Core curriculum Undergraduate students attending Xavier must complete a significant number of distribution requirements that are more commonly known as the Core Curriculum. More than half the classes a student takes at Xavier are not in their major field. There are required courses in: Theology, Philosophy, Mathematics, Fine Arts, History, Physical Science, Literature, Foreign Language, and the Social Sciences. It provides students with the foundation necessary for academic success, a lifetime of continuous learning and career advancement. The Core Curriculum is a confluence of Jesuit ideals, and Great Books rigors. All Xavier students, upon completion of a bachelor degree, have read the Republic (Plato), Discourse on Method, and selections from the Bible among other original texts.
