Xavier
University in Louisiana is the nation's only institution
of higher learning that is historically Black
and Catholic. 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. In pre-medical
education, Xavier is first in the nation in placing
African American students into medical schools,
where it has been ranked for the past nine years.
92% of those who enter medical schools complete
their degree programs. Xavier is not a wealthy
institution. It has learned to do much with limited
means. But in spite of financial limits, The New
York Times Selective Guide to Colleges has observed
that "Xavier is a school where achievement
has been the rule, and beating the odds against
success a routine occurrence."
Xavier
University in Louisiana is the nation's only institution
of higher learning that is historically Black
and Catholic. 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. In pre-medical
education, Xavier is first in the nation in placing
African American students into medical schools,
where it has been ranked for the past nine years.
92% of those who enter medical schools complete
their degree programs. Xavier is not a wealthy
institution. It has learned to do much with limited
means. But in spite of financial limits, The New
York Times Selective Guide to Colleges has observed
that "Xavier is a school where achievement
has been the rule, and beating the odds against
success a routine occurrence."
