When was xavier university of louisiana founded

Toggle navigation. Give Page Feedback. Submit Your Feedback How has your experience with this page been so far? Not Satisfied. Any additional feedback, suggestions or ideas you would like share with our web team? Your feedback has been submitted. Toggle navigation. Find a Program. Take the Next Steps. By the Numbers. Xavier Community Stories. Student Life. Goldwater Scholar Lauren Thornton, a junior biology major, was one of only two college students from Louisiana to be named a Goldwater Scholar by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.

Community Engagement. About Xavier. Give Page Feedback. Located in New Orleans, the small liberal arts college dates back to , when Mother Katharine Drexel founded the coeducational secondary school. Mother Katharine, supported by a substantial inheritance from her father, founded and staffed many institutions throughout the U. The first degrees were awarded three years later. In , a College Gothic administration building now a city landmark was completed in Through the years, as needs dictated, the campus gradually filled out, with the addition of a library which now houses music, the gymnasium, the Norman C.

Xavier South, a multi-story office building, was purchased in