the university currently enrolls a student population that is overwhelmingly made up of women (at more than 75%). Almost half of Xavier's students (43.8%) in the fall of 2020 were from Louisiana. Non-local enrollment continues to increase, with students coming in from at least 40 other states and sixteen foreign countries.
=== Faculty ===
As of fall 2020, Xavier had a full-time faculty of 236 educators, both religious and lay, of diverse ethnic and racial origins—95 percent of whom have terminal degrees—providing a student/faculty ratio of 12.5/1.
Forty-four faculty members serve as endowed chairs or professors, which provides additional financial support for their research and teaching.
Unique among HBCUs, Xavier has a higher percentage of non-Black faculty than Black as of 2022.
== Administration ==
=== Presidents ===
Edward J. Brunner (1915–1932)
Mother M. Agatha Ryan (1932–1955)
Josephina Kenney (1955–1965)
M. Maris Stella Ross (1965–1968)
Norman C. Francis (1968–2015)
C. Reynold Verret (2015–present)
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