Overview

St. Francis Xavier University is a Comprehensive institution located in Antigonish, NS, in a small town setting.

Location & Contact

Address PO Box 5000
Antigonish, NS  B2G 2W5
Canada

Contact Ms. Sarah Murray
Admissions Officer
Email: admit@stfx.ca
Phone: 902-867-2219
Fax: 902-867-2329

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Pre-veterinary Studies	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Canadian Studies	×
Women's Studies	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Management Information Systems, General	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×
Information Science/studies	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Education, General	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×
Secondary Education And Teaching	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
English Language And Literature, General	×
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Foods, Nutrition, And Wellness Studies, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics, General	×
French Language And Literature	×
Linguistics	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Nursing Science	×
Pre-dentistry Studies	×
Pre-medicine/pre-medical Studies	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Legal Professions And Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Pre-law Studies	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
Liberal Arts And Sciences/liberal Studies	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Mathematics, General	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Biological And Physical Sciences	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Studies	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Exercise Science And Kinesiology	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Philosophy	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Chemistry, General	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×
Hydrology And Water Resources Science	×
Physical Sciences, General	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Psychology, General	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Economics, General	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Sociology, General	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Jazz/jazz Studies	×
Music, General	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

2,851

Applied

1,859

Accepted

4,255

Enrolled

Female Admissions

1,611

Females Applied

1,048

Females Accepted

65%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

1,240

Males Applied

811

Males Accepted

65%

Acceptance Rate

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	September 1st	Not reported	No
Other early decision plan	Not reported	Not reported	No
Transfer	Not reported	Not reported	Yes

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

9,938

Private

Fees

1,025

Full-time student fees

12,090

Room & board

Student Body

4,255

Total Undergrad students

43%

Out-of-province students

Gender

Male (37.67%)

Female (62.33%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	None
Housing options	Co-ed housing Disabled housing Men-only housing Women-only housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	45%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Student-run television station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Christmas Ball, Winter Carnival and X-Ring Ceremony

Student Services

Legal services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Women's center

International students advisor

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

Most popular organizations:
X-Project, Blue Crew, orientation committee, X-Debate and ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship)

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Badminton		No	No
Baseball	No		No
Basketball
Cheerleading	No	No	No
Crew	No		No
Cross-country Running	No
Equestrian Sports	No	No	No
Field Hockey	No	No	No
Football
Golf		No	No
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	No		No
Racquetball		No	No
Rugby	No		No
Soccer			No
Softball		No	No
Squash		No	No
Swimming And Diving		No	No
Table Tennis		No	No
Track And Field			No
Ultimate Frisbee		No	No
Volleyball		No	No
Water Polo		No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Badminton		No	No
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball
Cheerleading	No		No
Crew	No		No
Cross-country Running	No
Equestrian Sports	No		No
Field Hockey	No		No
Football		No	No
Golf		No	No
Ice Hockey
Lacrosse	No	No	No
Racquetball		No	No
Rugby	No
Soccer
Softball		No	No
Squash		No	No
Swimming And Diving		No	No
Table Tennis		No	No
Track And Field			No
Ultimate Frisbee		No	No
Volleyball
Water Polo		No	No

Faculty

234

Total Faculty

13:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 220

Part-time - 14

Male - 144

Female - 107