Hey fellow Yelpers! I'm currently an employee at Saint Xavier University and about to reach my 1 year anniversary and have been loving it. I work in the Student Advising Center department and love the amazing team that I work with. We're all passionate & want to make sure students are set up for success and I hope the students can see that. Such beautiful campus! Be wary of the many geese that like to hangout on campus & squirrels in the trash cans lol. Benefits: They have really good benefits here at SXU such has good health insurance, 403(b), FREE graduate school at SXU (just need to pay some sort of fee each term/semester), professional development opportunities, you are able to teach TS-100: Transitions (1-credit course required for first-year students) only if you have a Master's degree, etc. I'm planning to start the MBA program this coming fall (Fall 2025) and I'm excited! Work Environment: The staff I've interacted with so far have always been friendly & welcoming whether that is my colleagues or fellow staff from various departments. Collaboration is always encouraged but rarely happens except for big events like first-year orientation known as ROAR (Registration, Orientarion, & Academic Readiness), ACSD (Advising & Career Success Day), etc. I'd love to have more opportunities to collaborate with various departments. Overall Experience: Overall, I've been loving & enjoying my time working here at SXU. Staff are friendly & welcoming! Most students tend to be understanding with the information shared with them by academic advisors and other staff members. I hope this review helps current & future students, staff, & faculty. Have an amazing day! read more

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I love this school. My first son came here to Saint Xavier University and he dorm on campus. As a new freshmen he had a very beautiful welcomed ceremony with a barbecue too for everyone. He also had a dinner with the president. All staff is very polite. All students very well educAted and very friendly. Everyone here is happy to help you and show you around. Education here is top of the line. There is help every where you look. I am very glad my second son decided to transfer here as a Junior from all the other choices he had. Although I was not happy at all that this time around for transfer students they did not have a tour of the school. Unless you had to make request for that at the same day classes started. I am a happy parent over all. I was able to come and stay the first week and enjoyed The library. I believe in a good education and the code that this school offers. My prayers goes to all the students to succeed and continue their education and follow their dreams. In God We Trust. read more

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Professors here are knowledgeable and interested in the education you are getting. The university system provides a structure that allows the students to succeed and the staff are always there to encourage. I love this school and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to get a higher education. read more

In a word...Underwhelming. Living nearby, I've always heard what a great school SXU was. But, before my daughter's freshman year is even finished, I have to say, we are not impressed. Even wishing we had decided on a different school! From the chemistry professor who didn't know what to do when my daughter had a small mishap with a chemical during a lab, to the psychology professor who is also a Chicago cop and makes it clear that that is more important, regularly canceling class, to the English professor who doesn't return emails from concerned students let's just say we are not impressed...at all! We're hoping that things get better as she gets further into her major classes, but at this point, we are less than hopeful. So far, my other daughter has had a better experience at our local community college! read more

My education is my focus right now, but it's hard to focus on my studies in a unkept environment. Some of the classroom floors are dirty, and there's never any tissue in the bathroom stalls. You have to navigate around the dog poop coming out of some of the door, and around the school campus. I never though that I would experience the lack of cleanliness that I have experienced when I decided to attend Saint Xavier University Chicago campus. There has to be a better way to keep things clean. read more

I've spent nearly ten months here as a graduate student going for my MS in public/non-profit management. I don't spend enough time on campus, I feel like an outsider whenever I step on the campus. The Graham School has some solid teachers, Professor Belsky is an outstanding individual that will get you enthusiastic about economics (there needs to be more of him around) and Novak, though he is slated to retire soon. You learn a lot, but you are also coddled; it feels like people can scrape by without doing homework (this guy is one of em from time to time); all in all, it feels like an extension of high school. So why the three stars? Easy access, won't get lost, teachers are approachable and the competition is nearly twenty miles away. read more

Saint Xavier University, My experience at the basketball game Saturday was appalling. First off, my coat got wet with urine in your urine filled second floor men's restroom in the Shannon Center. I spoke to three people before one lady finally said she would refund my $5 for the game and issue me $10 to wash my coat which was not enough. How can $10 replace me getting my hands wet with urine? She should have washed it for me. I know the school keeps plastic gloves around for the janitors. She could have put some on and took the coat to the cleaners or Laundromat. Washing it would have been the right thing to do. I had to spend 10 minutes in the washroom using my hands to wash and rinse someone else's urine out of my coat because I did not want to put it in my car. She did give me a white towel so I guess that makes it right? I guess giving me $10 to get it clean makes up for me walking in a cold parking lot in a short sleeve shirt and catching a cold, which started the next morning. It also makes up for me rinsing a stranger's urine out with my hands and having to waste time getting my coat clean. What a lack of class and professionalism. What makes it even worse was the attitude of the young lady at the first floor desk with the black hair. I promise you this is not over. I will not let this go. This school needs to retrain your staff right away with a dose of common sense. Why tell someone to use their hands and rinse urine out of their coat then take it to the cleaners with this $10? Why tell me to clean urine that came from your restroom? It is your responsibility to keep your restroom clean. Like I said, I will not let this go. Oh and by the way, I hope the school tell the football players to start washing their hands after they use the restroom because not one of them did. They went to the restroom right after me and not one of them washed their hands. What a dirty and filthy school. I will spread the word right away. Please keep searching Google for my reviews on your school because you will see my comments. I will find a way to get your school nasty, filthy, and disgusting habits out to the masses because your school has a lack of decency. I will pay, write, and advertise my experience as much as possible. I do not care if it cost me $1,000 to get the word out. I will get the word out. I hope a newspaper picks up the story because your school is just plain nasty! read more

Expensive education. Catholic school but you do not see many signs. SAD. They have many majors and degrees to persue. Nice community college read more

Knowledgeable professors, beautiful grounds, easy access, great staff....what more could you want? ! This is a wonderful university that is welcoming to everyone. read more

I am currently en Elementary Ed Major and I have no complaints about this university. This place is so welcoming and safe environment. Even though tuition is EXPENSIVE, overall it is a great experience. Great college environment and experience! read more

I had a terrible experience here for graduate nursing school. The nursing faculty is what made it so awful. I had some instructors that were good, but most of them care more about their program's reputation then they do about their students. The program director is not helpful in any capacity, which is unfortunate. I've also heard negative feedback regarding dealing with many of the undergraduate instructors as well. I would not recommend this school to anyone. This nursing school needs to quit acting like a dictatorship to students and be respectful. read more

Let me begin by saying that I completely love this school! I transfered here from a state university and from day one I felt at home. I graduated last year, but can't wait to go back and get my MBA from SXU because I miss it so much (seriously!). The faculty is great: every one of my professors is unforgettable in their own way, definitely approachable and competent as well. Nowadays I often find myself thinking couple years back and remembering certain things they said (most of them super funny) and it puts a smile on my face. At SXU you don't feel like your professors are so much above you that you can't talk to them. At SXU your professors are (as one of them put it, literally) like your good uncles/aunts (unlike state schools where you're just a number). Another thing about this place is the people. People are down to earth, friendly, hardworking and helpful. Classes are small and professors often call on you in class to answer, so you have to be more or less on top of things (not just cram a night before an exam) to pass and attendance is often taken, though doesn't play a big weight on your grade. You are judged by your competence/hard work here. Of course there are certain classes where you can slack off and still pass. That's true of every school. But overall, I would say great atmosphere, great people, moderately competetive, definitely memorable. And I'm coming back for more! read more