Xavier University is a private Jesuit university in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was founded in 1831 and is the sixth-oldest Catholic and fourth-oldest Jesuit university in the United States. Xavier has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,485 students and graduate enrollment of 2,165. Xavier is primarily an undergraduate, liberal arts institution. The school is known for its athletic and academic achievements, with Xavier being ranked 6th among Midwest regional universities in the 2021 edition of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings.