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St. Francis Xavier University

St. Francis Xavier University
Box 5000
Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5

Official telephone: (902) 863-3300
Fax number: (902) 867-2329
Website: https://www.stfx.ca/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 4,255
Full-time undergraduates: 2,209
Part-time undergraduates: 2,046
Total graduate students: 542
Full-time graduate students: 129
Part-time graduate students: 413

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 100 acres

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 100%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 45%
Percent of students who live off campus: 55%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 500
Other computer facilities/services: online financial account, personal network storage, personal Web publishing, WirelessSynch iPods, Smartphones
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
X-Project; Blue Crew; orientation committee; X-Debate; ACE (Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship)

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: CIAU

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseball  
Men's basketballyes 
Men's basketball  
Men's crew  
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running  
Men's football  
Men's footballyes 
Men's ice hockeyyes 
Men's ice hockey  
Men's lacrosse  
Men's rugby  
Men's soccer  
Men's track and field  
Women's basketballyes 
Women's basketball  
Women's cheerleading  
Women's crew  
Women's cross-country running  
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's equestrian sports  
Women's field hockey  
Women's ice hockey  
Women's ice hockeyyes 
Women's rugbyyes 
Women's rugby  
Women's socceryes 
Women's soccer  
Women's track and field  
Women's volleyball  
Women's volleyballyes 

Intramural/Recreational sports:
badminton; basketball; football; golf; ice hockey; racquetball; soccer; softball; squash; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball; water polo; swimming and diving; track and field; table tennis

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Halifax International

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 87% within six months of graduation

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