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Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

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No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

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In-Person Only

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ProgramOfficial Program Page

Program snapshot

Admissions

No PrescreenAudition RequiredNo InterviewUniversity App Required

Audition format

In-Person Only

Program Recognition

•Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music

•Known for a close, family-like atmosphere with full faculty attention

•Located at the only Catholic HBCU in the United States

•90+ year legacy of opera and vocal performance in New Orleans

•Students perform with orchestral, jazz, and operatic institutions in the New Orleans area

Training

•Italian, French, and German diction coursework

•Vocal Pedagogy and Literature I and II

•Elementary and Advanced Conducting

Performance & Productions

•Opera Workshop participation in junior and senior years

•Junior Recital and Senior Recital required

•Weekly Recital Class performance each semester

•Private applied voice instruction every semester

Academic info

Snapshot

3.52

Avg GPA (W)

69%

Admit Rate

school-wide

49%

Grad Rate

2.6K

Enrollment

$52K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Average Annual Cost

$17,127

after typical aid

Tuition & Fees

$28,733

before aid

Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$14,405

$30-48k$15,094

$48-75k$17,836

$75-110k$19,118

$110k+$24,096

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Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music

•Known for a close, family-like atmosphere with full faculty attention

•Located at the only Catholic HBCU in the United States

•90+ year legacy of opera and vocal performance in New Orleans

•Students perform with orchestral, jazz, and operatic institutions in the New Orleans area

Training

•Italian, French, and German diction coursework

•Vocal Pedagogy and Literature I and II

•Elementary and Advanced Conducting

Performance & Productions

•Opera Workshop participation in junior and senior years

•Junior Recital and Senior Recital required

•Weekly Recital Class performance each semester

•Private applied voice instruction every semester

Program Highlights

Program Recognition

•Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music

•Known for a close, family-like atmosphere with full faculty attention

•Located at the only Catholic HBCU in the United States

•90+ year legacy of opera and vocal performance in New Orleans

•Students perform with orchestral, jazz, and operatic institutions in the New Orleans area

Training

•Italian, French, and German diction coursework

•Vocal Pedagogy and Literature I and II

•Elementary and Advanced Conducting

Performance & Productions

•Opera Workshop participation in junior and senior years

•Junior Recital and Senior Recital required

•Weekly Recital Class performance each semester

•Private applied voice instruction every semester

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Deadline

Scholarship PriorityDec 1, 2025

PriorityMar 1, 2026

Regular DecisionRolling

Audition Requirements

University Application Materials

•Xavier application or Common Application

•Letter of recommendation from a college counselor

•Official high school transcript

•Essay required if official test scores are not submitted

•Resume required if official test scores are not submitted

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Application Logistics

•Apply via Common App or the Xavier University application

•No university application fee

•University admission and the music department audition are separate steps

Enrollment

•Fall enrollment for first-time freshmen

•Apply by December 1 for preferred scholarship consideration

•Apply by March 1 for preferred fall admission consideration

•Applications continue on a rolling basis after the priority deadline

•Test scores are optional for university admission

Program Requirements

•Maintain at least a B average in the major applied area

•Maintain at least a C average in all other required music courses

•Music Performance students must pass a post-enrollment faculty audition, normally at the end of sophomore year, for official admission to the degree program

What's The Process

Audition Process

•All potential music majors must pass a live audition before the music faculty before being officially accepted into the Department of Music

•Current catalog does not publish a separate prescreen or recorded-submission process

•Music Performance students complete a post-enrollment faculty audition, normally at the end of sophomore year, before official admission to the Music Performance degree program

Contact

•Department of Music: 504-520-7597

Scholarship Info

Music Scholarships

•Music scholarship recipients must participate in at least two ensembles (large and small) each semester

•Merit-based institutional scholarships are automatically reviewed during the university admissions process

•Apply by the December 1 preferred scholarship deadline for best consideration

Academic info

Snapshot

3.52

Avg GPA (W)

69%

Admit Rate

school-wide

49%

Grad Rate

2.6K

Enrollment

$52K

Earnings

10yr after

Costs & Aid

Average Annual Cost

$17,127

after typical aid

Tuition & Fees

$28,733

before aid

Average annual cost reflects the grants and scholarships most students receive.

$0-30k$14,405

$30-48k$15,094

$48-75k$17,836

$75-110k$19,118

$110k+$24,096

View full data on College Scorecard

Program Recognition

•Fully accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music

•Known for a close, family-like atmosphere with full faculty attention

•Located at the only Catholic HBCU in the United States

•90+ year legacy of opera and vocal performance in New Orleans

•Students perform with orchestral, jazz, and operatic institutions in the New Orleans area

Training

•Italian, French, and German diction coursework

•Vocal Pedagogy and Literature I and II

•Elementary and Advanced Conducting

Performance & Productions

•Opera Workshop participation in junior and senior years

•Junior Recital and Senior Recital required

•Weekly Recital Class performance each semester

•Private applied voice instruction every semester

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