Xavier University of Louisiana is a private historically black Catholic university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is the only Catholic HBCU. Upon the canonization of Katharine Drexel in 2000 it became the first Catholic university founded by a saint.
Motto: Deo Adjuvante Non Timendum
Motto in English: With God's help there is nothing to fear
Type: Private historically black university
Established: 1925
Founder: St. Katharine Drexel
Religious affiliation: Catholic (Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament)