St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
About St. Francis Xavier University
One of Canada's top primarily-undergraduate universities, founded in 1853, offering a tight-knit residential experience in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, with renowned business, science and arts programs.
St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is one of Canada's oldest and most respected universities, founded in 1853 in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Year after year it places at or near the top of Maclean's rankings of primarily-undergraduate universities, and its X-Ring is one of the most recognized university symbols in Canada.
StFX offers focused undergraduate education through the Faculties of Arts and Science, the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and the Faculty of Education, plus selective graduate programs. The university's Coady Institute is world-famous for community-led development education, and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government makes StFX a national hub for public policy studies.
With about 5,000 students living and learning in a classic Maritime university town, StFX delivers small classes, close faculty mentorship, a legendary residence and varsity culture, and alumni networks that open doors across Canada.
StFX offers focused undergraduate education through the Faculties of Arts and Science, the Gerald Schwartz School of Business and the Faculty of Education, plus selective graduate programs. The university's Coady Institute is world-famous for community-led development education, and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government makes StFX a national hub for public policy studies.
With about 5,000 students living and learning in a classic Maritime university town, StFX delivers small classes, close faculty mentorship, a legendary residence and varsity culture, and alumni networks that open doors across Canada.