Founded in 1925 by Saint Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, Xavier University, America’s only historically Black and Catholic university, is located in the heart of historic downtown New Orleans in a quiet neighborhood dotted with bungalows. As one of the leading historically Black colleges and universities in the country, Xavier continues to promote a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society.