Planning Your Visit to XULA

Information for Visitors

Welcome to NOLA! Xavier University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans in what is sometimes referred to as the Triangle, near Carrollton, Washington, and I-10. One of the best and unique experiences of studying at Xavier is having the world’s most fascinating city as your campus! There’s much to explore both on and off campus and we can not wait to show you all the Xavier University of Louisiana has to offer.

The visit experience will begin on the fourth floor of Xavier South, Suite 400. Each tour begins with a meeting with an admissions staff member and a walking campus tour. The tour is approximately one hour and features the library, university center, recreation center, and more! If you or your guest require specific accommodation for the tour, please contact our office at 504.520.7388 or admissions@xula.edu.

Getting to Xavier

Xavier is located in the heart of New Orleans, La., and is easily accessible by car via the I-10 system. Click here to view an area shot of New Orleans, with the location of Xavier University. For customized driving directions, we offer this page on Mapquest. Please use this address to navigate to the Xavier South Building (Building #40) which is where the Admissions Office is located:

909 South Jefferson Davis Pkwy Ste. #400, New Orleans, LA 70125.

From downtown New Orleans and all points East: take I-10 West and exit at South Carrollton Avenue (Exit 232). Drive straight through the Costco shopping area, then cross over the canal and take a left (you are now on Washington Avenue). Stay on Washington Ave. for approximately four blocks (you will cross South Carrollton Ave. at the next light) and enter the campus. Once you’ve crossed over South Carrollton Ave, keep driving until you get to Pine St. Then, turn left onto the bridge at Pine St. Once you have crossed the bridge, turn right onto Drexel Dr. until you get to S. Clark St. Turn left onto S. Clark St. and then turn right on Dixon St. This will bring you directly to the Xavier South Building.

From the airport, Baton Rouge and all points West: take I-10 East and exit at South Carrollton Avenue (Exit 232). Once you have exited, get into the right lane and take the next exit onto Howard Ave. Once you have exited onto Howard Ave., turn right at South Jefferson Davis Pkwy. The Xavier South Building (Building #40), which is where the Admissions Office is located, can be found within the second block once you have passed the parking lot on the right side.