St. Francis Xavier University offers what so many of Canada’s top students are seeking: a high quality education, focused principally on the undergraduate, in a vibrant residential setting. StFX is meeting the needs of today’s undergraduates through outstanding teaching, exceptional hands-on research experiences, the very best in a residential community, and unique opportunities to make a contribution to communities at home and abroad. This is the StFX way.

For more than 150 years, StFX has helped shape the world in which we live. From the halls of StFX have come a prime minister, provincial premiers, Rhodes scholars, scientists, and religious and business leaders.

The university brings together 4,200 students in arts, science, business and information systems, and applied programs. The unique StFX brand of education offers an excellent student-to-faculty ratio and exceptional opportunities for personal growth in a close-knit residential campus.

Because we’re a small university where research is a priority, StFX offers its students individual attention and exceptional hands-on opportunities to participate in research early in their academic career. The results are impressive. StFX students consistently receive more Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council awards for post-graduate study than any university in Canada, on a per capita basis.

StFX offers students and professors in all disciplines access to advanced Web communication tools and an innovative computer environment linking students with professors, classmates and the world.

The StFX experience reflects a tradition of social responsibility and community service. The community development work at the heart of the Antigonish Movement has been carried out locally by StFX’s extension department since 1928, and globally by the Coady International Institute on campus since 1959. Since then, the Coady has gained a reputation as a centre of excellence in global education.

StFX is located in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, a small town nestled along the beautiful northeastern coast of Nova Scotia, near Cape Breton Island.

Dr. Sean Riley, president of St. Francis Xavier University, has enjoyed a remarkable career spanning the worlds of business, finance, government and academia. He has demonstrated leadership and innovative action in all his varied roles.