University Facts and Statistics: St. Francis Xavier University | 
ST. Francis Xavier University is consistently ranked at or near the top of primarily undergraduate universities in Canada by Maclean’s Magazine. Currently, the University is undergoing an $85 million expansion and upgrade of its campus including two new residences, the Physical Sciences Complex, and the Charles V. Keating Millennium Centre, home to, among other things, conference facilities, an IT teaching centre, a physical fitness facility, and two ice rinks. StFX is also houses the 'Antigonish Movement,' a social development program founded by Reverends M.M Coady and J.J. Thompkins and which is now under the direction of the University’s Extension Department, locally, and the Coady International Institute, globally. 
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| University Type | Public | 
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| Date Established | 1853 | 
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| Previous Names | St. Francis Xavier College/Seminary | 
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| # of Students | 4200 students | 
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| Chancellor | Most Reverend Raymond J. Lahey, D.D. | 
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| President | Dr. Sean Riley | 
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| About | About St. Francis Xavier University | 
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 Visiting and Contacting: St. Francis Xavier University | 
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Campus Address 
 St. Francis Xavier University 
Main Campus 
Ground Floor, Nicholson Tower 
Antigonish, Nova Scotia 
B2G 2W5 
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 Phone: 902-867-2219 
Fax: 902-867-2329 
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St. Francis Xavier University Campuses
 St. Francis Xavier University - Main Campus 
 
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 Academics: St. Francis Xavier University | 
Offered at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX) is 10 undergraduate and 5 graduate degrees, all at the master’s level, from 38 departments in the Faculties of Arts, Business, Information Systems, and Science along with certificates and diplomas in the areas of adult education, engineering, education, and jazz studies. Unique programs are available in Aquatic Resources, Celtic Studies, Education, and Jazz Studies. The University’s Division of Continuing Education provides for-credit courses, on- and off-campus, to part-time students, for a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Administration. The Division of Continuing Education also offers courses and programs in the fields of Education, including graduate-level studies, Ministry, and Nursing. 
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Faculties/Divisions 
 Faculty of Arts 
Faculty of Science 
Gerald Schwartz School of Business 
School of Education 
School of Nursing 
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Cooperative Education 
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 Language Centre 
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 Libraries: Nova Scotia: Canada 
 Angus L. Macdonald Library 
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 Disabled Students 
First Nations Centre 
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Student Business Centre 
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Residences 
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 Arts and Media: St. Francis Xavier University | 
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The Xaverian 
St. F.X. The Fox 
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Arts, Culture and Environment 
 StFX Art Gallery 
Sustainability 
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