St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai

In the NIRF 2025 rankings, St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai is ranked #48 among colleges.

First-year tuition at St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai is ₹18,794 (Bachelor of Arts - English) to ₹71,160 (Bachelor of Science - Artificial Intelligence) for undergraduate programmes and ₹26,874 (Master of Commerce - General) to ₹71,160 (Master of Computer Applications - General) for postgraduate programmes. Fees are per year and may change for new batches; confirm with the college before paying.

St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai offers 10 programmes in Engineering, Management, Science, Commerce, Arts & Humanities and Computer Applications, including Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Commerce, Master of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts.

Applicants apply online through the college's admission portal after their qualifying results; the college publishes provisional selection lists and selected candidates meet the Principal with their documents before paying fees. MCA applicants must have appeared for TANCET, and MBA admissions are handled by the college's Xavier Institute of Business Administration (XIBA).

St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai lists approval or accreditation from UGC, NAAC and AICTE.

In 2023–24, 1,757 of its 4,504 students had their full tuition fee reimbursed: 1,680 through state and central government schemes, 73 by the institution and 4 by private bodies (NIRF 2025 data).

4,504 students were enrolled across its programmes in 2023–24, 45.9% of them women (NIRF 2025 data).