Women compete in basketball, cross country, golf, volleyball, soccer, track and field, and softball. Men compete in football, cross country, basketball, golf, soccer, track and field, volleyball, and baseball. Cheerleading and the dance team are also part of the Athletic Department.
Football competes in the Mid-States Football Association (MSFA), Men's Volleyball competes in the Mid-America Men's Volleyball Intercollegiate Conference (MAMVIC), while all others compete in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). The entire Saint Xavier athletic program belongs to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Attendance at home games is free to Saint Xavier University students with a valid current SXU ID card. Students with a Saint Xavier ID card also may enjoy the facilities at the Shannon Convocation and Athletic Center free of charge.

