St. Xavier"s College, Ranchi, was started in the Ranchi Jesuit Society, on July 3, 1944. Ever since 1889 and pre-independece era, when many secondary schools were started in Ranchi, the Society felt the need of starting a College. Those days, for higher education, students had to go to Patna or to Kolkata. St. Xavier"s College was started in 1944 and was then affiliated to Patna University; from 1950-1960 the college was under Bihar University and when the Ranchi University came into existence in 1960, the college was affiliated to Ranchi University. Since its inception, the College was rated as one of the best college and most sought after College after Science College, Patna. St. Xavier"s College is a premier institution of the State of Jharkhand, imparting quality education and has remained a center of excellence till this day. This is a minority educational institution. It has been accredited by NAAC with 4 star level in 1999 and B++ in 2006. The University Grant Commission conferred Autonomous status in 2005 and granted "College with Potential for Excellence" status in 2006.