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Excelsior University: cost, admission and results

Excelsior University is a private nonprofit college in Albany, New York. It has about 11,550 undergraduate students.

At a glance

  • $81,471Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Albany, New York 12203
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Midsize city
Undergraduate students
11,550
Graduate students
1,391
Students per teacher
21 to 1
Special character
Online only
Accredited by
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Website
excelsior.edu

Getting in

Excelsior University has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeNY medianUS median
Median earnings 10 years after starting$81,471$60,260$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$19,000$19,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in New York and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

35% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 39% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 53% women and 47% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 17 of the 254 colleges in New York on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,272.

What is not reported

The College Scorecard has no figure for an admission rate, published tuition, a net price, the share of students who return for a second year or a graduation rate at Excelsior University. That is common for colleges that are small or new, that teach mostly graduate students, or that take few first-time, full-time students, because several measures count only that group. It says nothing by itself about quality. Ask the college directly for the figures that matter to you.

Other colleges in New York of a similar size

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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