Excelsior University

Albany, New York · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $81,471 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $19,000.

Average net price
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Completion rate
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Median earnings
$81,471
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$19,000
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

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Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
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SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
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ACT composite range, middle 50%
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Undergraduate enrollment
11,550
Graduate enrollment
1,391
Students receiving Pell grants
35%
Student to faculty ratio
21 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

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Median federal debt, graduates$19,000
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$216
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$9,536
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry82%
1 year after completion$70,951
4 years after completion$78,218
6 years after entry$67,374
8 years after entry$71,284
10 years after entry$81,471
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $81,471; the middle half earned $51,767 to $116,809. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Excelsior University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

83 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Associate's degree (11)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
50$61,692$10,750
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12 · All credentials fully online
32$69,054Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · All credentials fully online
41$63,765$10,500
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.17 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · All credentials fully online
33$53,830$21,964
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
171$54,256$13,333
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.14 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
707$79,664$34,407
Bachelor's degree (44)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
65$62,936Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · All credentials fully online
12$55,060Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
169$72,459$12,500
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · All credentials fully online
62$62,777Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
CIP 11.09 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · All credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
30$75,051$25,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
46$66,512$19,314
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
CIP 30.26 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · All credentials fully online
41$95,124$24,977
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.04 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.17 · All credentials fully online
46$105,184$27,300
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · All credentials fully online
102$85,167$7,437
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · All credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · All credentials fully online
66$52,688$27,543
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
30Suppressed for privacy$39,772
History
CIP 54.01 · All credentials fully online
18$71,394Suppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
27$70,938Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Services, General
CIP 44.00 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations
CIP 29.02 · All credentials fully online
44$77,095$12,500
International Business
CIP 52.11 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · All credentials fully online
22$64,809Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
1,172$58,001$12,500
Literature
CIP 23.14 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management
CIP 29.06 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nanotechnology
CIP 15.16 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Sciences
CIP 30.18 · All credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.14 · All credentials fully online
214$102,606$10,250
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · All credentials fully online
124$45,011$16,336
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
97$96,318$30,735
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · All credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (20)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
199$89,883Suppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · All credentials fully online
0$90,299Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
8$71,482Suppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
27$90,826Suppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · All credentials fully online
13$63,365Suppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · All credentials fully online
21$70,209Suppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · All credentials fully online
58$81,642Suppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · All credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Medical Illustration and Informatics
CIP 51.27 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician
CIP 15.14 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
26$91,233Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · All credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
34$119,205Suppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · All credentials fully online
60$95,979Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Telecommunications Management
CIP 52.21 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (8)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · All credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · All credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · All credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · All credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · All credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Security Science and Technology
CIP 43.04 · All credentials fully online
3Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 196680, OPEID 002834. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.