Private nonprofit · University
Excelsior University
Albany, New York · Midsize city
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- Admit rate
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- Graduation rate
- $78,493
- Median earnings
Excelsior University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Albany, New York (midsize city setting), enrolling 11,550 undergraduates. Programs are offered entirely online.
About Albany, New York
Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. The Hudson River area was originally inhabited by Algonquian-speaking Mohicans, who called it Pempotowwuthut-Muhhcanneuw, meaning "the fireplace of the Mohican nation". Albany's geographic situation—roughly equidistant from New York City to the south and Montreal to the north—makes it a convenient stop for nationally touring artists and acts. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 7 miles to Albany, NY
- To the ocean
- 96 miles
How Excelsior University compares
Higher than 90% · #23 of 133 in New York
Lower than 93%
Lower than 8%
Larger than 90%
Percentiles compare Excelsior University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate11,55089%
- Graduate1,39111%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women7,74067%
- Men3,81033%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White56%
- Black21%
- Hispanic14%
- Asian3.1%
- Other or multiracial6.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 11,550
- Graduate enrollment
- 1,391
- Student–faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 28%
- First-generation students
- 48%
- Students over 25
- 86%
- Median family income
- $37,975
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $62,496
- Endowment
- $28,865,326
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,796
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $78,493
- Median debt at graduation
- $13,769
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 50%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (12,941 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $78,493
- Typical debt at graduation
- $13,769
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 18%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 79%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $14,067 (20%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 84°F
- Winter low
- 16°F
- Annual rain
- 40.7″
- Annual snow
- 59.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albany AP, NY US station (3.8 mi from campus).
What Excelsior University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.