Excelsior University
Albany, New York · Website
$78,493
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$78,493
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Excelsior University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Albany, New York with 11,550 undergraduates and 1,391 graduate students. Former students earn a median $78,493 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,769 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$13,769
About $146 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$78,493
Rank 212 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 34%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 11,550
- Graduate students
- 1,391
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 96
- Endowment
- $28.9M
- Other
- Online only, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 212 of 5,094 US colleges and 34 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,769 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $63,796 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $78,493 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 85% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
96 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1,143 | $7,925 | $52,429 | $61,685 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 625 | $13,862 | $77,162 | $91,265 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 209 | $13,323 | $70,191 | $87,618 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 205 | $27,333 | $84,928 | $93,206 | $103,485 |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology/TechnicianOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 188 | $10,555 | $101,386 | $119,783 | $120,399 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 144 | $5,220 | $50,464 | $63,016 | $44,125 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $17,152 | $93,104 | $102,010 | $88,910 |
| Engineering-Related FieldsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $18,667 | $43,574 | $46,149 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 85 | $10,500 | $55,602 | $59,793 | $48,733 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 78 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $76,194 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $18,878 | $52,631 | $57,947 | $68,245 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | Withheld | $67,558 | $74,559 | $73,046 |
| Security Science and TechnologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 59 | Withheld | Withheld | $144,427 | $82,399 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 53 | $34,167 | $71,773 | $74,812 | $83,558 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $14,583 | $62,703 | $75,828 | $55,378 |
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information OperationsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | Withheld | $64,071 | Withheld | $75,803 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | $15,125 | $48,290 | $57,737 | $51,180 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,596 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | Withheld | $110,398 | $116,151 | $85,557 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $19,461 | $83,479 | $99,786 | $84,599 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $12,500 | $53,553 | $69,623 | $68,407 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 28 | $27,295 | $104,681 | $118,099 | $120,193 |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | Withheld | $56,260 | $99,753 | $55,195 |
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Excelsior University?
Excelsior University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Excelsior University graduates earn?
$78,493 a year is the median pay of former Excelsior University students who work, 10 years after they started ($63,796 after 6 years). That ranks 212 of 5,094 US colleges and 34 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's) at $110,398.
How much student debt do Excelsior University graduates have?
$13,769 is the median federal student loan debt of Excelsior University graduates, about $146 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 34% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Excelsior University?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,143 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (625 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (209 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 96 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.