College · Private nonprofit · Albany, NY · City
Excelsior University
Albany, NY
Online-only
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$64k
Net price / yr—
Undergrad size11,550
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $0k/yr for a shot at a $64k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
11,550 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Net price not reported — check the college's financial aid office.
How students pay for it.
Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans34%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$14k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
6-yr median pay$64k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$78k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private nonprofit
- Undergrad size
- 11,550
- Location
- Albany, NY
- Region
- Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
- Carnegie class
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Size & setting
- Four-year · medium · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White56%
- Black21%
- Hispanic14%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian3%
- International1%
- Unknown1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students48%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time100%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$38k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 53
What you can study.