unitid 196680 · Albany, NY · private nonprofit 4-year · city (midsize)
Excelsior University
- enrollment 2023
- 21,494
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
11,550
99th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
28%
undergrads on Pell grants
37th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
not reported
sticker cost / yr
not reported
avg net price / yr
not reported
median earnings, 10 yr
$78,493
after entry, Title IV students
91st pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$13,769
7th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Net price by family income
not reported for any income bracket
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k45%
- 30-48k20%
- 48-75k21%
- 75-110k10%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $37,975
- First-generation students
- 48%
- In-state tuition & fees
- not reported
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 5.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,143 | $64,828 | $11,875 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 625 | $77,232 | $22,486 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 209 | — | $14,737 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 205 | $111,825 | — |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician. | 188 | $122,503 | $8,729 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 144 | $53,789 | $9,196 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 115 | $102,648 | $25,132 |
| Engineering-Related Fields. | 101 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 93 | $46,236 | $28,914 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 85 | $65,706 | $9,875 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 78 | — | — |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 76 | $74,001 | $31,251 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
no years reported
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.