by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Excelsior University was awarded 39 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.
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College Factual ranked Excelsior University as #876 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 136 colleges in New York, Excelsior University is ranked at #79.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Excelsior University since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at Excelsior University is 23 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 19624 undergraduates at Excelsior University. All were part-time.
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Contact details for Excelsior University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 7 Columbia Cir, Albany, NY 12203-5159 |
| Phone: | 518-464-8500 |
| Website: | www.excelsior.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,422 | $52,429 |
| Nursing | 862 | $93,104 |
| Business Administration & Management | 576 | $70,191 |
| Nuclear Engineering Technology | 183 | $101,386 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 115 | NA |
| Other Health Professions | 106 | $52,631 |
| General Psychology | 99 | $43,574 |
| Accounting | 95 | NA |
| Electromechanical Engineering Technology | 89 | NA |
| Security Science and Technology | 87 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 15,833 students took at least one online class at Excelsior University. This is a decrease from the 17,166 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 15,833 | 15,833 |
| 2021-2022 | 17,166 | 17,166 |
| 2020-2021 | 21,974 | 21,974 |
| 2018-2019 | 30,008 | 30,008 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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