Student Population at Excelsior

Total Enrollment

12,941

Undergraduate

11,550

Graduate

1,391

Online Enrollment

12,941

Men Students

6,217

Women Students

6,724

For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 12,941 students have enrolled at Excelsior University - 11,550 undergraduate and 1,391 graduate.

By gender, 6,217 male and 6,724 female students are attending Excelsior University. By attendance status, there are 0 full-time students and 12,941 part-time students.

The number of students at Excelsior University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alfred University and Canisius University, its population is average (average population is 11,951).

Excelsior University is an online exclusive school (all degree/program offered only via distance learning) and, therefore, all students have enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Excelsior's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York.

Excelsior has similar enrollment size to similarly ranked schools (average: 11,951 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York average (2,948 students).

	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Excelsior University	12,941	11,550	1,391
Similarly Ranked Schools	11,951	9,871	2,080
All Colleges	2,931	2,685	1,440
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges	2,477	2,016	1,017
4-Years Colleges	4,686	4,205	1,445
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York	2,948	2,336	1,430

The below chart compares the student population between Excelsior University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 6,217 male and 6,724 female students attending Excelsior. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.92 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Excelsior.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Excelsior
	Total	Part-time
Total	11,550	11,550
Men	5,447	5,447
Women	6,103	6,103

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Excelsior
	Total	Part-time
Total	1,391	1,391
Men	770	770
Women	621	621

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 7,110 White students (54.94%) and 2,761 Black or African American students (21.34%) at Excelsior University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Excelsior University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Excelsior University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	59	33	26
Asian	354	201	153
Black or African American	2,407	830	1,577
Hispanic	1,632	887	745
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	68	41	27
White	6,428	3,147	3,281
Two or More Races	443	230	213
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	70	39	31
Total	11,550	5,447	6,103

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Excelsior University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	8	8	0
Asian	46	24	22
Black or African American	354	163	191
Hispanic	219	127	92
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	9	3	6
White	682	402	280
Two or More Races	62	34	28
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	9	8	1
Total	1,391	770	621

Online Student Population

Excelsior University is an online school that all degree/certificate programs are offered via only distance learning and all 12,941 students enrolled throught online

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	12,941	11,550	1,391
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	12,941	11,550	1,391
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	0	0	0
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	0	0	0

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	12,941	11,550	1,391
New York Residents	3,269	3,018	251
Other State in U.S.	9,580	8,446	1,134
Outside of U.S.	0	0	0
Unknown	92	86	6