Excelsior College is ...
Private not-for-profit
Athletic Division
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Athletic Conference
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Address
7 Columbia Cir
Albany, NY 12203
Website
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
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SAT Range
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ACT Range
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Application Fee
$50
SAT/ACT
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High School GPA
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Application Website
Cost
Net Price
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National
$15,403Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
Academics
Professors
NG
Based on faculty accomplishments, salary, student reviews, and additional factors.
Student Faculty Ratio
16:1
Evening Degree Programs
No
- 71%
- of students agree that professors put a lot of effort into teaching their classes.42 responses
- 80%
- of students agree that it is easy to get the classes they want.44 responses
- 71%
- of students agree that the workload is easy to manage.45 responses
Majors
Most Popular Majors
Liberal Arts and Humanities
1,622 GraduatesNursing
1,112 GraduatesBusiness Administration and Management
454 GraduatesBusiness
211 GraduatesNuclear Engineering Technician
177 GraduatesInstrumentation Technician
140 GraduatesCriminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
92 GraduatesComputer Systems Technician
81 GraduatesElectrical Engineering Technician
81 Graduates
Students
After College
Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
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National
$33,028Graduation Rate
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National
48%Employed 2 Years After Graduation
82%
National
83%- 97%
- of students feel confident they will find a job in their field after graduation.39 responses
Excelsior College Reviews
262 reviews
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Excelsior is great for what it is. It is a low residency school, meaning you are not required to take a certain number of courses through them. If you are someone who has racked up a lot of college credits but are missing the degree, Excelsior is for you. Also you can take advantage of credit by exam as there is no limit to number of credits accepted through this and the college has several it offers for upper-level courses. The online classes offered by the school are your standard blackboard style with needing to post in discussion threads and a few assignments to submit. Use sights like degreeforum.net for advice on how to rack up credits to transfer in. After graduating I was able to get promoted at work as I just needed to have a finished Bachelor's degree. Also I was able to get into two graduate programs since then and my Excelsior education served me well in those programs.
The school is convenient, low-cost, and has an excellent faculty. Both advisers and professors are extremely helpful. Students have options to do both 15 and 8 week courses, allowing each student to work at a pace that best suits them. The courses are extremely interesting and engaging.
So far my experience has been wonderful. I've had a lot of questions, but they've been there every step of the way!