Enrollment Trends at Excelsior

The student population at Excelsior University is 12,941 (11,550 undergraduate and 1,391 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 30,182 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Excelsior is 89.25% which is decreased by 28,185 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 1,997 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

12,941 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -69.99% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 25,645 where 12,941 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

89.25% of total students is undergraduate students and 10.75% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 28,185 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 1,997 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.08 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Excelsior.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Excelsior University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	43,123	39,735	17,948	21,787	3,388	1,772	1,616
2016-17	41,658 -1,465	38,297 -1,438	17,924 -24	20,373 -1,414	3,361 -27	1,824 52	1,537 -79
2017-18	34,022 -7,636	31,039 -7,258	15,349 -2,575	15,690 -4,683	2,983 -378	1,653 -171	1,330 -207
2018-19	30,008 -4,014	27,207 -3,832	14,095 -1,254	13,112 -2,578	2,801 -182	1,583 -70	1,218 -112
2019-20	25,245 -4,763	22,674 -4,533	11,493 -2,602	11,181 -1,931	2,571 -230	1,392 -191	1,179 -39
2020-21	21,974 -3,271	19,624 -3,050	10,168 -1,325	9,456 -1,725	2,350 -221	1,299 -93	1,051 -128
2021-22	17,166 -4,808	15,260 -4,364	8,002 -2,166	7,258 -2,198	1,906 -444	1,052 -247	854 -197
2022-23	15,833 -1,333	13,983 -1,277	7,151 -851	6,832 -426	1,850 -56	1,011 -41	839 -15
2023-24	14,477 -1,356	12,701 -1,282	6,280 -871	6,421 -411	1,776 -74	982 -29	794 -45
2024-25	12,941 -1,536	11,550 -1,151	5,447 -833	6,103 -318	1,391 -385	770 -212	621 -173
Average	25,645	23,207	11,386	11,821	2,438	1,334	1,104

Excelsior University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 23,207 where 11,550 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Excelsior University since 2015.

Year	Total	Men
2015-16	39,735	0	39,735	17,948	21,787
2016-17	38,297	0	38,297	17,924	20,373
2017-18	31,039	0	31,039	15,349	15,690
2018-19	27,207	0	27,207	14,095	13,112
2019-20	22,674	0	22,674	11,493	11,181
2020-21	19,624	0	19,624	10,168	9,456
2021-22	15,260	0	15,260	8,002	7,258
2022-23	13,983	0	13,983	7,151	6,832
2023-24	12,701	0	12,701	6,280	6,421
2024-25	11,550	0	11,550	5,447	6,103
Average	23,207	23,207	23,207	11,386	11,821

Excelsior University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,438 where 1,391 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Excelsior University since 2015.

Year	Total	Men
2015-16	3,388	0	3,388	1,772	1,616
2016-17	3,361	0	3,361	1,824	1,537
2017-18	2,983	0	2,983	1,653	1,330
2018-19	2,801	0	2,801	1,583	1,218
2019-20	2,571	0	2,571	1,392	1,179
2020-21	2,350	0	2,350	1,299	1,051
2021-22	1,906	0	1,906	1,052	854
2022-23	1,850	0	1,850	1,011	839
2023-24	1,776	0	1,776	982	794
2024-25	1,391	0	1,391	770	621
Average	2,438	2,438	2,438	1,334	1,104

Excelsior University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 54.94%. The percentage was 58.36% 10 years ago and Excelsior still has a high percentage of white students. 3.09% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.34% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 14.30% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 58.36% to 54.94%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.01% to 3.09%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.87% to 21.34%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.72% to 14.30%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6296 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6003 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Excelsior University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	271	1,297	9,430	4,190	231	25,168	1,219
2016-17	254	1,247	8,831	4,195	230	24,464	1,253
2017-18	213	1,006	6,706	3,578	203	20,396	1,142
2018-19	179	880	5,614	3,321	179	18,098	1,079
2019-20	142	734	4,533	2,905	155	15,370	963
2020-21	115	667	3,853	2,681	121	13,321	822
2021-22	93	528	3,033	2,261	88	10,182	700
2022-23	84	460	3,013	2,075	88	9,164	660
2023-24	79	448	2,833	1,974	87	8,193	595
2024-25	67	400	2,761	1,851	77	7,110	505
Average	150	767	5,061	2,903	146	15,147	894

Excelsior University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

12,941 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -69.99% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Excelsior University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2015-16	43,123	43,123
2016-17	41,658	41,658
2017-18	34,022	34,022
2018-19	30,008	30,008
2019-20	25,245	25,245
2020-21	21,974	21,974
2021-22	17,166	17,166
2022-23	15,833	15,833
2023-24	14,477	14,477
2024-25	12,941	12,941
Average	25,645	25,645

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Enrollment Trends at Excelsior

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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