The current year data is not available and 2023 data is used for Excelsior University.
How many students at Excelsior? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 12,941 students have enrolled in Excelsior University with 11,550 undergraduate and 1,391 graduate students.
By gender, 6,217 male and 6,724 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (6,772 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs)).
12,941 students are enrolled exclusively, and - students are enrolled in some online courses.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Excelsior University has a total of 12,941 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 11,550 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 1,391 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,217 male and 6,724 female students (the male-female ratio is 48:52) are attending the school.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 12,941 | 11,550 | 1,391 |
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| Men | 6,217 | 5,447 | 770 |
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| Women | 6,724 | 6,103 | 621 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 7,110 White, 2,761 Black, and 400 Asian students out of a total of 12,941 are attending at Excelsior University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).
Excelsior University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 63% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 67 | 41 | 26 |
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| Asian | 400 | 225 | 175 |
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| Black | 2,761 | 993 | 1,768 |
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| Hispanic | 1,851 | 1,014 | 837 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 77 | 44 | 33 |
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| White | 7,110 | 3,549 | 3,561 |
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| Two or more races | 505 | 264 | 241 |
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| Race Unknown | 79 | 47 | 32 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 59 | 33 | 26 |
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| Asian | 354 | 201 | 153 |
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| Black | 2,407 | 830 | 1,577 |
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| Hispanic | 1,632 | 887 | 745 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 68 | 41 | 27 |
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| White | 6,428 | 3,147 | 3,281 |
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| Two or more races | 443 | 230 | 213 |
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| Race Unknown | 70 | 39 | 31 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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| Asian | 46 | 24 | 22 |
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| Black | 354 | 163 | 191 |
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| Hispanic | 219 | 127 | 92 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 9 | 3 | 6 |
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| White | 682 | 402 | 280 |
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| Two or more races | 62 | 34 | 28 |
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| Race Unknown | 9 | 8 | 1 |
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Student Age Distribution
By age, Excelsior has 18 students under 18 years old and 75 students over 65 years old. There are 1,809 students under 25 years old, and 12,668 students over 25 years old out of 14,477 total students.
In undergraduate programs, 18 students are younger than 18 and 54 students are older than 65. Excelsior has 1,787 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 10,914 students aged 25 and over.
It has 22 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,754 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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| 18-19 | 157 | 119 | 38 |
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| 20-21 | 674 | 461 | 213 |
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| 22-24 | 960 | 505 | 455 |
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| 25-29 | 2,431 | 1,141 | 1,290 |
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| 30-34 | 2,751 | 1,307 | 1,444 |
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| 35-39 | 2,697 | 1,198 | 1,499 |
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| 40-49 | 3,406 | 1,653 | 1,753 |
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| 50-64 | 1,308 | 772 | 536 |
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| Over 65 | 75 | 46 | 29 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| Under 18 | 18 | 13 | 5 |
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| 18-19 | 157 | 119 | 38 |
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| 20-21 | 674 | 461 | 213 |
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| 22-24 | 938 | 491 | 447 |
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| 25-29 | 2,292 | 1,069 | 1,223 |
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| 30-34 | 2,500 | 1,181 | 1,319 |
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| 35-39 | 2,301 | 1,043 | 1,258 |
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| 40-49 | 2,737 | 1,386 | 1,351 |
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| 50-64 | 1,030 | 626 | 404 |
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| Over 65 | 54 | 32 | 22 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 22-24 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
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| 25-29 | 139 | 72 | 67 |
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| 30-34 | 251 | 126 | 125 |
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| 35-39 | 396 | 155 | 241 |
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| 40-49 | 669 | 267 | 402 |
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| 50-64 | 278 | 146 | 132 |
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| Over 65 | 21 | 14 | 7 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 11,550 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 839 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 7.26%.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 0 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 0 |
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| Regular Part-time | 10,711 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 839 |
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Excelsior Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions
For the academic year 2024-2025, 12,941 students are enrolled at Excelsior.
11,550 undergraduate and 1,391 graduate students are enrolled at Excelsior.
6,217 male (48.04%) and 6,724 female (51.96%) students are attending Excelsior.
91 international students (0.70%) are enrolled at Excelsior, including 89 undergraduate and 2 graduate students.
Excelsior has a student population that is diverse, with significant White and Black populations: 7,110 White (54.94%), 2,761 Black (21.34%), and 400 Asian (3.09%) students are enrolled.
18 students are under 18 and 75 students are over 65 years old.