The four-year private not-for-profit institution in Albany enrolled 30,008 students in fall 2018, including 27,207 in undergraduate and 2,801 in graduate programs, data shows. 6.3 percent of undergraduates transferred from another college or university.
31 percent of undergraduates are residents of New York, and 60 percent are residents of other states. 2 percent are citizens of foreign countries.
The undergraduate student body is comprised mostly of students who identify as white (61 percent) and Black or African American (18 percent).
Excelsior College undergraduate enrollment
| Total | Portion of Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 27,207 | |
| Transfers | 1,705 | 6.3% |
| Male | ~14,148 | 52% |
| Female | ~13,059 | 48% |
| Age 24 and under | ~2,993 | 11% |
| Age 25 and over | ~24,214 | 89% |
| In-state residence | ~8,434 | 31% |
| Out of state residence | ~16,324 | 60% |
| Resident of foreign country | ~544 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | ~272 | 1% |
| Asian | ~816 | 3% |
| Black or African American | ~4,897 | 18% |
| Hispanic/Latino | ~2,993 | 11% |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | ~272 | 1% |
| White | ~16,596 | 61% |
| Two or more races | ~1,088 | 4% |
| Enrolled in distance education | 27,207 | 100% |
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