Excelsior University vs Duke University

Albany, NY · Durham, NC · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair NY:NC

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · GAP-FOCUS

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × NC
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Excelsior University: enrollment shrank -66.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -3,096 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Duke University: enrollment ranged 6,417–6,815 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Excelsior University vs Duke University

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Duke University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (91.2% vs 65.1% at Excelsior University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,792 vs $63,796 at Excelsior University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Duke University leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($97,800 vs $78,493 at Excelsior University)

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Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Excelsior University and Duke University?▼
Duke University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 91.2% versus 65.1% at Excelsior University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Excelsior University and Duke University?▼
Duke University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,792 versus $63,796 at Excelsior University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Excelsior University and Duke University?▼
Duke University leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $97,800 versus $78,493 at Excelsior University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025