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