Excelsior University vs University of San Diego

Albany, NY · San Diego, CA · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair NY:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × CA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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.
  • University of San Diego: enrollment ranged 5,454–5,820 (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 University of San Diego

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Excelsior University leads on median debt at graduation ($13,769 vs $22,940 at University of San Diego)
  2. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of San Diego leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (84.9% vs 65.1% at Excelsior University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of San Diego leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($86,522 vs $78,493 at Excelsior University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Excelsior University and University of San Diego?
Excelsior University leads on median debt at graduation at $13,769 versus $22,940 at University of San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Excelsior University and University of San Diego?
University of San Diego leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 84.9% versus 65.1% at Excelsior University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Excelsior University and University of San Diego?
University of San Diego leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $86,522 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); median debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025