EXCELSIOR UNIVERSITY

Offers online degree and certificate programs across six disciplines—business, health care, liberal arts, nursing, technology—with courses starting every eight weeks; includes hybrid programs in nursing and technology featuring online coursework combined with in-person labs and clinical experiences in St. Petersburg, Florida. Programs include ABET-accredited degrees in Electrical Engineering Technology, Nuclear Engineering Technology, and Information Technology, as well as a National Center of Academic Excellence-designated Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity.

Enrolls over 10,000 undergraduate and more than 1,200 graduate students annually, with consistent new student enrollment between 5,000 and 7,000 per year and degree conferral averaging over 4,000 annually between 2022 and 2025; maintains high course completion rates of 92% for undergraduates and 95% for graduates.

Delivers college credit through performance-based examinations in nursing and other disciplines, administering thousands of credit-bearing exams annually and awarding tens of thousands of credits to students.

Establishes and maintains an Institutional Review Board (IRB) to oversee human subjects research, reviewing proposals from faculty, staff, students, and alumni; publishes research in academic journals and professional magazines on topics including predictive analytics for student success, AI in institutional decision-making, and leadership theory.

Provides online noncredit courses, practical leadership programs, and multicourse, instructor-moderated training series through ed2go to help individuals and organizations build job-ready skills and develop leadership pipelines.

publishes a magazine twice a year for its community, contributing to alumni engagement and institutional communication.

Provides guidance and professional support to the university’s research community and co-presents at national conferences on topics such as faculty author education, resilience, and learning from failure.

Provides more than 50 distinct scholarship opportunities to help students fund their education, supporting nontraditional learners and those underrepresented in higher education.

Operates the Center for Social Justice to promote equity and inclusion, cultivate a multicultural environment, and provide direct community support through the Chief Diversity Officer and founding director of the Center.

Authored and co-authored books including "Foundations of Assessment: From Theory to Practice" and "Systemic Leadership: Leading Effectively by Leveraging Our Collective Intelligence," and contributed chapters to edited volumes such as "Workplace Leadership," to advance knowledge in higher education and leadership practice.

Created EthicsHub as a centralized platform for ethics-related information and education as part of the Ethics at Excelsior initiative.

Processes transcript requests for a $20 fee within five business days, verifies authenticity of official documents with 24-hour turnaround, posts final grades promptly after term end, mails physical diplomas within two weeks domestically or up to eight weeks internationally, and issues complimentary certified electronic diplomas with fraud-proof validation to alumni graduating August 2022 or later.