Military Tuition and Fees

Excelsior College offers special tuition discounts and fee waivers to active-duty servicemembers and their families to make education as affordable as possible for military students. We also have military-friendly policies and advising services that make it easy to apply military tuition assistance and other educational benefits toward your Excelsior degree.

The information on this page applies only to active-duty servicemembers, plus their spouses and family members. If you are a military veteran, visit the Veteran Tuition and Fees page to learn about Excelsior's special pricing and financial aid programs.

The table below lists costs for both of Excelsior College's enrollment options:

• The Excelsior Course Option—designed for students who need at least 12 credits to graduate.
• The Multi-Source Option—designed for students who need to take fewer than 12 Excelsior credits.

Visit our Enrollment page for more details on the two enrollment options.

Excelsior Helps You Control Costs

In addition to offering military-friendly tuition and fees, Excelsior College provides a range of financial aid programs and services to ensure that military students have access to an affordable education.

Military Financial Aid

Stop by our Center for Military Education and choose the page for your branch of the service to learn how you can apply military tuition assistance and other educational benefits toward an Excelsior degree program.

Visit the Center for Military Education

Standard Financial Aid

Military students at Excelsior College are often eligible for the same loans, scholarships, or other sources of financial aid that civilian students use.

Visit our Financial Aid section, or call Financial Aid toll-free at (855) 323-9235.

Partnerships

Excelsior College maintains educational partnerships with numerous military organizations. Individuals who are affiliated with these organizations may be eligible for discounts on tuition, student fees, and other costs.

Visit our Partnership pages to find out if your organization maintains an educational partnership with Excelsior College.

Payment Plans

Excelsior College offers payment plans to help working adults fit education costs comfortably within a household budget. You can pay tuition and/or fees in monthly installments, rather than in a lump sum.

• Enrollment:  Budget your undergraduate enrollment fee with up to 6 monthly payments. Set-up Fee: $25 per plan.

  Undergraduate Payment Plan Brochure (PDF)

  Undergradute NBS Application(PDF - login required)

• Tuition: Budget your undergraduate tuition costs over 4 months. Set-up Fee: $25 per plan. Apply for a payment plan when you register for courses online, or download a payment plan application.

  Register for courses online

  Undergraduate Course NBS Application (PDF - login required)

• Student fees: Budget your Student Service Annual Fee (SSAF) across up to 6 payments. Set-up Fee: $25 per plan. Apply for the payment plan when paying the SSAF through the Student Billing section of MyExcelsior, or download the SSAF payment plan application. See the SSAF payment plan brochure for more details.

  Student Billing (requires login)

  SSAF payment plan application (PDF - login required)

  SSAF payment plan brochure (PDF)

• Excelsior College® Examinations (ECEs): Budget your exam registration fee over 2 months. Set-up Fee: $15 per plan. Payment plan application only available as you register for exams online.

  ECE Payment Plan Brochure(PDF)

  Register for exams online

Military Spouse Scholarships

Military Spouse Scholarships support both future and enrolled students who are spouses of active-duty servicemembers. Excelsior is currently awarding Military Spouse Scholarships. Please be sure to complete the FAFSA (school code 014251).

If you are receiving Post-9/11 benefits at 100 percent, you are ineligible for this scholarship. If you have questions, email us at vafa@excelsior.edu.

Center for Military Education

The Center for Military Education at Excelsior College offers a full range of support services to help servicemembers and veterans achieve their educational and professional goals.

Visit the Center for Military Education to learn about benefits such as:

• Partnerships with military colleges and training programs.
• Military admissions consultants and academic advisors.
• Flexible deployment policies.
• Career development resources.