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MS Excel: Median Function


In Excel, the Median function returns the median of the numbers provided.

The syntax for the Median function is:

Median( number1, number2, ... number_n )

number1, number2, ... number_n are numeric values - they can be numbers, named ranges, arrays, or references to numbers. There can be up to 30 values entered.

Applies To:

  • Excel 2007, Excel 2003, Excel XP, Excel 2000

For Example:

Let's take a look at an example:

Based on the Excel spreadsheet above:

=Median(B2, B3) would return 8.85
=Median(B3, B5, 45) would return 7.2
=Median(B2:B6) would return 8.1
=Median(1, 3, 13, 14, 15) would return 13