Capella University
Minneapolis, MN · Private for-profit
At a glance
$18,305
Avg net price
16,173
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Bachelor’s 12,056Master’s 8,191Doctoral 1,156 |
| Bachelor’s 9,691Master’s 4,479Doctoral 306 |
| Bachelor’s 1,112Master’s 1,993Doctoral 173 |
| Bachelor’s 1,042Master’s 1,156Doctoral 173 |
| Bachelor’s 191Master’s 83Doctoral 63 |
| Bachelor’s 16Master’s 110Doctoral 128 |
| Bachelor’s 4Master’s 8Doctoral 14 |
| Bachelor’s 0Master’s 362Doctoral 272 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 20 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral 7 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s None reportedDoctoral 0 |
| Bachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 0Doctoral None reported |
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $14,400
- Required fees
- $0
- Books and supplies
- $425
- Total
- $14,825
- $14,9722019–2019–20
- $14,5772020–2120–21
- $14,5702021–2221–22
- $14,7572022–2322–23
- $14,8582023–2423–24
- $14,8252024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $18,305 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation25%
6-year graduation33%
Retention rate23%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$42,189
Median debt$14,968
Campus
Enrollment16,173
Student-faculty ratio36:1
SettingCity
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Capella University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
22.7% of Capella University’s first-years return for a second year and 33.3% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03