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Capella University was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Since Capella University has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.
At Capella University, the student to faculty ratio is 35 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Capella University is 14%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 36% tells us that most first-year, full-time students don't stick around for a second year at Capella University. Students may have a variety of reasons for this, such as only intending to attend a school for one year while they brush up on certain subjects.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 11,781 undergraduates at Capella University with 2,159 being full-time and 9,622 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Capella University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Capella University, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $5,934 a year. That adds up to $23,736 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Capella University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 225 South 6Th Street, 9Th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389 |
| Phone: | 866-808-4080 |
| Website: | www.capella.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 5,064 | $85,426 |
| Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology | 1,639 | NA |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 1,386 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 1,362 | $68,701 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 880 | $62,091 |
| General Psychology | 698 | $39,764 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 549 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 486 | $64,834 |
| Student Counseling | 327 | NA |
| Educational Administration | 268 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 39,727 students took at least one online class at Capella University. This is an increase from the 38,716 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 39,727 | 39,727 |
| 2021-2022 | 38,716 | 38,716 |
| 2020-2021 | 38,930 | 38,930 |
| 2018-2019 | 37,171 | 37,171 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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