by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Capella University was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.
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College Factual ranked Capella University as #161 out of 2,238 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Capella University held the #166 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Capella University is also ranked #4 out of 55 schools in Minnesota.
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.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Capella University, this rate is 32 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
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 13%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Capella University this rate is 60%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
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 100% of students took out student loans averaging $7,943 a year. That adds up to $31,772 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Capella University is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/CapellaUniversity |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/CapellaU |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 3,199 | $74,251 |
| Business Administration & Management | 721 | $63,636 |
| Public Health | 480 | NA |
| General Psychology | 480 | $35,031 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 288 | $52,610 |
| Human Resource Management | 149 | $53,132 |
| Information Technology | 107 | $78,621 |
| Accounting | 93 | $44,919 |
| Computer Information Systems | 80 | $70,464 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 62 | $41,437 |
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 2020-2021, 38,716 students took at least one online class at Capella University. This is a decrease from the 38,930 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 38,716 | 38,716 |
| 2019-2020 | 38,930 | 38,930 |
| 2018-2019 | 37,859 | 37,859 |
| 2017-2018 | 37,171 | 37,171 |
| 2016-2017 | 36,284 | 36,284 |
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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