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Capital total enrollment is approximately 2,756 students. 2,203 are undergraduates and 553 are graduate students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates
The full-time Capital undergraduate population is made up of 56.2% women, and 43.8% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Capital Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,490 | 67.9% |
| Black or African American | 271 | 12.3% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 158 | 7.2% |
| Hispanic | 126 | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 63 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 62 | 2.8% |
| International | 25 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students
About 57.5% of full-time grad students are women, and 42.5% men.
For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.
Capital Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 425 | 77.3% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 10.4% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 24 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic | 13 | 2.4% |
| International | 8 | 1.5% |
| Unknown | 7 | 1.3% |
See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,915 | 69.7% |
| Black or African American | 328 | 11.9% |
| Multi-Ethnic | 182 | 6.6% |
| Hispanic | 139 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 78 | 2.8% |
| Unknown | 70 | 2.5% |
| International | 33 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | 0.0% |
Capital University faculty racial/ethnic demographics (share of instructional staff):
| Ethnicity | Percent of Faculty |
|---|---|
| White | 84.5% |
| Black or African American | 6.1% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| Hispanic | 2.7% |
| Unknown | 2.7% |
This school is more popular with women than with men.
There are approximately 1,556 female students and 1,200 male students at Capital.
Capital University faculty gender breakdown (share of instructional staff):
Among first-time degree-seeking undergraduates, 100.0% of Capital students come from within the state, and 0.0% come from out of state.
The undergraduate student body is split among 14 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.
| State | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 338 | 91.4% |
| Florida | 8 | 2.2% |
| Georgia | 7 | 1.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 4 | 1.1% |
| Washington | 2 | 0.5% |
Capital welcomes about 1.2% international (nonresident) students, adding to the multicultural environment of the campus.
A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At Capital, 58.8% of undergraduate students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.
| Student Age Group | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| 20-21 | 692 | 30.6% |
| 18-19 | 639 | 28.2% |
| 22-24 | 428 | 18.9% |
| 25-29 | 260 | 11.5% |
| 35 and over | 155 | 6.8% |
| 30-34 | 69 | 3.0% |
| Under 18 | 20 | 0.9% |
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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