by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Capitol Technology University was awarded 8 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is computer & is security.
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Capitol Tech was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
If you're applying to Capitol Technology University you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 64%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.
At Capitol Tech, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 9 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Capitol Technology University is 10%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 73% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Capitol Technology University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at Capitol Tech, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Capitol Technology University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 361 undergraduates at Capitol Tech with 290 being full-time and 71 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $18,540 | $23,993 | $26,703 | $23,056 | $27,574 |
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 Capitol Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Capitol Tech, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $6,274 a year. That adds up to $25,096 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Capitol Tech are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11301 Springfield Rd, Laurel, MD 20708 |
| Phone: | 301-369-2800 |
| Website: | www.captechu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | 90 | $61,287 |
| Computer Information Systems | 29 | $63,334 |
| Electrical Engineering | 14 | $79,606 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 11 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 11 | NA |
| Computer Engineering | 5 | NA |
| Robotics Engineering | 5 | NA |
| Homeland Security | 5 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 4 | NA |
| Engineering Technology (Other) | 4 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 786 students took at least one online class at Capitol Technology University. This is an increase from the 783 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 786 | 583 |
| 2021-2022 | 783 | 548 |
| 2020-2021 | 721 | 457 |
| 2018-2019 | 675 | 391 |
Learn more about online learning at Capitol Technology University.
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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