- The Inkwell
- Ohio
- Capital University
Columbus, OHSuburb: largeZIP 43209Founded 1830
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1830
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.capital.edu
OhioReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Capital University
Capital University is a private nonprofit university in Columbus, Ohio, with 1,585 undergraduates. It admits 70% of applicants, graduates 57% within six years and costs $20,550 a year after aid.
57%graduate
Admission rate70%
Retention76%
4-year graduation50%
Pell Grant share44%
Federal loans63%
$20,550net price / year
70%admission rate
1068average SAT
57%graduate in 6 years
$58,937median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#847 of 1,704 for earnings#908 of 1,739 for lowest net price#768 of 1,738 for graduation rate#570 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $57,739tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,304
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,304
- Average net price
- $20,550national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,988
$30,001–48,000$18,058
$48,001–75,000$17,013
$75,001–110,000$18,905
$110,001+$27,125
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 70%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1068
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 450–590
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 460–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 18–25
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college70%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college57%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college44%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 57%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 50%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 69%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,181
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,937middle 50%: $41,538–$80,506
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$80,506
Median, Capital University$58,937
Lower quarter$41,538
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,585
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 57% / 43%
- Average age at entry
- 22.0
- First-generation students
- 28%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 44%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,673 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $13,045
- Endowment, end of year
- $140,653,264
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic8.3%
Black14%
Asian2.3%
Two or more races5.9%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown2.8%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions14%
Business & management14%
Education13%
Visual & performing arts11%
Social sciences9.2%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.9%
Psychology6.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences5.4%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, GA | $20,803 | 60% | $64,452 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 201548. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q5035685.