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Capital University

44/100
Columbus, OHSee your chances →private nonprofitM1

Acceptance Rate

70.2%

Total Profiles

4

SAT Range

910–1180

User Accept Rate

N/A

Tuition

$41,788

Undergrad Enrollment

1,709

Applicants

4,365

Yield Rate

12.9%

Student:Faculty

10:1

Applicant Profiles

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What you pay

$22,576/ yr

Average net price after grants & scholarships — about $90,304 over four years.

What grads earn

$49,426/ yr

Median earnings 4 years after completion$53,276 adjusted to national cost of living (local prices 7% below average).

A graduate’s first-year earnings cover the four-year net cost in roughly 1.8 years of pay.

76% of students out-earn a typical high-school graduate (about $28,500) within 10 years.

Field of study

Earnings & debt by major

Opportunity Insights

Economic mobility

Access

6.0%

from the bottom income fifth

Success

15%

of them reach the top fifth

Mobility rate

0.9%

move bottom → top

The mobility rate is how many of Capital University’s students both start in the bottom income fifth and reach the top — a measure of who the school lifts, not just who it admits.

IPEDS

Net price by family income

Under $30k$19,062
$30–48k$18,574
$48–75k$20,331
$75–110k$23,348
Over $110k$27,299

Average net price paid by federally-aided students, by family income bracket.

Completion & debt

Finishing & paying back

Grad rate · 8 yr

62%

Completion · all

63%

Completion · Pell

52%

Repaying debt · 3 yr

63%

Median debt

$26,889

Classification

Four-year, small, highly residential

Application Funnel

Applied
4,365
Admitted
3,19473.2%
Enrolled
41313% yield
Clery Act

Campus Safety

Reported 2024
CategoryOn-CampusResidence HallNon-CampusPublic Property
Fondling1
Motor Vehicle Theft18
Rape13
Robbery1

Source: DOE Campus Safety and Security data, reported under the Clery Act.

EADA

Athletics

Title IX participation65% / 35%
MenWomen

Men's

Baseball48Basketball18Bowling7Football89Golf12Lacrosse41Soccer28Track & Field51

Women's

Basketball16Bowling7Golf6Lacrosse18Soccer33Softball21Tennis9Track & Field30Volleyball15

Popular Majors (Bachelor's)

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse79 grads
Psychology, General41 grads
Business Administration and Management, General33 grads
Music, Other32 grads
Early Childhood Education and Teaching26 grads
Biology/Biological Sciences, General21 grads
Music Teacher Education18 grads
Social Work17 grads
Kinesiology and Exercise Science17 grads
Criminology16 grads

4yr Grad Rate

54%

6yr Grad Rate

62%

Retention Rate

76%

Median Earnings

$54,143