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Capital University is a private regional university located in Columbus, Ohio. Capital University is moderately inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Capital University is in the top 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $49,133 10 years after enrolling, 34th in Ohio, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Capital University bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. Capital University is ranked 14th in Ohio.
Capital University’s median net annual cost of $20,020 and average years to graduate of 4.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Capital University sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing, Education, Music, Business Administration, Biology, Social Work - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$20,020
Average years to graduate
4.3
Accounting
Rank: #228
Economic score: 2.45
Criminology
Rank: #7
Economic score: 2.67
Computer Science
Rank: #215
Economic score: 2.83
Advertising & PR
Rank: #69
Economic score: 4.67
Education (subject specific)
Rank: #123
Economic score: 4.77
Marketing
Rank: #305
Economic score: 5.61
Special Education
Rank: #96
Economic score: 5.98
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #92
Economic score: 9.86
Psychology
Rank: #549
Economic score: 11.54
Broadcast & Digital Comms
Rank: #99
Economic score: 43.27
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 2 graduate programs at Capital University - Business Administration, Education (subject specific) - are shown below.
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.3 years. 64% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Capital University is 4% higher than the state average, and 6% above the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Capital University, Pell Grant recipients represent 28% of the measured graduating class, 7% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Capital University graduates within 4.3 years.
Capital University is in the bottom 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Capital University’s economic mobility score of 13.23 is calculated by adjusting the 3.94 economic score of lower-income students by the 28% pell grant recipients within the student body. Capital University’s EMS of 13.23 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Capital University pays $20,020 a year, $34,034 less than the $54,054 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $20,020
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Capital University, 100% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $20,020 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 81% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $7,066. This is 27% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,378
Pell grants
$4,705
State grants
$3,290
Institutional grants
$24,985
Capital University's moderately inclusive admissions are indicated by their 74% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 3,585 applicants, of which 2,659 were admitted and 424 enrolled. Capital University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
90%
83%
Female
63%
59%
First time
72%
59%
In-state
94%
68%
1st generation
28%
35%
White
75%
52%
Black
9%
14%
Hispanic
4%
15%
Asian
3%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
9%
12%