College · Private for-profit · Minneapolis, MN · City
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
Online-only
Admit rate—
6-yr median pay$49k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size18,364
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $49k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of unspecified means this is admit rate not reported for this school.
If you get in
18,364 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$91k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$19k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $14.4k
- Books & supplies
- $425
How students pay for it.
Pell grants39%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans47%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$15k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
1-yr retention37%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr20%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$49k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$42k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out27%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 18,364
- Location
- Minneapolis, MN
- Region
- Plains (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD)
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Size & setting
- Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
- Undergrad program
- Four-year · higher part-time
- Accreditor
- Higher Learning Commission
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- White44%
- Black28%
- Hispanic15%
- Unknown4%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian4%
- International1%
First-gen students50%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time68%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans5%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$32k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 22
What you can study.