Capella University: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2892 of 14,131	In the World
# 817 of 2,597	In North America
# 749 of 2,496	In the United States
# 17 of 48	In Minnesota
# 4 of 9	In Minneapolis
# 574 of 939	For Graphic Design
Top 1-3	For 10 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

100%

Enrollment

6,045

Average SAT

1,135

Average ACT

Avg. cost to attend

$17,199 /y

Aid receiving

72%

Undergraduates

18,366

Graduates

29,395

Male:Female Ratio

15:85

Type

Privatefor-profit

Highest Degree

Doctor's degree

Website

capella.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	100%
Enrollment	6,045

We've calculated the 100% acceptance rate for Capella University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	45%
■ Asian	3%
■ Hispanic	13%
■ Black or African American	30%
■ Two or more races	4%
■ Unknown	4%

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Capella University.

Degree Level	Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree	1,749 CR
Bachelor Program	1,950 CR
Master Program	2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral	2,850 CR

Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

Capella University majors

Capella University has granted 10,064 bachelor's degrees across 22 programs, 7,409 master's across 46 programs, and 1,075 doctorate degrees across 45 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Capella University.

Major	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse	7,779	-	-
Applied Behavior Analysis	51	1,038	19
Psychology, General	807	202	39
Business Administration and Management, General	502	477	18
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	290	666	29
Nursing Administration	-	779	-
Nursing Education	-	739	16
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor	-	480	-
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General	132	323	8
Clinical & Medical Social Work	-	393	-
Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling	-	371	-
Project Management	67	164	3
Nursing Practice	-	-	221
Medical Informatics	-	208	-
Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services	-	158	49
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	-	145	28
Clinical Nurse Leader	-	170	-
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance	81	40	23
Developmental and Child Psychology	-	130	14
Clinical Psychology	-	113	13
Public Health, General	27	59	38
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	-	14	98
Accounting	99	-	7
Information Technology	79	7	8
Forensic Psychology	-	88	-
Human Services, General	-	37	38
Applied Psychology	-	71	-
Curriculum and Instruction	-	20	51
Community Organization and Advocacy	-	67	-
Educational Psychology	-	50	15
School Psychology	-	50	15
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	-	-	59
Health Information & Medical Records Administration & Administrator	59	-	-
Performance and Sport Psychology	-	56	-
Organizational Leadership	-	-	53
Education, General	-	52	-
Social Work	-	-	52
Public Administration	-	29	16
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	-	42	-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching	-	9	31
Reading Teacher Education	-	7	30
Special Education and Teaching, General	-	31	-
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	13	-	12
Management Science	-	22	3
Social Sciences, Other	-	-	24
Substance Abuse & Addiction Counseling	-	17	3
Educational & Instructional Technology	-	14	5
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration	-	15	4
Computer Programming, Specific Applications	18	-	-
Human Resources Management and Services, Other	-	18	-
Marketing & Marketing Management, General	17	-	1
Information Technology Project Management	4	10	2
Finance, General	15	-	-
Data Processing and Data Processing Technology & Technician	11	-	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	-	9	-
Cyber & Computer Forensics and Counterterrorism	-	9	-
Crisis & Emergency & Disaster Management	-	-	7
Information Resources Management	-	-	7
System, Networking, and LAN & WAN Management & Manager	7	-	-
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor	-	5	-
Education, Other	-	4	-
Purchasing, Procurement & Acquisitions and Contracts Management	-	-	4
Cloud Computing	3	-	-
Public Health, Other	-	-	3
Administration of Special Education	-	-	2
Family and Community Services	-	-	2
Informatics	2	-	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	-	2
Computer and Information Sciences, Other	-	-	1
Data Modeling & Warehousing and Database Administration	1	-	-
Health Policy Analysis	-	-	1
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing, Other	-	1	-
Secondary School Administration & Principalship	-	-	1
Grand Total	10,064	7,409	1,075

Publications & Citations

Capella University has published 1,566 scientific papers with 13,267 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Political Science, Computer Science, Psychology, Law, Sociology, Medicine, Business, Mathematics, and Philosophy.

Publications

1,566

Citations

13,267

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,266 / 10,661
Political Science	919 / 7,759
Computer Science	874 / 8,486
Psychology	852 / 8,818
Law	825 / 7,118
Sociology	766 / 6,916
Medicine	714 / 7,009
Business	636 / 5,586
Mathematics	551 / 5,059
Philosophy	505 / 5,366
Economics	444 / 2,871
Environmental Science	442 / 4,156
Engineering	438 / 5,308
Education	418 / 2,871
Biology	395 / 3,738
Mathematics Education	377 / 2,552
Management	356 / 3,577
Development Studies	330 / 2,138
Geography and Cartography	326 / 2,939
Health Science	325 / 2,135
Physics	314 / 2,436
Social Psychology	300 / 4,121
Art & Design	283 / 2,668
History	265 / 2,652
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	229 / 2,409
Management Information Systems (MIS)	228 / 2,799
Archaeology	228 / 2,523
Psychiatry	215 / 2,970
Statistics	213 / 3,148
Communications and Public Relations	208 / 1,590
Linguistics	201 / 2,029
Quantum and Particle physics	196 / 1,384
Marketing	183 / 2,342
Geology	156 / 1,445
Neuroscience	154 / 1,594
Anthropology	149 / 2,634
Pathology	149 / 1,999
Cyber Security	148 / 1,387
Nursing	147 / 1,303
Ecology	145 / 1,410

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

8 Notable alumni

1. Elizabeth Guzmán

social worker politician

Elizabeth Rosalina Guzmán is an American politician and social worker serving as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates for the 22nd district since 2026. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of Virginia's House of Delegates from 2018 to 2024. Guzmán was first elected in 2017 after defeating incumbent Republican Scott Lingamfelter, and...

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2. Linda Singh

1964-. (aged 62)

actor

Linda L. Singh is an American retired major general of the Maryland Army National Guard.

3. Christopher Erhardt

1958-2012 (aged 54)

video game producer

Christopher Erhardt was the Head of School - US Campuses for the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) from the time the school opened until his death. From 1998 to 2007 he was the Associate Dean as well as V.P.-Production at DigiPen Institute of Technology in the United States.

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4. Annesa Flentje

5402-3389 (aged -2013)

clinical psychologist

Annesa M. Flentje is an American clinical psychologist specializing in reducing health disparities in LGBT community. She is a professor at Stanford University.

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All 8 notable alumni