Capella University

Capella University is a private for-profit college in Minneapolis, MN. Its average net price is $18,458 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$17,688
$30,001 to $48,000$18,633
$48,001 to $75,000$18,689
$75,001 to $110,000$20,802
$110,001 and up$23,267
$14,328Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$14,328Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$18,458Average Net Price
$7,560Room and Board 2025-26, Off-Campus
$435Books and Supplies
43.1%Students on Pell Grants
47.9%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

Not publishedAcceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$57,593
8 years after entry$57,349
10 years after entry$51,254
18.2%Graduation Rate
41.7%Retention Rate
$9,772Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Minneapolis, MNLocation
Large citySetting
18,364Undergraduate Enrollment
Private for-profitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$55,916 n=115$30,559 n=153
Business Administration, Management and Operations$70,701 n=709$28,688 n=799
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$40,105 National median for this major n=4,106$35,460 Small program - rough guide n=68
Community Organization and Advocacy$45,679 National median for this major n=2,262Not published
Computer Programming$63,496 National median for this major n=1,924Not published
Computer Science$80,491 Small program - rough guide n=90$31,062 n=112
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications$59,944 National median for this major n=1,197Not published
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other$65,410 National median for this major n=199Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$85,551 n=127$35,030 n=113
Criminal Justice$52,399 Small program - rough guide n=48Not published
Curriculum and Instruction$42,218 National median for this major n=86Not published
Data Processing$56,601 National median for this major n=156Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571Not published
Education, Other$40,204 National median for this major n=1,831Not published
Educational Administration and Supervision$41,124 National median for this major n=779Not published
Educational/Instructional Media Design$49,005 National median for this major n=105Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities$42,366 National median for this major n=288Not published
Health and Medical Administrative Services$70,240 n=308$31,780 n=482
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Human Resources Management and Services$68,445 n=176$31,049 n=224
Human Services, General$41,637 National median for this major n=5,838Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Medical Informatics$49,283 National median for this major n=247Not published
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$41,521 National median for this major n=2,897Not published
Psychology$42,970 n=381$34,002 n=1,057
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Health$42,733 National median for this major n=16,894$34,058 Small program - rough guide n=51
Registered Nursing$94,212 n=4,352$27,956 n=9,559
Research and Experimental Psychology$38,319 National median for this major n=11,840Not published
Security Science and Technology$46,655 National median for this major n=2,893Not published
Special Education and Teaching$46,673 National median for this major n=10,747Not published
Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesNot publishedNot published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Teaching$44,159 National median for this major n=58,872Not published
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language$36,625 National median for this major n=401Not published

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