Minneapolis, Minnesota · Private for-profit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Capella University is a private for-profit four-year institution. All of its programs are delivered through distance education. It enrolled 47,761 students in fall 2024, including 18,366 undergraduates and 29,395 graduate students. It is part of Strategic Education, Inc..
Capella University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 106 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, General, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 22,122 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 42% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 41 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
47,761
Students enrolled
42%
First-year retention
22,122
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
106
Programs and majors
41:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
Online
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 106
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.