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Capitol Technology University

Laurel, Maryland Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Laurel, Maryland, Capitol Technology University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,065, made up of 319 undergraduates and 746 graduate students.

Capitol Technology University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 60 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, Artificial Intelligence, and Computer and Information Sciences, General. It awarded 255 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 47 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

1,065
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
255
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
60
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 60

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Computer and Information Sciences 11
Business, Management and Marketing 13
Engineering 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 5
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 6
Engineering Technologies 6
Military Technologies 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 3
Social Sciences 1
Health Professions 2
Education 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
51
Master's degrees
63
Doctoral degrees (research)
140
Postbaccalaureate certificates
1

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,065
Undergraduates, fall 2024
319
Graduate students, fall 2024
746
Full-time, fall 2024
78%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,404
Undergraduates, 2024-25
368
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,036
Full-time, 2024-25
83%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
21%
Men
79%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
7%
Black or African American
35%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
9%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
47
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
66%
Students taking some online courses
24%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Sims
Bradford
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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