Capella University Teaching Programs

Capella University is a private for-profit institution situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The location of Capella University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Capella University?

Contact details for Capella University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	225 South 6Th Street, 9Th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
Phone:	866-808-4080
Website:	www.capella.edu

How Do I Get Into Capella University?

You can apply to Capella University online at: www.capella.edu/admissions/apply-now

Capella University has an open admissions policy, so you don't have to worry about getting into the school if you have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

Can I Afford Capella University?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Capella University, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $7,943 a year. That adds up to $31,772 over four years for those students.

Capella University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,383 undergraduate students at Capella University, with 2,326 being full-time and 10,057 being part-time.

There are also 26,333 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,326 full-time undergraduates at Capella University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Capella University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	515
Hispanic or Latino	277
White	1,157
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	276

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Capella University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Capella University

There are 87 bachelor’s degree and 240 master’s degree programs available online at Capella University. In 2022-2023, 39,727 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Capella University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Capella University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Administration of Special Education	50%

Capella University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	70	214	43	327
General Educational Leadership & Administration	10	68	121	199
General Education	0	84	2	86
Adult & Continuing Education	2	32	47	81
Curriculum & Instruction	2	13	62	77
Educational/Instructional Technology	1	43	28	72
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	1	42	14	57
Early Childhood Education	0	56	0	56
General Special Education	0	45	0	45
Reading Teacher Education	1	14	20	35
Other Education	0	12	0	12
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	1	0	9	10
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	8	0	8
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching	4	0	0	4
Teacher Development & Methodology	0	2	2	4
Administration of Special Education	0	0	2	2
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	0
Educational Statistics & Research Methods	0	0	0	0
College Student Counseling & Personnel Services	0	0	0	0
Health Occupations Teacher Education	0	0	0	0
Other Teacher Education & Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	92	633	350	1,075

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.