Capital University
Columbus, Ohio
- Private nonprofit
- Suburb
- 1,585 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 70%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,550per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 59%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,93710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Capital Gateway Scholarship provides up to full tuition and fees for Ohio high school seniors with an annual household income of $60,000 or less.
Source: First Year Student Scholarships | Capital University, Columbus Ohio
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 70%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 910–1180Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 18–25Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
Where you'd stand
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Sources: College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,550full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $57,739sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $44,304Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 59%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 76%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $58,93710 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 1,585Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 44%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 28%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Heidelberg University Tiffin, OH — admits 86%
- Mercy College of Ohio Toledo, OH — admits 93%
- Wilmington College Wilmington, OH — admits 92%
- Hiram College Hiram, OH — admits 94%
Also worth a look
- Walsh University North Canton, OH — admits 71%
- Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH — admits 56%
- Wittenberg University Springfield, OH — admits 72%
- Muskingum University New Concord, OH — admits 82%
- Mount Vernon Nazarene University Mount Vernon, OH — admits 84%
- Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, TN — admits 69%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Capital University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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