Capital University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Capital University

Capital University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Columbus, Ohio (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,585 students of which 2,531 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Capital University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 70.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,068 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,576, with published in-state tuition of $43,234 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,889, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 62.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.5%. Graduates earn a median of $54,143 ten years after enrolling, compared with $45,767 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 146900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 69.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.