Capital University

At Capital University, the average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $22,576, leaving a substantial distance from the published sticker total. The published cost of attendance is $57,130, with $43,234 for tuition and fees and $12,984 for room and board.

For the average aid recipient, financial aid offsets $34,554 against the published price. Among comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $22,347; the university is above it by $229.

Azimuth ranks Capital University #974 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The slightly higher peer comparison and Azimuth placement both point to a less favorable affordability picture.

For Capital University, the published cost of attendance is $57,130; after aid, pricing differs across family-income bands. The average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $19,062 in the lowest family-income band; $18,574 in the lower-middle band; $20,331 in the middle band; $23,348 in the upper-middle band; and $27,299 in the highest band.

The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $8,237, and Azimuth ranks the university #974 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. For the average aid recipient, aid covers about 60% of the published cost, or average financial-aid savings of $34,554 against the sticker price.

Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $22,576, which is $229 above the peer median of $22,347 at comparable institutions (same type and size). Published tuition and fees are $43,234, with room and board listed at $12,984.

Average pricing is close to the peer benchmark despite aid offsetting much of the published cost. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $26,889, and 95.1% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

That debt is $1,889 above the $25,000 peer median at comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $306 a month if repaid over ten years.

Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $28,132.

Capital University posts earnings above its comparable peers, although graduates earn about $5,382 less than the model expects for similar students. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,045.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,427. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $59,121 four years after completion, in the 48th percentile.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median, the middle value, is $55,915; the university stands above it by $3,206. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 46th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, while earnings beyond expectations sit in the 35th percentile.

At Capital University, federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $59,121 four years after completion. The result draws on an earnings cohort of 956 completers and sits in the 48th percentile, as Azimuth places the measure among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The typical earnings scenario matches that observed median, while the downside scenario is $45,468 and the upside scenario is $80,000. An estimated 30.5% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, are less favorable here. Graduates earn about $5,382 less than the model expects for similar students. The scenario range is wide, but the model result points below expectations.

Capital University’s return measures point in different directions. Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $59,121 four years after completion, placing them in the 48th percentile.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $55,915, and the university’s figure is $3,206 above it. Graduates earn about $5,382 less than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 35th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,045.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,427. Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $93.

Downside and upside earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix are $45,468 and $80,000. Azimuth ranks the university #797 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The peer comparison and the model do not point the same way. Program results range widely across the largest fields.

Nursing, the largest program, awarded 81 degrees and has median earnings of $77,807 four years after completion, 0.88x of the national median for its field. The largest fields therefore show a broad earnings spread.

The modeled range is wide enough that field choice is central to the earnings picture at Capital University. Scenarios run from $45,468 on the downside to $80,000 on the upside; these are earnings scenarios from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

Among the higher-earning fields, Business/Managerial Economics has median earnings of $84,669 four years after completion, followed by Accounting at $79,157 and Nursing at $77,807. Those field results help explain the upper end of the modeled range.

At Capital University, graduates earn about $5,382 less than the model expects for similar students. The earnings picture rests on raw salaries, with no margin over what the model expects.

That gap is part of the value case here. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $26,889 in federal student loans.

The peer median is the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size). That amount is $1,889 above the peer median of $25,000.

The estimated monthly payment on that debt is $306 if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $28,132. Both debt and earnings sit on the same side of their benchmarks.

In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported 5,382 first-year applicants, 3,499 admitted applicants, and 467 enrolled students. Capital University has an admission rate of 70.2%, meaning admissions were offered to most applicants in the reported pool.

That rate is below the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

At Capital University, four-year earnings differ sharply across fields, making program choice central to the return picture. Business/Managerial Economics records median earnings of $84,669 four years after completion, with 7 degrees awarded.

Accounting posts $79,157 and 5 degrees awarded, while Nursing has median earnings of $77,807 across 81 degrees awarded. At a more moderate earnings level, Teacher Education records $46,055 four years after completion and 32 degrees awarded.

The higher-earning business, accounting, and nursing fields sit apart from teacher education in the reported four-year earnings picture.

Capital University’s largest bachelor’s field is Nursing, pairing the broadest degree output with earnings well above several other large fields. Published earnings cover 19 bachelor’s fields, so the program-level picture offers more detail than a single school-wide figure.

Among the higher-earning published fields, Business/Managerial Economics awarded 7 degrees and had median earnings of $84,669 four years after completion. The mix pairs a large nursing field with smaller business-oriented fields that also show higher earnings.

The bachelor's degrees at Capital University are spread across several fields, with no single family dominating. Health Professions accounts for 16.3% of degrees awarded, followed closely by Business at 14.3% and Education at 13.6%.

The university has 19 programs with published four-year earnings data. The largest single program is Nursing, at 81 degrees awarded, with Business Administration and Management next at 45 degrees awarded and Psychology at 36 degrees awarded.

The highest-earning program is a small one: Business/Managerial Economics graduates earn a median of $84,669 four years after completion, from 7 degrees awarded. Accounting follows at $79,157, also from a small cohort of 5 degrees awarded.

The largest program, Nursing, is also among the best-paid, with median earnings of $77,807 and a benchmark ratio of 0.88x against the national median for its field. Business Administration and Management, the second-largest, posts a median of $71,710 and a benchmark ratio of 1.05x.

The pattern is one of breadth rather than concentration, with the largest programs in health, business, and education. The highest earnings come from specialized business fields, but the largest program, Nursing, combines scale with solid pay.

A student drawn to the largest programs in Psychology or Teacher Education should know that their earnings sit below the university's highest-earning fields, at $48,958 and $46,055 respectively. Across all fields, 9.5% of degrees are in STEM.