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# Capitol Technology University Acceptance Rate & Admissions

Updated October 1, 2026

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## What is the acceptance rate at Capitol Technology University?

Capitol Technology University’s reported acceptance rate is 74.4%.

**Acceptance rate · Fall 2024**
74.4%

Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle.

How to interpret the acceptance rate

Capitol Technology University admits 74.4% of applicants, a rate that sits close to the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The figure describes a moderately open door: most who apply receive an offer.

## What SAT and ACT scores do Capitol Technology University students report?

SAT and ACT ranges are not available for Capitol Technology University in the data shown here. Missing scores do not establish whether tests are required, optional or excluded from review.

Figures cover fall 2024.

## Who enrolls at Capitol Technology University?

**Pell Grant recipients**
39.2%

**Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group**
26.7%

**First-year retention**
76.8%

Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention.

About these student measures

The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns.

Capitol Technology University is a private nonprofit university in Laurel, Maryland, enrolling 315 undergraduates. The admission rate is 74.4%, close to the median of 75.7% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

39.2% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants, and an estimated 26.7% arrive as transfers or part-time students. The student body includes people using federal grant aid alongside those continuing coursework begun elsewhere, rather than a single entry route.

Students who start full time at Capitol Technology University return for a second year at a rate of 76.8%, which edges past the 74.2% median for comparable institutions. The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) tells a different story: 42.7% finish within six years, against a peer median of 54.9%.

Pell recipients in the same entering cohort complete at 48.2%, 5.5 percentage points above the overall rate.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).