Enrollment Trends at Capella

The student population at Capella University is 39,727 (13,280 undergraduate and 26,447 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,720 over the past decade.
The percentage of undergraduate students at Capella is 33.43% which is increased by 5,333 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 387 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 5.02 to 1 which means that majority of population is on female students.
39,727 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 13.31% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 37,240 where 39,727 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.
33.43% of total students is undergraduate students and 66.57% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 5,333 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 387 over past 10 years.
The female to male ratio is 5.02 to 1 and it means that there are far more female students enrolled in Capella than male students.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Capella University since 2013.
YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1434,0077,9472,5865,36126,0605,94120,119
2014-1535,061
1,054
8,750
803
2,700
114
6,050
689
26,311
251
5,929
-12
20,382
263
2015-1637,074
2,013
9,105
355
2,655
-45
6,450
400
27,969
1,658
6,054
125
21,915
1,533
2016-1737,569
495
9,393
288
2,607
-48
6,786
336
28,176
207
5,886
-168
22,290
375
2017-1836,284
-1,285
9,210
-183
2,426
-181
6,784
-2
27,074
-1,102
5,501
-385
21,573
-717
2018-1937,171
887
9,815
605
2,359
-67
7,456
672
27,356
282
5,346
-155
22,010
437
2019-2037,859
688
10,503
688
2,336
-23
8,167
711
27,356
0
5,046
-300
22,310
300
2020-2138,930
1,071
11,781
1,278
2,445
109
9,336
1,169
27,149
-207
4,776
-270
22,373
63
2021-2238,716
-214
12,383
602
2,382
-63
10,001
665
26,333
-816
4,471
-305
21,862
-511
2022-2339,727
1,011
13,280
897
2,239
-143
11,041
1,040
26,447
114
4,360
-111
22,087
225
Average37,24010,2172,4747,74327,0235,33121,692
Capella University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 10,217 where 13,280 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Capella University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-147,9471,2914888036,6562,0984,558
2014-158,7501,6245501,0747,1262,1504,976
2015-169,1051,9375881,3497,1682,0675,101
2016-179,3931,5485221,0267,8452,0855,760
2017-189,2101,3824629207,8281,9645,864
2018-199,8151,3733301,0438,4422,0296,413
2019-2010,5031,7583511,4078,7451,9856,760
2020-2111,7812,1594121,7479,6222,0337,589
2021-2212,3832,3264311,89510,0571,9518,106
2022-2313,2803,2924772,8159,9881,7628,226
Average10,21710,2174611,40810,2172,0126,335
Capella University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 27,023 where 26,447 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Capella University since 2013.
YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1426,06081719562225,2435,74619,497
2014-1526,31196521674925,3465,71319,633
2015-1627,9691,2662581,00826,7035,79620,907
2016-1728,1761,2792601,01926,8975,62621,271
2017-1827,0741,2782311,04725,7965,27020,526
2018-1927,3561,8362941,54225,5205,05220,468
2019-2027,3565,2931,0924,20122,0633,95418,109
2020-2127,1495,3321,0434,28921,8173,73318,084
2021-2226,3335,4571,0744,38320,8763,39717,479
2022-2326,4475,8951,0534,84220,5523,30717,245
Average27,02327,0235722,37027,0234,75919,322
Capella University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 47.19% and the percentage of black students is 27.64% at Capella University. 3.46% of enrolled students is Asian.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Capella University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).
YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-1419844612,1151,91812413,170603
2014-1519650712,3012,22814113,889713
2015-1620962412,4032,52817015,176829
2016-1719767911,3852,67416715,333851
2017-181916529,7682,44812913,869781
2018-192027459,9252,79713715,034892
2019-2020492110,0423,24214716,0941,031
2020-211611,17610,1373,78517217,6611,107
2021-221561,24610,2204,19617818,2211,197
2022-231811,37610,9814,60415718,7471,364
Average19083710,9283,04215215,719937
Capella University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

39,727 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 100% of total students. The number of online students has increased 13.31% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Capella University from 2014 to 2023.
YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1535,06135,06100
2015-1637,07437,07400
2016-1737,56937,56900
2017-1836,28436,28400
2018-1937,17137,17100
2019-2037,85937,85900
2020-2138,93038,93000
2021-2238,71638,71600
2022-2339,72739,72700
Average37,59937,59900
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