How many students at Capella? For the academic year 2022-2023, total of 39,727 students have enrolled in Capella University with 13,280 undergraduate and 26,447 graduate students.
By gender, 6,599 male and 33,128 female students are attending the school.
It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (25,222 students in average - private (for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).
Capella is a completely online college and 39,727 students are enrolled exclusively.
You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.
Student Population by Gender
Capella University has a total of 39,727 enrolled students for the academic year 2022-2023. 13,280 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 26,447 students joined graduate programs.
By gender, 6,599 male and 33,128 female students (the male-female ratio is 17:83) are attending the school. The gender distribution is based on the 2022-2023 data.
Total Student Enrolled By Gender
| Total | Undergraduate | Graduate |
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| Total | 39,727 | 13,280 | 26,447 |
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| Men | 6,599 | 2,239 | 4,360 |
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| Women | 33,128 | 11,041 | 22,087 |
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Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, 18,747 White, 10,981 Black, and 1,376 Asian students out of a total of 39,727 are attending at Capella University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in chart below (academic year 2022-2023 data).
Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 181 | 35 | 146 |
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| Asian | 1,376 | 315 | 1,061 |
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| Black | 10,981 | 1,706 | 9,275 |
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| Hispanic | 4,604 | 843 | 3,761 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 157 | 16 | 141 |
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| White | 18,747 | 2,990 | 15,757 |
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| Two or more races | 1,364 | 210 | 1,154 |
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| Race Unknown | 2,093 | 421 | 1,672 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 66 | 15 | 51 |
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| Asian | 459 | 111 | 348 |
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| Black | 3,052 | 435 | 2,617 |
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| Hispanic | 1,693 | 336 | 1,357 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 67 | 11 | 56 |
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| White | 6,613 | 1,069 | 5,544 |
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| Two or more races | 463 | 68 | 395 |
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| Race Unknown | 818 | 182 | 636 |
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Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
| Race | Total | Men | Women |
| American Indian or Native American | 115 | 20 | 95 |
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| Asian | 917 | 204 | 713 |
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| Black | 7,929 | 1,271 | 6,658 |
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| Hispanic | 2,911 | 507 | 2,404 |
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| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders | 90 | 5 | 85 |
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| White | 12,134 | 1,921 | 10,213 |
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| Two or more races | 901 | 142 | 759 |
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| Race Unknown | 1,275 | 239 | 1,036 |
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Student Age Distribution
There are 2,707 students under 25 years old, and 36,009 students over 25 years old out of 38,716 total students.
Capella has 1,002 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 11,381 students aged 25 and over.
It has 1,705 graduate students aged under 25 and 24,628 students aged 25 and over.
*The age distribution is based on 2021-2022 enrollment data.
Student Age Distribution (Total)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 19 | 15 | 4 |
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| 20-21 | 223 | 191 | 32 |
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| 22-24 | 2,465 | 2,140 | 325 |
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| 25-29 | 7,477 | 6,331 | 1,146 |
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| 30-34 | 7,345 | 6,054 | 1,291 |
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| 35-39 | 6,301 | 5,137 | 1,164 |
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| 40-49 | 9,295 | 7,600 | 1,695 |
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| 50-64 | 5,321 | 4,210 | 1,111 |
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| Over 65 | 270 | 185 | 85 |
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Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 17 | 13 | 4 |
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| 20-21 | 170 | 140 | 30 |
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| 22-24 | 815 | 660 | 155 |
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| 25-29 | 2,424 | 1,951 | 473 |
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| 30-34 | 2,659 | 2,125 | 534 |
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| 35-39 | 2,180 | 1,745 | 435 |
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| 40-49 | 2,742 | 2,218 | 524 |
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| 50-64 | 1,340 | 1,120 | 220 |
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| Over 65 | 36 | 29 | 7 |
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Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
| Age | Total | Men | Women |
| 18-19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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| 20-21 | 53 | 51 | 2 |
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| 22-24 | 1,650 | 1,480 | 170 |
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| 25-29 | 5,053 | 4,380 | 673 |
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| 30-34 | 4,686 | 3,929 | 757 |
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| 35-39 | 4,121 | 3,392 | 729 |
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| 40-49 | 6,553 | 5,382 | 1,171 |
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| 50-64 | 3,981 | 3,090 | 891 |
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| Over 65 | 234 | 156 | 78 |
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Online Student Enrollment
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially who want to continue education and work in field. At Capella University, 39,727 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 0 students are enrolled in some online courses.
1,269 students lived in Minnesota or jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 38,458 students live in other State or outside of the United States.
Online Student Population
| All Students | Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses | Enrolled in Some Online Courses |
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| All Students | 39,727 | 39,727 | 0 |
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| Undergraduate | 13,280 | 13,280 | 0 |
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| Graduate | 26,447 | 26,447 | 0 |
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Online Student Population by Locality
| Minnesota Residents | Other States in U.S. | Outside of U.S. |
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| All Students | 1,269 | 38,295 | 163 |
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| Undergraduate | 464 | 12,795 | 21 |
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| Graduate | 805 | 25,500 | 142 |
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Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
Among 13,280 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 4,836 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 36.42%.1,308 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3,528 students transferred in as part-time status.
Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
| Number of Students |
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| Regular Full-time | 1,984 |
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| Transfer-in Full-time | 1,308 |
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| Regular Part-time | 6,460 |
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| Transfer-in Part-time | 3,528 |
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