Capella University Healthcare Programs

Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The location of Capella University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Capella University?

Contact details for Capella University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	225 South 6Th Street, 9Th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
Phone:	866-808-4080
Website:	www.capella.edu

How Do I Get Into Capella University?

You can apply to Capella University online at: www.capella.edu/admissions/apply-now

Since Capella University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Capella University?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Capella University, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $7,943 a year. That adds up to $31,772 over four years for those students.

Capella University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 12,383 undergraduate students at Capella University, with 2,326 being full-time and 10,057 being part-time.

There are also 26,333 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,326 full-time undergraduates at Capella University, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Capella University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	84
Black or African American	515
Hispanic or Latino	277
White	1,157
International Students	17
Other Races/Ethnicities	276

Geographic Diversity

Minnesota students aren't the only ones who study at Capella University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Capella University

There are 87 bachelor’s degree and 240 master’s degree programs available online at Capella University. In 2022-2023, 39,727 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Capella University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the most popular in Minnesota for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Capella University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Clinical Nurse Leader	33%
Clinical/Medical Social Work	21%
Health Information Management	10%
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	11%
Medical Informatics	2%
Nursing Administration	13%
Nursing Education	4%
Nursing Practice	4%
Play Therapy	7%
Registered Nursing	22%

Capella University Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Registered Nursing	4,143	0	6	0	4,149
Health Care Management	244	0	561	33	838
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	183	486	0	669
Nursing Administration	0	2	595	0	597
Nursing Education	0	0	512	37	549
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	0	98	292	0	390
Clinical/Medical Social Work	0	0	265	0	265
Medical Informatics	1	13	197	0	211
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	178	178
General Public Health	24	19	55	33	131
Clinical Nurse Leader	0	2	128	0	130
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	0	30	29	3	62
Play Therapy	0	44	0	0	44
Health Information Management	42	0	0	0	42
Other Public Health	0	0	0	18	18
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	0	0	10	0	10
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
Health Services Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Drama Therapy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,454	391	3,136	302	8,283

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.