Academic Comparison between Macalester and Capella

Macalester College and Capella University are frequently compared when students or parents prepare college admissions. Macalester is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Saint Paul, MN and Capella is a four-year, private (for-profit) school located in Minneapolis, MN.

The following list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare them with comprehensive information on full comparison page.

Macalester is a private (not-for-profit) and Capella is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-year schools.
Macalester has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,104) than Capella ($14,400).
Capella has more students with 47,761 students while Macalester has 2,138 students.
Macalester has a lower number of students per faculty with 10 to 1 while Capella's ratio is 41 to 1.
Macalester has more full-time faculties with 200 faculties while Capella has 168 full-time faculties.

Comparison Table with important Academic Factors

Macalester College	vs.	Capella University
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Four-year, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-year, Private (for-profit)
Bachelor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Arts & Sciences	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$68,104	2025 Tuition & Fees	$14,400
88%	% Receiving Financial Aid	41%
$42,615	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$3,945

28.52 %	Acceptance Rates	-
21.89 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	-
1,440	SAT Score	-
32	ACT Score	-
87 %	Graduation Rate	20 %
8 %	Transfer-out Rate	27 %
92 %	Retention Rate	42 %
2,138	Student Population	47,761
200	Number of Faculties	168
10 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	41 to 1
Study Abroad	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes)
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services