Student Population at Capella

How many students at Capella?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Capella University has a total enrollment of 47,761 students, including 18,366 undergraduate and 29,395 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 7,470 male students (15.6%) and 40,291 female students (84.4%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 21,190 White students (44.4%) and 14,292 Black students (29.9%).
Class Level Breakdown: 18,366 undergraduate students (38.5%) and 29,395 graduate students (61.5%).
Class Delivery: 47,761 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 0 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 22,375 - Capella's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 7,470 male (15.64%) and 40,291 female (84.36%) students are attending Capella University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 18.54.

By class level, 18,366 (38.45%) are undergraduate students and 29,395 (61.55%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 15.10% are male and 84.90% are female, while among graduate students, 15.98% are male and 84.02% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	47,761	18,366	29,395
Men	7,470	2,773	4,697
Women	40,291	15,593	24,698

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 21,190 White, 14,292 Black, and 1,661 Asian students out of a total of 47,761 are attending at Capella University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Capella University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 69.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	213	35	178
Asian	1,661	383	1,278
Black	14,292	2,053	12,239
Hispanic	6,411	1,071	5,340
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	168	30	138
White	21,190	3,168	18,022
Two or more races	1,741	294	1,447
Race Unknown	1,747	330	1,417

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	88	15	73
Asian	666	163	503
Black	5,099	677	4,422
Hispanic	2,705	438	2,267
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	70	12	58
White	8,155	1,193	6,962
Two or more races	709	123	586
Race Unknown	767	131	636

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	125	20	105
Asian	995	220	775
Black	9,193	1,376	7,817
Hispanic	3,706	633	3,073
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	98	18	80
White	13,035	1,975	11,060
Two or more races	1,032	171	861
Race Unknown	980	199	781

Student Age Distribution

By age, Capella has 2 students under 18 years old and 276 students over 65 years old. There are 3,030 students under 25 years old, and 40,885 students over 25 years old out of 43,915 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 2 students are younger than 18 and 34 students are older than 65. Capella has 1,366 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 14,811 students aged 25 and over.

It has 1,664 graduate students aged under 25 and 26,074 students aged 25 and over.

*The age distribution is based on 2023-2024 enrollment data.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	2	2	0
18-19	19	16	3
20-21	261	214	47
22-24	2,748	2,361	387
25-29	8,608	7,351	1,257
30-34	8,476	7,082	1,394
35-39	7,473	6,234	1,239
40-49	10,651	8,884	1,767
50-64	5,401	4,396	1,005
Over 65	276	180	96

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	2	2	0
18-19	18	15	3
20-21	203	164	39
22-24	1,143	944	199
25-29	3,259	2,722	537
30-34	3,489	2,920	569
35-39	2,946	2,483	463
40-49	3,616	3,035	581
50-64	1,467	1,228	239
Over 65	34	27	7

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	58	50	8
22-24	1,605	1,417	188
25-29	5,349	4,629	720
30-34	4,987	4,162	825
35-39	4,527	3,751	776
40-49	7,035	5,849	1,186
50-64	3,934	3,168	766
Over 65	242	153	89

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 18,366 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 7,159 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 38.98%.2,512 students have transferred in as full-time status and 4,647 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	3,458
Transfer-in Full-time	2,512
Regular Part-time	7,749
Transfer-in Part-time	4,647

Capella Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend Capella?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 47,761 students are enrolled at Capella.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at Capella?

18,366 undergraduate and 29,395 graduate students are enrolled at Capella.

What is the gender breakdown at Capella?

7,470 male (15.64%) and 40,291 female (84.36%) students are attending Capella.

What is the international student enrollment at Capella?

338 international students (0.71%) are enrolled at Capella, including 107 undergraduate and 231 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at Capella?

Capella has a student population that is diverse, with significant White and Black populations: 21,190 White (44.37%), 14,292 Black (29.92%), and 1,661 Asian (3.48%) students are enrolled.

How many students at Capella are under 18 or over 65?

2 students are under 18 and 276 students are over 65 years old.

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