Capella University Student Population Trends

The average student population per year is 36,162 at Capella University (8,724 undergraduate and 27,438 graduate students) over the past 9 years (2011-2019) where 37,171 students have enrolled in the school this year - 9,815 undergraduate and 27,356 graduate students. For online degree programs, 36,131 students are enrolled in online degree program exclusively in average and the number of online students have increased 3.96% since 2013.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 9 years is 36,162 where 37,171 students are attending the school for academic year 2018-2019. Next table and chart illustrate the changes of student population by gender at Capella University since 2019.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2011-12	36,375	7,487	2,614	4,873	28,888	6,859	22,029
2012-13	35,754	8,087	2,688	5,399	27,667	6,475	21,192
2013-14	34,007	7,947	2,586	5,361	26,060	5,941	20,119
2014-15	35,061	8,750	2,700	6,050	26,311	5,929	20,382
2015-16	37,074	9,105	2,655	6,450	27,969	6,054	21,915
2016-17	37,569	9,393	2,607	6,786	28,176	5,886	22,290
2017-18	36,284	9,210	2,426	6,784	27,074	5,501	21,573
2018-19	37,171	9,815	2,359	7,456	27,356	5,346	22,010
Average	36,162	8,724	2,579	6,145	27,438	5,999	21,439

Student Population Changes of Capella University

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate student over the last 9 years is 8,724 where 9,815 students are attending the Undergraduate school for academic year 2018-2019. Next table and chart illustrate the changes of Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Capella University since 2019.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2011-12	7,487	1,156	498	658	6,331	2,116	4,215
2012-13	8,087	1,156	467	689	6,931	2,221	4,710
2013-14	7,947	1,291	488	803	6,656	2,098	4,558
2014-15	8,750	1,624	550	1,074	7,126	2,150	4,976
2015-16	9,105	1,937	588	1,349	7,168	2,067	5,101
2016-17	9,393	1,548	522	1,026	7,845	2,085	5,760
2017-18	9,210	1,382	462	920	7,828	1,964	5,864
2018-19	9,815	1,373	330	1,043	8,442	2,029	6,413
Average	8,724	8,724	488	945	8,724	2,091	5,200

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes of Capella University

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate student over the last 9 years is 27,438 where 27,356 students are attending the Graduate school for academic year 2018-2019. Next table and chart illustrate the changes of Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Capella University since 2019.

Year	Total	Fulltime			Parttime
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2011-12	28,888	1,200	286	914	27,688	6,573	21,115
2012-13	27,667	920	220	700	26,747	6,255	20,492
2013-14	26,060	817	195	622	25,243	5,746	19,497
2014-15	26,311	965	216	749	25,346	5,713	19,633
2015-16	27,969	1,266	258	1,008	26,703	5,796	20,907
2016-17	28,176	1,279	260	1,019	26,897	5,626	21,271
2017-18	27,074	1,278	231	1,047	25,796	5,270	20,526
2018-19	27,356	1,836	294	1,542	25,520	5,052	20,468
Average	27,438	27,438	245	950	27,438	5,754	20,489

Graduate Enrollment Changes of Capella University

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Next table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Capella University over the past 9 years (2011-2019).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2011-12	257	424	12,368	1,612	102	13,723	432
2012-13	216	432	12,646	1,666	108	13,522	521
2013-14	198	446	12,115	1,918	124	13,170	603
2014-15	196	507	12,301	2,228	141	13,889	713
2015-16	209	624	12,403	2,528	170	15,176	829
2016-17	197	679	11,385	2,674	167	15,333	851
2017-18	191	652	9,768	2,448	129	13,869	781
2018-19	202	745	9,925	2,797	137	15,034	892
Average	208	564	11,614	2,234	135	14,215	703

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes of Capella University

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

36,131 students are enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased 3.96% since 2013. Next table and chart illustrate the changes of online student population by enrolled type at Capella University from 2012 to 2019.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely
2012-13	35,754	35,754
2013-14	34,007	34,007
2014-15	35,061	35,061
2015-16	37,074	37,074
2016-17	37,569	37,569
2017-18	36,284	36,284
2018-19	37,171	37,171
Average	36,131	36,131