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title: Capital University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Columbus, OH
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Capital University

Columbus, OH · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $54,143 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,452 – $74,851 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $20,927 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,274 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 60% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $57,130 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.39× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $26,143 | derived |

**60% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $20,927 (≈ 39% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $23,143 to $80,418 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $80,418 | $42,583 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $73,686 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,295 | $25,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $51,181 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $50,882 | $106,377 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,376 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,684 | $26,619 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,497 | $23,949 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,207 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,006 | $27,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,312 | $27,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,744 | $27,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,600 | $25,625 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,182 | $27,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,046 | $27,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,964 | $25,218 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,361 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,670 | $25,817 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,534 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,507 | $27,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,749 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,143 | not reported |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Capital University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?201548

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