Capella's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Capella University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Capella University students is 50.0%. Female students graduated at a rate of 0.0%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 66.7%.

50.0%

white 66.7% 2 students

Drop Out

Capella University has an overall drop-out rate of 50.0% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 33.3% and 100.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

50.0%

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,425	$88,678	$92,470
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$88,228	$86,963	$86,390
Management Information Systems and Services	$89,295	$84,653	$82,691
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$84,985	$63,005	$73,496
Computer and Information Sciences, General	NA	$77,213	$73,330
Finance and Financial Management Services	$59,744	$66,541	$67,196
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,202	$61,281	$65,703
Homeland Security	$59,818	$61,516	$62,186
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$64,583	$56,203	$60,496
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$58,101	$62,012	$58,912
Human Resources Management and Services	$55,722	$55,828	$58,432
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$67,158	$55,246	$58,090
Educational Administration and Supervision	$56,101	$53,933	$57,814
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,037	$48,286	$54,895
Education, Other	$53,844	$53,608	$54,616
Public Health	$48,224	$50,300	$52,273
Accounting and Related Services	$53,555	$51,106	$51,736
Special Education and Teaching	$46,202	$49,883	$50,952
Public Administration	$52,011	$45,127	$50,353
Gerontology	$38,281	$41,937	$49,105
Marketing	$60,240	$45,696	$47,628
Psychology, Other	$33,284	$41,565	$47,422
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,170	$45,539	$47,384
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$44,137	$43,000	$46,494
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NA	$44,327	$44,827
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$45,453	$42,134	$43,442
Human Services, General	$39,279	$40,295	$39,595
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$45,048	$40,017	$39,586
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$40,766	$37,808	$39,455
Social Sciences, Other	$39,712	$38,461	$38,928
Research and Experimental Psychology	$40,064	$38,168	$37,263
Psychology, General	$42,277	$40,652	$36,114
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	NA	$34,517	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$73,670	NA	NA
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	NA	$36,668	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$49,521	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Management Information Systems and Services	NA	$127,993	$128,733
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$106,301	$111,435	$119,533
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$114,251	$102,409	$109,147
Homeland Security	NA	$101,964	$107,926
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$85,861	$101,072	$106,574
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$104,654	$99,886	$100,616
Business/Commerce, General	$90,971	$89,170	$95,852
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$85,010	$93,816	$92,845
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$85,109	$91,211	$90,534
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$67,797	$79,688	$80,310
Education, Other	$68,307	$71,734	$75,858
Educational Administration and Supervision	$75,327	$74,063	$73,089
Curriculum and Instruction	$69,800	$69,897	$71,629
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$92,535	$74,845	$69,135
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$68,488	$75,518	$68,496
Education, General	$52,884	$61,516	$67,129
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$72,554	$66,029	$66,843
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	NA	$61,218	$65,989
Social Work	$83,608	$66,541	$64,055
Human Services, General	$77,127	$67,101	$60,907
Psychology, General	$59,614	$62,154	$56,828
Human Resources Management and Services	$101,917	$66,045	$53,879
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	NA	$50,606	$50,110
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$54,490	$67,660	NA
Accounting and Related Services	NA	$82,440	NA
Public Health	$90,175	$60,839	NA
Social Sciences, Other	$64,213	NA	NA

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	$52,456	$94,408	$96,294
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$78,621	$84,021	$82,264
Homeland Security	$52,731	$72,231	$75,495
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$74,251	$73,684	$75,476
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$70,464	$67,420	$67,038
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$63,636	$63,203	$61,667
Human Resources Management and Services	$53,132	$53,567	$58,509
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$52,610	$55,512	$54,771
Finance and Financial Management Services	$49,025	$55,338	$50,882
Accounting and Related Services	$44,919	$46,790	$47,604
Marketing	$47,600	$39,153	$46,927
Psychology, General	$35,031	$36,117	$37,763
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$41,437	$42,712	$37,748
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$54,355	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$38,744	$53,775	$54,193
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	$65,106	$63,166	$48,976
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$58,264	$46,254	$45,521
Human Resources Management and Services	$50,292	$47,260	$45,390
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$42,171	$35,701	$44,714
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$41,104	$44,319	$44,322
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,137	$52,564	$42,789
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$41,557	$50,439	$40,863
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	NA	$42,682	$37,829
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$43,657	$41,193	$37,010
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$98,546	NA	NA
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$72,402	NA	NA
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$39,909	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$44,692	$43,197	$46,811
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$40,311	$38,700	$42,064

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