Student Reviews

About Capella University

Type

4 yr

Private for-profit

Tuition

Student-to-Faculty Ratio

27:1

Financial Aid Percent

61%

Graduation Rate

Not available

Status

Accredited

Why Consider Capella University?

Capella University is a Four or more years, Private for-profit, located in a Minneapolis setting in Minneapolis,MN They offer the following awards: Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Post-master's Certificate, Doctor's Degree - Research/Scholarship

General Information

Special Learning Opportunities: All Programs Distance, Undergrad Distance, Grad Distance
Credit Accepted: Dual credit, Credit for life experiences, Credit For Military, Advanced placement(AP) credits
Carnegie Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities
Religious Affiliation: Not applicable

Faculty And Graduate Assistants By Primary Function	Full-Time	Part-Time
Total Faculty	1083	1336
Instructional	0	0
Research and public service	0	-
Total Graduate Assistants	-	-
Instructional	216	-
Research	0	-

Student Services

Academic Career Counseling Services
Employment Services for Students
Placement Services Completers

Services and Programs for Service Members and Veterans

Yellow Ribbon Program (officially known as Post-9/11 Gl Bill, Yellow Ribbon Program)
Credit for military training
Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military service members, and their families
Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges

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Student Reviews

Even though the admission counselor I was assigned did very little when it came to assisting me, I really love how Capella has many ways for new students to assist each other and get assistance.
I love this university!
Capella University is a great private institution. I am currently enrolled in the online program. I am participating in a cybersecurity program. The academics are definitely great. I have learned a great deal in this program. The format over a 10 week period you have to get use to and be able to research the information needed for the topic of the week. The issue that I have is that students are not encouraged to work together as a team to address issues in the course. Yes we have discussions on weekly topics that are very static and not very dynamic. In taking the course one could find themselves lost if very little exposure to the topic and I find that disturbing. This is a graduate course so the mantra is that you have to have research skills at this level and should be able to address topics at hand. I definitely disagree with that concept and feel that more structured learning should be developed and incorporate master level skills to the curriculum. On line learning should not be just writing papers but more skill based especially in this field. Repetitive tasks build skill levels and that should be a part of the course. Doing a lab one time is not learning a skill. Following instruction on how to set up a router does little to make you competent. This is something online colleges have to tackle at a higher level. How do we give our students the skills they need in this program? How many times does it take to develop a skill? Maybe the optioning of 20 servers will develop a skill as opposed to following a script one time. That is what needs to be improved on going forward in these online master level courses.

Enrollment, Attendance, Retention Rates and Graduation

Capella University has a total graduate enrollment of 27,356

Graduate attendance rate of 81% part-time and 19% full-time

For the years 2016-2017 Capella University awarded: 2804 bachelor's degree, 5441 master's degree, 252 post-master's certificate, 1089 doctor's degree - research/scholarship

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Receiving Grant or Scholarship Aid

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Campus Locations

Capella University: Online

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