Capital University
Columbus, Ohio · Private · 1,585 undergraduates · capital.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
65%
of 5,382 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
900 to 1120
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$66,370Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Capital University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
65% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$66,370
a year in 2027-28, from a $66,370 sticker price
What to do with your 980
Send your score
About 59% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 810, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Apply First Year | Capital University · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
65%
of applicants were admitted: 3,499 of 5,382 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 12% of them sent SAT scores and 37% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 900 to 1120
Reading and Writing 440 to 560
Math 430 to 560
ACT composite 17 to 24
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.8%
- 1200 to 139911%
- 1000 to 119935%
- 800 to 99944%
- 600 to 7997.3%
- 400 to 5991.8%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.48
- 4.019%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7415%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2411%
- 2.50 to 2.9920%
- Below 2.501.7%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$66,370
a year
- Tuition$47,420
- Fees$510
- Food and housing$13,920
- Books and supplies$2,330
- Transportation and other$2,190
Capital University published $63,822 for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,988
- $30,001 to $48,000$18,058
- $48,001 to $75,000$17,013
- $75,001 to $110,000$18,905
- Over $110,000$27,125
Financial aid
80%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,200
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
17%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $32,145 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Ohio programs for residents
Governor's Merit Scholarship
$5,000 a year
State program · In-state students
- Homeschool / dropout prevention & recovery / nonchartered nonpublic applicants (top 5% of similar applicants by ACT/SAT); Apply via ODHE portal in senior year; homeschoolers upload superintendent's response to home-education notification; Selective Service if applicable; on-time graduation; junior on track at determination
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
41 of 41
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,740Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 231 |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 423 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | ART 241 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 4 | 4 | ART 443 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST 260 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AH 293 |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AH 211 or AH 212 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | Biology 100 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 151 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 193 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | Math 230 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | Math 230 and Math 231 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MATH 193 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 4 | MATH 230 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | UC 249 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | Chem 171 and Chem 173 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLANG 193 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Elective |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POLS 230 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 175 (2 credits) plus one computer science elective |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 193 |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | ART 121 |
| Drawing | 4 | 4 | ART 423 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | English 100 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 4 | English 111 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | English 100 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 4 | English 150 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVS 293 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 193 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | French 310 – Oral and Written Communication I |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | French 311 – Oral and Written Communication II |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLANG 193 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Geography 111 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLANG 193 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | MLANG 193 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | MLANG 193 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | Economics 101 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | Economics 115 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 2 | MUSIC 128 AND MUSIC 129 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | UC 249 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | UC 249 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics 221 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics 220 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 120 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 121 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | Psychology 120 |
| Research | 3 | 4 | ENGL 100 |
| Research | 4 | 4 | ENGL 111 |
| Seminar | 3 | 4 | ENGL 100 |
| Seminar | 4 | 4 | ENGL 111 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 4 | Span 310 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 4 | Spanish 311 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 4 | Spanish 350 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 193 |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | MATH 215 (3 credits) or SOSCI 210 (4 credits) |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | Political Science 105 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 193 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | Hist 120, 121 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 193 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIST 100 AND HIST 101 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
57%
Come back for a second year
76%
Typical earnings
$58,937
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Capital University$78,513
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 20 majors here have earnings data.
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