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Capitol Technology University Overview

Capitol Technology University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Laurel, Maryland. Laurel is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

What Is Capitol Technology University Known For?

0 Undergraduate Awards
$33,282 Avg Cost After Aid
47% Acceptance Rate
  • The 3% student loan default rate at Capitol Tech is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The highest award offered at Capitol Tech is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 13% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Capitol Tech with a bachelor's degree make about $82,031 a year. That's 101% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is Capitol Technology University?

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Contact details for Capitol Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 11301 Springfield Rd, Laurel, MD 20708
Phone: 301-369-2800
Website: www.captechu.edu

How Do I Get Into Capitol Tech?

You can apply to Capitol Tech online at: https://mycapitol.captechu.edu/ICS/Admissions/Home.jnz

Admission Requirements for Capitol Tech

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Capitol Tech?

47% Acceptance Rate
18% Of Accepted Are Women
Capitol Tech has a fairly low acceptance rate of 47%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 82% of accepted students are men and 18% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 39%.

Can I Afford Capitol Technology University?

$33,282 Net Price
54% Take Out Loans
2.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Capitol Tech is $33,282. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Capitol Tech, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,401 a year. That adds up to $25,604 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Capitol Tech is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Capitol Technology University Undergraduate Student Diversity

263 Full-Time Undergraduates
19% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 331 undergraduate students at Capitol Tech, with 263 being full-time and 68 being part-time.

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There are also 465 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 263 full-time undergraduates at Capitol Tech, 81% are male and 19% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Capitol Technology University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 16
Black or African American 64
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 97
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 66

Geographic Diversity

Maryland students aren't the only ones who study at Capitol Technology University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Online Learning at Capitol Technology University

548 Took All Classes Online
783 Took At Least One Class Online
4.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 21 bachelor’s degree and 54 master’s degree programs available online at Capitol Tech. In 2020-2021, 783 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Capitol Tech has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 22nd most popular in Maryland for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Capitol Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Capitol Technology University was 4.1%. This is the #806 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Capitol Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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