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What is Capella University like?

Capella University is an accredited, for-profit online university based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and owned by the publicly traded company Capella Education Company. It offers degree programs—ranging from bachelor's and master's (including Master of Science and MBA) to doctoral levels (including PhD, PsyD, and DBA)—in fields such as business, information technology, education, psychology, public health, public safety, and human services.

How many people and courses does Capella University have?

Across these fields, Capella University offers 148 undergraduate and graduate degree programs and 17 certificate programs, comprising a total of approximately 1,700 online courses. The university has a student body of nearly 35,000, representing all 50 U.S. states and 59 other countries. Of these students, approximately 31% are enrolled in doctoral programs, 44% in master's programs, and 23% in bachelor's programs. Instruction is provided by a faculty of 1,639 members—85% of whom hold doctoral degrees—hailing from 48 U.S. states and four countries outside the United States.

History of Capella University

Capella University was founded in 1991 by Dr. Harold Abel and Stephen Shank—the former CEO of the American toy company Tonka—with the aim of providing educational opportunities to adults whom they believed were being overlooked by the traditional U.S. education system.