After Capella University: graduation, pay and debt
Minneapolis, Minnesota · For-profit · 16,177 undergrads
The typical student earns $42,189 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $14,968 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$42.2k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
23%
of first-years come back for year two.
$15k
median federal debt at graduation.
31%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished within six yearsCollege Scorecard
28%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard
23%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
17%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
20%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
54
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
11%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$48,500
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$43,273
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$42,189
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
76%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$14,968
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$8,814
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$9,135
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$7,942
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
31%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
32%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
49%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers