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What Capital University costs

Columbus, Ohio · Private · 1,585 undergrads

Capital University's sticker price was $57,739 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $20,550 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $16,988.

What does Capital University cost?

$20,550 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $57,739.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$16,988
$30,000–$48,000$18,058
$48,000–$75,000$17,013
$75,000–$110,000$18,905
over $110,000$27,125

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$16,988
$30,000–$48,000$18,058
$48,000–$75,000$17,013
$75,000–$110,000$18,905
Over $110,000$27,125

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 71% off Capital University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Capital University cost less than University of Mount Union but more than Mount St. Joseph University and Lake Erie College.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Capital University$17,013$20,550
Mount St. Joseph University$13,203$19,231
University of Mount Union$19,908$23,956
Lake Erie College$15,106$13,324

The sticker price

$44,304
Tuition, 2025-26
$57,739
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
44%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$34,471
average grant for students who got aid.
63%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Capital University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $16,988 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $57,739. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Capital University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Capital University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $18,058 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $57,739. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Capital University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Capital University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $17,013 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $57,739. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Capital University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers