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Acceptance Rate 70.22%
Yield 11.78%
SAT Score 1,010
ACT Score 21
Applicants 4,520

Capital Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 70.22% at Capital University. Total 4,520 students applied and 3,174 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,010 and the average ACT score is 21.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$25
Graduate Application Fees$25
Admission Informationhttps://www.capital.edu/admission-aid/
Online Applicationhttps://apply.capital.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate70.22%
Average Test Scores1,010 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 70.22%. A total of 4,520 students (2,008 men and 2,510 women) have applied to and 3,174 (1,257 men and 1,917 women) students admitted to Capital University.
Among them, 182 male and 192 female students have enrolled into Capital and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 11.78%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Capital
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants4,5202,0082,51000
Admitted3,1741,2571,91700
Enrolled37418219200
Acceptance Rate 70.22% 62.60% 76.37% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 11.78% 14.48% 10.02% - -
[Chart] Capital University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Capital, 56 applicants (15% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 144 applicants (39%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,010 at Capital. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,180 and 25th percentile score is 910.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 18.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Capital. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Capital with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Capital
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total91010101180
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing450520590
Math460490590
ACT Composite182125
Math172025
English162024
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Capital University, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School GPA, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores.
Application Requirements for Capital
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✗
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✗
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Capital

The calendar system at Capital University is Semester. Capital University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Capital University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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