Private nonprofit · University

Capitol Technology University

Laurel, Maryland · Large suburb

#3 for grad earnings in Maryland
74.4%
Admit rate
$22,102
Avg net price
43%
Graduation rate
$85,035
Median earnings

Capitol Technology University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Laurel, Maryland (large suburb setting), enrolling 315 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 315 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 74% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Laurel, Maryland

Laurel is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. From the Late Glacial age in 10,700 B.C. to 8,500 B.C., Laurel's climate warmed and changed from a spruce forest to a hardwood forest. In the Late Archaic period from 4,000 to 1,000 B.C., Laurel would have been covered primarily with an oak and hickory forest. Local performing arts outlets include the Venus Theatre, Laurel Mill Playhouse, Central Maryland Chorale (formerly Laurel Oratorio Society) and Montpelier Arts Center, which also features an art gallery. Another local exhibitor is the WSSC Art Gallery. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
15 miles
Nearest airport
13 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub

How Capitol Technology University compares

Selectivity74.4%

More selective than 56% · #13 most selective of 28 in Maryland

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 27% · #20 of 31 in Maryland

First-year retention77%

Higher than 52%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$85,035

Higher than 94% · #3 of 28 in Maryland

Average net price$22,102

Cheaper than 40% · #22 cheapest of 29 in Maryland

Median debt at graduation$20,264

Lower than 73%

Student–faculty ratio9 : 1

Lower than 83%

Undergraduate enrollment315

Larger than 16%

Percentiles compare Capitol Technology University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Maryland.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,061students
  • Undergraduate31530%
  • Graduate74670%

Undergraduates by gender

315undergrads
  • Women4815%
  • Men26785%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White29%
  • Black43%
  • Hispanic4.8%
  • Asian7.0%
  • Other or multiracial16%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
315
Graduate enrollment
746
Student–faculty ratio
9 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
39%
First-generation students
36%
Students over 25
20%
Median family income
$41,100
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$50,625
Endowment
$6,122,824

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 70 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Maryland79%
  • Other U.S. states21%

Most first-years stay in state — Capitol Technology University draws overwhelmingly from Maryland.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
74.4%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$27,592
Room & board
$13,152
Books & supplies
$1,600
Total cost of attendance
$42,471
Average net price
$22,102

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
43%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
7%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$76,545
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$85,035
Median debt at graduation
$20,264
Students with federal loans
47%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
61%

About 16% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
27%
Low-income (Pell)
47%
First-generation
39%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
220
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
70%
Housing charge (year)
$7,450
Application fee
$25

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,065 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$19,682
$30–48k
$17,134
$48–75k
$15,161
$75–110k
$27,961
$110k+
$25,778

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$68,914

$15,161/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

98%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$10,952
average award, among those who get one

A meaningful share of freshmen — 98% — get grant money from Capitol Technology University itself, averaging $10,952, which softens the sticker price.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 41 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$85,035
Typical debt at graduation
$20,264
Debt vs. one year's pay
24%
Out-earn a HS grad
71%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$63,635
Men
$91,436

Men out-earn women by $27,801 (44%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
26°F
Annual rain
47.5″
Annual snow
15.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurel 3 W, MD US station (3.8 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.