Private nonprofit · University
Capitol Technology University
Laurel, Maryland · Large suburb
- 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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 14 miles to Washington, DC
- To the ocean
- 15 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) · major hub
How Capitol Technology University compares
More selective than 56% · #13 most selective of 28 in Maryland
Higher than 27% · #20 of 31 in Maryland
Higher than 52%
Higher than 94% · #3 of 28 in Maryland
Cheaper than 40% · #22 cheapest of 29 in Maryland
Lower than 73%
Lower than 83%
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
- Undergraduate31530%
- Graduate74670%
Undergraduates by gender
- 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)
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.
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.
$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.
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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurel 3 W, MD US station (3.8 mi from campus).
What Capitol Technology University graduates study — and earn
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.











