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University or college · Private nonprofit

Capitol Technology University

South Laurel, MD660 online only

Capitol Technology University is a private nonprofit university in South Laurel, MD, with about 242 students on campus. Price, graduation and earnings figures on this page count online students too.

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Students on campus
242
plus 660 studying only online
Admission rate
74%
lower than at 56% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$22,102
higher than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
43%
lower than at 73% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$85,035
higher than at 97% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Capitol Technology University, in brief

Capitol Technology University’s graduates are among the best paid in the country

Former students earn a median $85,035 ten years after starting, more than at 97% of U.S. colleges. Outcomes ↓

Capitol Technology University is very small

About 242 students attend on campus. With classes this small, a handful of students can move the graduation rate from one year to the next. The students ↓

Capitol Technology University is mostly about computer science

57% of the degrees Capitol Technology University awards are in computer science; the next biggest field, engineering, is 27%. Majors ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $20,264, about $215 a month over ten years. That’s 3.4% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
43%
within 6 years · Pell students 35%
Come back for year two
77%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$85,035
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$20,264
about $215 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

3.4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$215 a month against about $6,379 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

68%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 84% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Capitol Technology University?

74%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Capitol Technology University is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $42,471 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $27,592Room & board $13,152Books & supplies $1,600

After grants, the average family on aid pays $22,102.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,161

About $60,644 over 4 years · 64% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Computer science 57%Engineering 27%Engineering tech 8%Military 4%Interdisciplinary 2%Health professions 2%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management29 graduates a year · typical debt $19,675
—not reported
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering14 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, General8 graduates a year
—not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering6 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
—not reported
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering5 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians5 graduates a year
—not reported
Computer Engineering3 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations2 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

315 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 29%Hispanic 5%Black 43%Asian 7%Two or more 3%International 3%

Women and men

Women 18%Men 82%
9 : 1
students per teacher
39%
get Pell grants (lower income)
47%
take federal loans
20%
undergrads 25 or older
17%
study part time
The town around it

Living in South Laurel

8% of South Laurel’s 29,272 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ South Laurel pages.

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Straight-line distances from Capitol Technology University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.