Capital University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Capital University, also known as CU, was established in 1830 and is located in Bexley, Ohio. The university enrolls over 3,500 students every year. It is a private liberal arts college that offers bachelor's, master's, professional degrees in diverse areas of study. The university is a network of the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Conservatory of Music
• Graduate and Adult Programs
• Law School
• School of Management and Leadership
• School of Nursing

Capital University has more than 60 religious organizations, arts and media organizations, cultural organizations, government and social organizations and a number of honors societies. The university has an active Greek life and is home to more than 10 fraternities and sororities.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Evangelical Lutheran Church religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law, music, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,632 in 2009-2010 (2,840 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students, graduate students are 10%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 72% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Capital University provides on-campus housing for 1,301 of its 2,840 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Ohio Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Capital University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (138 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (99 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Speech Teacher Education

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (44 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (1 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (201 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Tax Law/Taxation (LLM, JSD/SJD)

LIBERAL ARTS (72 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (6 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (26 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Organizational Communication
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MUSIC (25 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Management and Merchandising
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (125 awarded)

• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (28 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Health and Physical Education/Fitness
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (23 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Art Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology