Capella University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org), an institutional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Learn more about our accreditation.
Federal regulations require Capella to provide the 2025 Annual Security Report to all current and prospective learners and employees. This report contains crime statistics for the previous three calendar years as well as various policies, procedures and program disclosures related to safety and security. Beginning in October 2026, this report will include statistics on certain hazing incidents based federal standards and definitions.
The report was originally published on September 26, 2025.
Contact [email protected] to receive a printed copy of this report.
https://www.capella.edu/content/dam/capella/PDF/2025_CU_Narrative.pdf
Federal regulations also require Capella to publish a Campus Hazing Transparency Report if the University finds that an established or recognized student organization has violated the University’s standards of conduct relating to hazing. Capella made no such findings between 1/1/2026 and 6/30/2026. If any such findings occur in the future, they will be summarized in a Campus Hazing Transparency Report, which will be available on this page.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees provides oversight and guidance regarding Capella University's policies and programs.
Neither the Capella University catalog, nor any of the information and requirements contained therein constitute a contract or create any contractual commitments between Capella University and any student, any prospective student, or any third party. The information and program requirements contained in this Capella University catalog are regularly updated and are subject to change without notice. All updates to the catalog will be posted on Capella's Web site.
Capella University is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education and is an approved institutional participant in the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA).
As an approved SARA participant, Capella complies with established standards for offering postsecondary distance education courses and programs among SARA member states, districts, and territories. SARA is intended to make it easier for students to take online courses offered by postsecondary institutions based in another state.
Capella is authorized to operate in all SARA member states (https://nc-sara.org/directory), and is registered, authorized, or otherwise not subject to approval in all states not currently participating in SARA that require such authorization:
California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education
P.O. Box 980818, West Sacramento, CA 95798-0818
916.431.6959
http://www.bppe.ca.gov
Capella University is registered with the Bureau as an Out of State Institution pursuant to the California Private Postsecondary Education Act of 2009.
Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) Disclosure
Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) Fees
Florida Department of Education
Licensed by the Commission for Independent Education, Florida Department of Education. Additional information regarding Capella may be obtained by contacting the Commission at:
325 West Gaines Street, Suite 1414
Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400
888.224.6684
https://www.fldoe.org/cie
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
Capella is registered with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education pursuant to Minnesota Statutes sections 136A.61 to 136A.71. Registration is not an endorsement of the institution. Credits earned at the institution may not transfer to all other institutions
1450 Energy Park Drive, Suite 350
St. Paul, MN 55108-5227
651.642.0533
https://www.ohe.state.mn.us/
For learners seeking complaint resolution through the Minnesota Office of Higher Education: In some circumstances, Learners may submit their complaints to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education. For more information, please see Minnesota Statute 136A.672. Learners in California, Florida, and Georgia should contact their states’ higher education regulatory authorities.
Nevada Commission on Postsecondary Education
2800 E. St. Louis Avenue
Las Vegas, NV 89104
702.486.7330
Nevada maintains a student indemnification account that may be used to indemnify a student or enrollee who has suffered damage as a result of the discontinuance of operation or violation of any provision of NRS 394.383 to 394.560.
Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC)
Capella University is approved by the Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission to provide practice experiences in the state of Washington for DNP and MSN programs. For more information go to this website link:
Capella University’s Learner Grievance Policy provides a structured process for resolving problems, complaints, or grievances relating to the execution of institutional policies or procedures. Students who have complaints that have not otherwise been resolved through contact with Academic Advising, Enrollment Services, Financial Aid, University Operations Support, or Technical Support may submit their request to [email protected].
If a complaint is not settled to the learner’s satisfaction in a state where Capella is delivering distance education by virtue of its participation in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA), the learner may, after a final institutional decision is made, appeal the decision to the Minnesota Office of Higher Education (MOHE), Capella University's State Portal Agency under SARA. MOHE is the contact point for learner complaints in states covered by SARA (this process does not apply to learners receiving distance education from Minnesota or to complaints regarding grade disputes or learner conduct violations). The decision must be appealed within two years of the incident about which the complaint is made. The resolution of a complaint by MOHE, will be final, with limited exception. For more information on SARA, see the university’s state licenses and approvals listed under Capella University - Legal, Regulatory, & Accreditation Information the general information section of the catalog or www.nc-sara.org.
Students whose complaints are not otherwise resolved through Capella’s internal grievance process, and who do not reside in a SARA state may file a complaint with the appropriate agency in the student’s state of residence.
See below for contact information for Capella's regional accreditor and all states and U.S. territories where complaints may be filed. Note: Links to external websites are not maintained by Capella University. Information may change without Capella's knowledge.
Higher Learning Commission
230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500
Chicago, Illinois 60604-1411
Phone: 800.621.7440 or 312.263.0456
Fax: 312.263.7462
[email protected]
ALABAMA
Alabama Commission on Higher Education
https://www.ache.edu/wp-content/Sara/StudentComp.pdf
ALASKA
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
https://acpe.alaska.gov/ConsumerProtection
AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa Department of Education
https://www.amsamoadoe.com/
ARIZONA
Arizona SARA Council
https://azsara.arizona.edu/complaints
ARKANSAS
Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board
https://adhe.edu/students-parents/student-grievance-form
CALIFORNIA
California Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education
http://www.bppe.ca.gov/enforcement/complaint.shtml
COLORADO
Colorado Department of Higher Education
https://highered.colorado.gov/file-a-student-complaint
CONNECTICUT
Connecticut Office of Higher Education
https://portal.ct.gov/ohe/knowledge-base/articles/for-students/student-school-complaints
DELAWARE
Delaware Department of Education, Higher Education Office
https://education.delaware.gov/families/disputes-and-misconduct/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Education Licensure Commission
http://osse.dc.gov/service/higher-education-licensure-commission-helc-public-complaints
FLORIDA
Florida Department of Education, Commission on Independent Education
https://www.fldoe.org/about-us/office-of-the-inspector-general/file-a-complaint.stml
GEORGIA
Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission
https://gnpec.georgia.gov/student-resources/complaints-against-institution
GUAM
Guam Department of Education
https://www.gdoe.net/District/Department/2-Special-Education/Portal/complaint-forms
HAWAII
Hawaii Postsecondary Education Authorization Program
http://cca.hawaii.gov/hpeap/student-complaint-process/
IDAHO
Idaho State Board of Education
https://boardofed.idaho.gov/office-of-state-board/private-proprietary-school-resources/student-complaint-procedures-for-proprietary-and-private-postsecondary-schools/
ILLINOIS
Illinois Board of Higher Education
https://complaints.ibhe.org/
INDIANA
Indiana Commission for Higher Education
http://www.in.gov/che/2744.htm
IOWA
Iowa Student Aid Commission
https://educate.iowa.gov/higher-ed/student-complaints
KANSAS
Kansas Board of Regents
https://kansasregents.gov/resources/PDF/Academic_Affairs/3257-ComplaintForm_SARAinstitutions.pdf
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
http://cpe.ky.gov/campuses/consumer_complaint.html
LOUISIANA
Louisiana Board of Regents
https://www.laregents.edu/resources/
MAINE
Maine Department of Higher Education
https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/highered/sara
MARYLAND
Maryland Higher Education Commission
https://mhec.maryland.gov/institutions_training/Pages/career/pcs/complaint.aspx
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Board of Higher Education
https://www.mass.edu/forstufam/complaints/complaints.asp
MICHIGAN
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
https://www.michigan.gov/leo/-/media/Project/Websites/leo/Documents/WD/Programs_Services/PSS/Post-Secondary_Complaint_Instructions_FINAL_08172023.pdf
MINNESOTA
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
https://ohe.mn.gov/student-resources/other-resources/file-complaint
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Commission on College Accreditation
https://www.mississippi.edu/sites/default/files/ihl/files/mccastudentcomplaintform.pdf
MISSOURI
Missouri Department of Higher Education
http://dhe.mo.gov/contactus.php
MONTANA
Montana University System, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
http://mus.edu/MUS-Statement-of-Complaint-Process.asp
NEBRASKA
Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education
https://ccpe.nebraska.gov/state-authorization-reciprocity-agreements-sara
NEVADA
Nevada System of Higher Education
https://www.cpe.nv.gov/student/
NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire Department of Higher Education, Higher Education Commission
https://www.education.nh.gov/pathways-education/higher-education-new-hampshire
NEW JERSEY
New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education
https://www.nj.gov/highereducation/OSHEComplaintInstructions.shtml
NEW MEXICO
New Mexico Higher Education Department
https://hed.nm.gov/students-parents/student-complaints
NEW YORK
New York State Education Department, Office of College and University Evaluation
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue/spr/COMPLAINTFORMINFO.html
NORTH CAROLINA
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors
https://www.northcarolina.edu/post-secondary-education-complaints/
NORTH DAKOTA
North Dakota University System
https://ndus.edu/ndus-overview/governance/state-authorization-sara#complaints
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
CNMI Office of the Attorney General
https://www.cnmioag.org/divisions/consumer-protection/online-student-complaint/
OHIO
Ohio Department of Higher Education
https://highered.ohio.gov/students/current-college-students/student-complaints
OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
http://www.okhighered.org/current-college-students/complaints.shtml
OREGON
Higher Education Coordinating Commission
https://www.oregon.gov/highered/access/pages/student-complaints.aspx
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Department of Education
https://www.pa.gov/agencies/education/programs-and-services/instruction/postsecondary-and-adult-education/students-complaints
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education
https://agencias.pr.gov/agencias/cepr/Documents/SARA_Complaint_Process%202022.pdf
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island Office of the Postsecondary Commissioner
https://riopc.edu/policies/student-complaint-procedures/
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
https://che.sc.gov/sites/che/files/Documents/Institutions%20and%20Educators/Complaint_Procedures_and_Form.pdf
SOUTH DAKOTA
SD Board of Regents
https://tdx.sdbor.edu/TDClient/33/Portal/Home/381/SD-SARA
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Division of Postsecondary School Authorization
https://forms-dpsa.thec.tn.gov/Forms/RCR
TEXAS
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
https://www.highered.texas.gov/student-complaints/
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS
U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education
http://www.vide.vi/
UTAH
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
https://commerce.utah.gov/dcp/complaint/
VERMONT
Vermont Agency of Education
http://education.vermont.gov/documents/postsecondary-program-complaint-resolution
VIRGINIA
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia
https://www.schev.edu/students/resources/student-complaints
WASHINGTON
Washington Student Achievement Council
http://www.wsac.wa.gov/student-complaints
WEST VIRGINIA
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
https://www.wvhepc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Student-Complaint-Process.pdf
WISCONSIN
Wisconsin Educational Approval Board
https://dsps.wi.gov/Documents/EAComplaintForm3.01.doc
WYOMING
Wyoming Community College Commission
https://communitycolleges.wy.edu/state-authorization-reciprocity-agreement-sara
As required by Title IX, below are links to training materials used to meet the University’s Title IX compliance obligations to train Title IX Coordinators, investigators, decision-makers and informal resolution facilitators.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
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