Capital University
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| Type |
Private University Coeducational University |
|---|---|
| Established | 1830 |
| Affiliation | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
| Endowment | $98.3 million |
| President | Dr. Elizabeth "Beth" L. Paul |
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Academic staff
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159 full-time, 245 part-time |
| Students |
2,765 Undergraduates 700 Postgraduates 3,465 Total |
| Location |
Bexley (Main Campus) Downtown (Law School) Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Campus | 53 acres (Suburban) |
| Colors | |
| Mascot | Crusaders |
| Website | www |
Private University
2,765 Undergraduates
700 Postgraduates
Bexley (Main Campus) Downtown (Law School)
Capital University (commonly referred to as Capital, Cap, or CU) is a private accredited liberal arts and research university in Bexley, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. Capital was founded as the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio in 1830, and later was associated with that synod's successor, the American Lutheran Church. The university has undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as a law school. Capital University is the oldest university in Central Ohio and is one of the oldest and largest Lutheran-affiliated universities in North America.
According to an economic impact study, Capital University provides nearly $162 million in earnings, employment, and output to the eight county Columbus metro area based on 2011-12 data.
Capital University was founded on June 3, 1830 as the "Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Ohio" in nearby Canton, Ohio, 40 years before what would become The Ohio State University, securing its title as the oldest university in Central Ohio. It was renamed as Capital University on March 2, 1850, when the seminary was reformed as the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary of Columbus, Ohio, (ELTS), (and occasionally still known by the misnomer of "Capital Seminary") when the denomination was renamed as the Evangelical Lutheran Joint Synod of Ohio and Other States and grew into a nationwide church body. In 1930, the Joint Synod was merged with two other smaller German language groups, the Iowa Synod (formed 1854) and the Buffalo Synod (founded 1845) into a major nationwide grouping entitled the American Lutheran Church (ALC), headquartered in Columbus. The ALC existed only three decades, until 1960, when it in turn participated in a larger merger with several other groups of Lutherans in the Norwegian, Danish and Swedish traditions and was renamed The American Lutheran Church. The second ALC lasted until the formation of the current Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in 1988, with offices in Chicago, Illinois.
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