- The Inkwell
- Arizona
- Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZCity: largeZIP 85017Founded 1949
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1949
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.gcu.edu
ArizonaPrivate nonprofit
Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University is a private nonprofit university in Phoenix, Arizona, with 73,371 undergraduates. It admits 79% of applicants, graduates 54% within six years and costs $21,509 a year after aid.
54%graduate
Admission rate79%
Retention72%
4-year graduation48%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans54%
$21,509net price / year
79%admission rate
1077average SAT
54%graduate in 6 years
$50,609median earnings, 10 yrs
$24,000median debt
#1,229 of 1,704 for earnings#986 of 1,739 for lowest net price#884 of 1,738 for graduation rate#834 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,674tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,900
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,900
- Average net price
- $21,509national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$21,512
$30,001–48,000$23,979
$48,001–75,000—
$75,001–110,000$13,488
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 79%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1077
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 518–580
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 488–533
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–22
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college79%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college72%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college54%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 54%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 48%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 44%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,063
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $50,609middle 50%: $28,649–$84,269
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$84,269
Median, Grand Canyon University$50,609
Lower quarter$28,649
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 73,371
- Part-time
- 66%
- Women / men
- 70% / 30%
- Average age at entry
- 31.0
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 10%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,563 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,400
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White46%
Hispanic25%
Black17%
Asian2.8%
Two or more races5.0%
U.S. nonresident0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown2.3%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions32%
Business & management22%
Public administration & social service16%
Education11%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.4%
Computer & information sciences3.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences2.0%
Communication & journalism1.9%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 104717. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4570025.