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Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The location of Grand Canyon University is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Grand Canyon University Known For?

13,858 Undergraduate Awards

$26,282 Avg Cost After Aid

78% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Grand Canyon University.
During a recent academic cycle, 9% of the faculty were full-time.
Students who graduate from Grand Canyon University with a bachelor's degree make about $42,186 a year. That's 3% more than those who graduate from other schools.
The average Grand Canyon University student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Grand Canyon University?

Contact details for Grand Canyon University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone:	800-800-9776
Website:	www.gcu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Grand Canyon University?

You can apply to Grand Canyon University online at: https://www.gcu.edu/

Admission Requirements for Grand Canyon University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	3
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Grand Canyon University?

78% Acceptance Rate

62% Of Accepted Are Women

Grand Canyon University has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Can I Afford Grand Canyon University?

$26,282 Net Price

58% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Grand Canyon University is $26,282. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Grand Canyon University, approximately 58% of students took out student loans averaging $7,238 a year. That adds up to $28,952 over four years for those students.

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Grand Canyon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,937 Full-Time Undergraduates

62% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 63,752 undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University, with 19,937 being full-time and 43,815 being part-time.

There are also 39,675 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,937 full-time undergraduates at Grand Canyon University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand Canyon University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	588
Black or African American	1,206
Hispanic or Latino	5,331
White	10,150
International Students	653
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,009

Geographic Diversity

Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at Grand Canyon University. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at Grand Canyon University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and Nigeria.

Grand Canyon University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	3,721	43	1,505	202	5,471
Business Administration & Management	1,595	27	1,493	33	3,148
Teacher Education Grade Specific	1,069	95	1,914	21	3,099
Special Education	600	3	1,116	0	1,719
Mental & Social Health Services	553	102	1,043	0	1,698
Educational Administration	0	3	927	209	1,139
Human Services	1,014	0	0	0	1,014
Teacher Education Subject Specific	9	12	931	0	952
Other Psychology	0	78	789	0	867
Computer Information Systems	279	0	260	0	539
Health & Medical Administrative Services	337	6	167	0	510
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	500	0	500
Criminal Justice & Corrections	287	0	117	0	404
Social Work	363	0	30	0	393
Community Organization & Advocacy	377	0	0	0	377
Accounting	284	0	80	0	364
Religious Education	268	0	94	0	362
Marketing	336	0	0	0	336
Communication & Media Studies	193	2	129	0	324
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	293	0	0	0	293
Health & Physical Education	259	0	0	0	259
General Biology	239	0	0	0	239
Public Administration	0	0	234	0	234
Public Health	40	0	187	0	227
Finance & Financial Management	219	0	0	0	219
Homeland Security	217	0	0	0	217
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	68	0	115	0	183
Teaching English or French	0	21	160	0	181
Information Technology	17	0	152	0	169
Instructional Media Design	0	0	154	0	154
Student Counseling	0	0	143	0	143
Entrepreneurial Studies	142	0	0	0	142
General Psychology	0	0	0	141	141
Political Science & Government	138	0	0	0	138
History	126	0	0	0	126
Security Science and Technology	38	0	53	0	91
Design & Applied Arts	89	0	0	0	89
Human Resource Management	74	0	0	0	74
Mechanical Engineering	73	0	0	0	73
Writing Studies	72	0	0	0	72
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	67	0	0	0	67
Computer Programming	59	0	4	0	63
Hospitality Management	60	0	0	0	60
General Visual & Performing Arts	53	0	0	0	53
Theological & Ministerial Studies	6	0	41	0	47
Computer Science	28	0	13	0	41
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	36	0	0	0	36
Statistics	0	0	30	0	30
Arts & Media Management	24	0	0	0	24
Electrical Engineering	23	0	0	0	23
Biomedical Engineering	17	0	0	0	17
Allied Health Professions	15	0	0	0	15
Health Sciences & Services	0	15	0	0	15
Natural Resources Conservation	14	0	0	0	14
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	11	0	0	0	11
Mechanical Engineering Technology	11	0	0	0	11
Drama & Theater Arts	11	0	0	0	11
Biblical Studies	0	10	0	0	10
General Education	0	0	9	0	9
General Engineering	7	0	0	0	7
Romance Languages	7	0	0	0	7
General Business/Commerce	6	0	0	0	6
Electronics Engineering Technology	5	0	0	0	5
Music	4	0	0	0	4
Chemistry	2	0	0	0	2
Dance	2	0	0	0	2
Computer Engineering	0	0	1	0	1
Literature	1	0	0	0	1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	0	0
Environmental Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	0
Economics	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	13,858	417	12,391	606	27,272

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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