Grand Canyon University Overview

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?

• The 2% student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Grand Canyon University.
• In <nil>, 9% of the faculty were full-time.
• 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

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	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	Recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Grand Canyon University?

The acceptance rate at Grand Canyon University is 83%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Can I Afford Grand Canyon University?

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 60% of students took out student loans averaging $7,010 a year. That adds up to $28,040 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Grand Canyon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 65,870 undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University, with 22,293 being full-time and 43,577 being part-time.

There are also 37,202 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 22,293 full-time undergraduates at Grand Canyon University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	672
Black or African American	1,203
Hispanic or Latino	5,640
White	11,900
International Students	740
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,138

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.

Online Learning at Grand Canyon University

There are 105 bachelor’s degree and 138 master’s degree programs available online at Grand Canyon University. In 2020-2021, 93,347 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Grand Canyon University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Grand Canyon University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Grand Canyon University was 9.7%. This is the #765 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Grand Canyon University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.