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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?

12,351 Undergraduate Awards
$26,282 Avg Cost After Aid
81% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Grand Canyon University.
  • In 2017-2018, 8% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Grand Canyon University makes roughly $52,700 a year. This is 29% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
  • The average Grand Canyon University student graduates in 4.2 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

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Grand Canyon University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Grand Canyon University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Best Value Religious Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value General Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Value Arts & Media Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Best Value Film, Video & Photographic Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Value Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#32 Best Value Design & Applied Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#86 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#102 Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Grand Canyon University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#22 Best Value Colleges for General Psychology College Factual
#22 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer & Information Sciences College Factual
#29 Best Value Colleges for Psychology College Factual
#190 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual
#259 Best Nursing Schools College Factual

Where Is Grand Canyon University?

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Contact details for Grand Canyon University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone: 800-800-9776
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/GrandCanyonU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gcu

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?

81% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
The acceptance rate at Grand Canyon University is 81%. 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 34% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford Grand Canyon University?

$26,282 Net Price
62% Take Out Loans
5.8% Loan Default Rate
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 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,254 a year. That adds up to $29,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is 5.8%. 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

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.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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.

Online Learning at Grand Canyon University

85,087 Took All Classes Online
95,569 Took At Least One Class Online
9.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 35 bachelor’s degree and 45 master’s degree programs available online at Grand Canyon University. In 2019-2020, 95,569 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.

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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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Grand Canyon University Rankings

The following table shows how Grand Canyon University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Community Organization & Advocacy #1 #1
Statistics #1 #1
Religious Education #1 #1
Literature #1 #1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science #4 #4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts #4 #4
Writing Studies #4 #1
Social Work #7 #7
Foreign Languages & Linguistics #7 #4
Other Psychology #7 #7
General Visual & Performing Arts #8 #8
Romance Languages #9 #6
Teaching English or French #9 #9
Public Relations & Advertising #10 #10
Visual & Performing Arts #11 #11
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #12 #12
Mathematics & Statistics #13 #7
Mental & Social Health Services #13 #13
Student Counseling #13 #13
Allied Health Professions #13 #13
Special Education #13 #13
Religious Studies #16 #16
Theological & Ministerial Studies #17 #17
Entrepreneurial Studies #17 #17
Hospitality Management #18 #18
Health & Physical Education #19 #19
Public Health #19 #19
Marketing #19 #19
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #19 #19
Computer Programming #20 #20
Philosophy & Religious Studies #21 #21
Design & Applied Arts #23 #23
Teacher Education Subject Specific #23 #23
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #24 #24
Political Science & Government #26 #26
Computer Science #27 #27
Psychology #28 #28
Homeland Security #28 #28
Computer & Information Sciences #32 #32
History #33 #33
History #33 #33
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #33 #33
Computer Information Systems #33 #33
English Language & Literature #36 #36
Criminal Justice & Corrections #37 #37
General Education #38 #38
Human Services #43 #43
Theology & Religious Vocations #43 #43
Instructional Media Design #45 #39
Curriculum & Instruction #45 #45
Communication & Media Studies #51 #51
Communication & Journalism #55 #55
General Business/Commerce #60 #60
Finance & Financial Management #66 #66
Information Technology #73 #73

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.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Grand Canyon University majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business Administration & Management 6%
Business, Management & Marketing 5%
Communication & Journalism 33%
Communication & Media Studies 35%
Community Organization & Advocacy 13%
Computer & Information Sciences 14%
Computer Programming 29%
Computer Science 33%
Design & Applied Arts 88%
Education 11%
Educational Administration 8%
English Language & Literature 25%
Entrepreneurial Studies 27%
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 22%
General Education 21%
General Visual & Performing Arts 25%
Health & Medical Administrative Services 11%
Health Professions 5%
History 17%
History 17%
Homeland Security 18%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 10%
Hospitality Management 44%
Human Services 15%
Information Technology 68%
Instructional Media Design 21%
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 14%
Mental & Social Health Services 13%
Nursing 3%
Political Science & Government 8%
Public Administration & Social Service 13%
Public Relations & Advertising 13%
Social Sciences 8%
Social Work 21%
Special Education 9%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 5%
Teacher Education Subject Specific 30%
Visual & Performing Arts 29%
Writing Studies 42%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Grand Canyon University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Grand Canyon University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Literature #2
Statistics #7
Other Psychology #14
Film, Video & Photographic Arts #19
Community Organization & Advocacy #20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science #24
General Visual & Performing Arts #26
Religious Education #28
Political Science & Government #43
Public Relations & Advertising #50
Biblical Studies #53
Computer Science #53
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods #53
Student Counseling #58
Teaching English or French #59
Mathematics & Statistics #61
Health Sciences & Services #63
Hospitality Management #64
Writing Studies #66
Human Services #67
History #67
History #67
Social Work #70
Health & Physical Education #79
Communication & Media Studies #80
Homeland Security #83
Curriculum & Instruction #85
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #88
General Education #89
Design & Applied Arts #89
Public Administration #99
Theology & Religious Vocations #109
Computer Programming #110
Mental & Social Health Services #121
Instructional Media Design #123
Public Health #128
English Language & Literature #140
Communication & Journalism #146
Visual & Performing Arts #151
Entrepreneurial Studies #157
Teacher Education Subject Specific #165
Special Education #167
Marketing #180
General Business/Commerce #199
Educational Administration #214
Social Sciences #214
Public Administration & Social Service #219
Psychology #220
Information Technology #242
Nursing #258
Computer Information Systems #269
Teacher Education Grade Specific #294
Health & Medical Administrative Services #409
Accounting #439
Criminal Justice & Corrections #440

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%.

Grand Canyon University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 4,638 35 1,782 288 6,743
Business Administration & Management 0 1,344 0 1,774 15 3,133
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 903 101 1,782 0 2,786
Special Education 0 336 0 1,202 0 1,538
Mental & Social Health Services 0 319 71 1,135 0 1,525
Educational Administration 0 0 0 912 197 1,109
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 17 3 897 0 917
Other Psychology 0 0 124 655 0 779
Human Services 0 776 0 0 0 776
General Education 0 0 0 648 0 648
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 310 0 222 0 532
Computer Information Systems 0 166 0 263 0 429
Religious Education 0 267 0 83 0 350
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 349 0 0 0 349
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 247 0 93 0 340
Accounting 0 216 0 109 0 325
Communication & Media Studies 0 187 0 120 0 307
Social Work 0 297 0 0 0 297
Public Administration 0 0 0 266 0 266
Health & Physical Education 0 228 0 0 0 228
General Biology 0 227 0 0 0 227
Marketing 0 163 0 19 0 182
Teaching English or French 0 0 13 167 0 180
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 167 0 0 0 167
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 164 0 164
Finance & Financial Management 0 163 0 0 0 163
Homeland Security 0 160 0 0 0 160
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 139 139
Information Technology 0 0 0 111 0 111
Writing Studies 0 93 0 0 0 93
Public Health 0 0 0 89 0 89
History 0 89 0 0 0 89
Political Science & Government 0 87 0 0 0 87
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 74 0 0 0 74
Mechanical Engineering 0 61 0 0 0 61
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 57 0 0 0 57
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 55 0 0 0 55
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 49 0 2 0 51
Hospitality Management 0 48 0 0 0 48
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 0 0 34 0 34
Design & Applied Arts 0 34 0 0 0 34
Computer Programming 13 18 0 0 0 31
Arts & Media Management 0 31 0 0 0 31
Electrical Engineering 0 25 0 0 0 25
Drama & Theater Arts 0 24 0 0 0 24
Public Relations & Advertising 0 23 0 0 0 23
Allied Health Professions 0 19 0 0 0 19
Computer Science 0 18 0 0 0 18
Biomedical Engineering 0 15 0 0 0 15
Biblical Studies 0 0 12 0 0 12
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 10 0 0 10
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 8 0 0 0 8
Dance 0 7 0 0 0 7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 5 0 0 0 5
Literature 0 4 0 0 0 4
Natural Resources Conservation 0 4 0 0 0 4
Music 0 3 0 0 0 3
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 2 0 0 0 2
Romance Languages 0 2 0 0 0 2
General Business/Commerce 0 1 0 0 0 1
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 1 0 1
General Engineering 0 1 0 0 0 1
Religious Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
Student Counseling 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0 0 0
Statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chemistry 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 13 12,338 369 12,530 639 25,889

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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