Grand Canyon University Comparison

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Grand Canyon University

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  • Overview

  • Location
  • GCU Phoenix, AZ
  • Setting
  • GCU Large City
  • Total enrollment
  • GCU 113,257
  • Type
  • GCU Private 4 Year
  • National Ranking
  • GCU
  • Religious Affiliation
  • GCU -
  • Status
  • GCU For-profit
  • Team Colors
  • GCU

  • Cost

  • Tuition (In State)
  • GCU $17,850
  • Tuition (Out of State)
  • GCU $17,850
  • Room & Board
  • GCU $11,700
  • Average Net Price
  • GCU $22,928
  • Average Grant Aid
  • GCU $9,861
  • % Receiving Grant Aid
  • GCU 96%

  • Admissions

  • Applied
  • GCU 51,203
  • Admitted
  • GCU 40,405
  • Acceptance Rate
  • GCU 78.9%
  • Enrolled
  • GCU 18.1%
  • Typical SAT score
  • GCU 1060
  • Typical ACT score
  • GCU 21
  • Average High School GPA
  • GCU -
  • Typical High School Grades
  • GCU -
  • Admissions Standards
  • GCU Unavailable
  • Applicant Competition
  • GCU
  • ACT Range
  • GCU 20/22
  • SAT Range
  • GCU 1006/1113
  • Submit Test Scores
  • GCU Test optional
  • Application Deadline
  • GCU

  • Academics

  • Student to Faculty Ratio
  • GCU 20:1
  • Popular Majors
  • GCU
    • Health Professions (56%)
    • Business (16%)
    • Education (13%)
    • Psychology (4%)
    • Philosophy and Religious Studies (2%)

  • Outcomes

  • Graduation Rate
  • GCU 31%
  • Median Earnings (After 10 years)
  • GCU $54,300
  • Making Student Loan Payments
  • GCU 32%
  • Median Student Loan Debt
  • GCU $18,750
  • Median Loan Payment
  • GCU $193

  • Diversity

  • % Men
  • GCU 27%
  • % Women
  • GCU 73%
  • Racial Diversity
  • GCU High
  • HBCU
  • GCU No
  • % White
  • GCU 48%
  • % Asian
  • GCU 4%
  • % Black
  • GCU 18%
  • % Hispanic
  • GCU 19%
  • % Native American
  • GCU 1%
  • % Pacific Islander
  • GCU 1%
  • % Two or More Races
  • GCU 3%
  • % International
  • GCU 0%
  • % Unknown Race
  • GCU 6%

  • Students

  • % In-State
  • GCU 28%
  • % Out-of-State
  • GCU 72%

  • Campus

  • Campus Housing
  • GCU Yes
  • Freshman Dorm Required
  • GCU No
  • Meal Plan
  • GCU Yes
  • Weekend/Evening Classes
  • GCU Yes
  • Daycare Facility
  • GCU Yes