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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ · For-profit · Large city · GCU

For-profit institution in Phoenix, AZ · 68,619 undergraduates · 60% acceptance rate · $42,186 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$21,9311,262nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$17,4501,036th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,450692nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$31,493983rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,114903rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$42,1861,509th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,280703rd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.0%1,411th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
68.4%1,315th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
60.4%411th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1095692nd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
68,6194th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
43.1%584th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 9 mi (PHX)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$78,086$77,476
Homeland SecurityHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$60,839$60,082
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$59,640$59,124
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$51,392$52,357
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,741$45,455
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$44,436$43,207
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducationbachelors$40,896$35,060
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesHealth Professionsbachelors$40,154$40,341
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$38,829$33,993
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$38,505$36,704
MarketingBusinessbachelors$38,485$36,104
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$38,289$37,208

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,695,696 (M $2,489,324 · W $3,206,372)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Grand Canyon University’s 68,619 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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