Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ · Private nonprofit · 73,371 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$18,557
$30,000 – $48,000	$18,763
$48,000 – $75,000	$21,712
$75,000 – $110,000	$24,471
Over $110,000	$25,701
All incomes (average)	$22,472

Sticker tuition and fees: $17,850 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Grand Canyon University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$11,100
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$14,100
Books and supplies	$1,100
Other expenses, on campus	$3,400
Other expenses, off campus	$3,400

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (7,401 of them) in 2022–23; 99% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	98%	$9,308
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	30%	$5,308
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	97%	$7,656
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	55%	$5,273

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1077
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 46%
Graduation rate (6yr): 44%
Freshman retention: 72%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $42,186
Median debt at graduation: $22,114
International undergrads: 672 (0.9%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 20 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 10%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 518–580
SAT Math: 488–533
ACT composite: 20–22

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Not considered
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 47,978
Admitted: 28,960
Enrolled: 8,420

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Health & Nursing33%

Business22%

Education11%

Criminal Justice3%

Computer Science3%

Biology & Life Sciences2%

Communications & Media2%

Visual & Performing Arts2%

Kinesiology & Sports Science1%

History1%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (48)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	3,578	$100,698	$103,884national $88,910	$15,750
Business Administration, Management and Operations	1,659	$56,415	$65,828national $68,257	$23,423
Human Services, General	1,216	$40,620	$48,766national $48,597	$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	1,122	$44,218	$49,531national $47,382	$32,898
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	706	$40,244	$51,490national $52,119	$31,000
Community Organization and Advocacy	485	$41,957	$46,973national $51,936	$35,500
Special Education and Teaching	480	$48,161	$50,892national $50,499	$40,128
Marketing	440	$47,567	$60,303national $69,303	$21,000
Health and Medical Administrative Services	348	$49,215	$60,328national $58,716	$31,504
Criminal Justice and Corrections	300	$44,752	$55,600national $55,378	$25,000
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	299	$62,035	$79,175national $75,975	$21,875
Communication and Media Studies	297	$46,438	$54,622national $56,359	$24,562
Social Work	297	$41,663	$53,716national $51,790	$30,229
Finance and Financial Management Services	291	$60,514	$72,124national $83,343	$22,000
Computer and Information Sciences, General	290	$60,469	$85,864national $92,374	$28,430
Religious Education	283	$41,227	$45,165national $43,633	$31,334
Biology, General	276	$35,454	$54,433national $57,214	$25,419
Accounting and Related Services	271	$59,032	$67,067national $76,194	$25,488
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	259	$39,085	$56,597national $54,562	$24,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	222	$39,532	$52,783national $61,027	$21,227
Homeland Security	189	$65,237	$84,553national $70,193	$22,916
History	167	$44,400	$54,209national $50,680	$32,600
Human Resources Management and Services	161	—	—national $68,069	$22,915
Political Science and Government	134	$46,582	$56,495national $63,293	$25,000
Design and Applied Arts	124	$44,856	—national $51,490	$23,517
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	88	$35,482	$59,281national $48,471	$25,986
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	79	$37,338	$43,469national $43,765	$24,052
Mechanical Engineering	71	$70,189	$86,834national $92,135	$27,000
Computer Programming	62	$83,106	—national $83,439	$26,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	62	$65,856	$81,661national $86,176	$25,000
Visual and Performing Arts, General	59	$32,850	$42,219national $41,688	$26,000
Public Health	53	—	—national $58,808	$28,845
Hospitality Administration/Management	49	$45,371	$49,703national $56,726	$22,669
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	44	—	—national $85,063	$24,037
Computer Science	37	$73,739	$88,308national $107,009	$25,894
Security Science and Technology	37	$46,879	$57,384national $57,805	$27,906
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	25	—	—national $54,945	$24,375
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	25	$36,650	$47,821national $48,240	$21,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	22	$40,774	—national $55,012	$25,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	22	$47,057	—national $51,389	$23,337
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	21	$65,905	—national $93,451	$27,500
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	16	$50,797	—national $65,466	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	16	$27,522	$37,142national $39,775	—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	16	$51,814	$51,082national $70,786	$27,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	15	$83,187	—national $100,647	$27,000
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	14	—	—national $82,073	$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	10	—	$44,335national $63,560	—
Literature	0	—	$36,986national $46,173	—

Master's degrees (27)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	1,662	$52,786	$56,764national $59,916	$34,674
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	1,394	$115,281	$123,688national $120,193	$38,753
Business Administration, Management and Operations	1,216	$78,373	$89,393national $103,485	$41,000
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	1,169	$54,352	$58,045national $59,571	$45,436
Educational Administration and Supervision	1,105	$67,722	$73,501national $71,685	$29,870
Special Education and Teaching	1,075	$56,779	$60,336national $64,397	$33,272
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	1,009	$58,991	$63,874national $63,707	$21,668
Psychology, Other	770	$55,902	$59,759national $61,796	$36,008
Curriculum and Instruction	604	$82,759	$58,811national $63,399	$18,543
Computer and Information Sciences, General	257	$100,349	$107,641national $124,201	$35,525
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	202	$61,774	—national $60,111	$50,551
Public Administration	173	$62,547	$76,752national $81,408	$38,961
Health and Medical Administrative Services	166	$71,628	$78,310national $89,981	$48,530
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	159	$63,398	$69,839national $65,767	$19,630
Social Work	155	—	—national $65,123	$40,373
Public Health	151	$64,159	$68,242national $82,751	$43,200
Educational/Instructional Media Design	137	$67,239	$75,799national $70,644	$20,350
Communication and Media Studies	112	$56,948	—national $71,953	$31,002
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	111	$82,831	$93,798national $121,855	$33,187
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	103	$85,428	—national $124,807	$33,004
Criminal Justice and Corrections	100	$56,875	$61,712national $66,714	$39,791
Religious Education	87	$54,109	$52,623national $54,328	$39,714
Security Science and Technology	75	$69,084	—national $82,399	$30,107
Accounting and Related Services	49	$74,228	$86,862national $95,833	$31,885
Statistics	31	—	—national $123,816	$36,117
Education, General	1	$70,860	$78,699national $65,824	—
Marketing	0	$47,309	$61,699national $79,106	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Theological and Ministerial Studies	—	$57,988	$46,690national $63,395	$78,240

Doctoral degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	265	$91,764	$91,300national $100,573	$83,375
Psychology, General	190	$88,310	$94,079national $98,707	$83,023
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	91	$147,039	$150,205national $138,131	$57,818
Business Administration, Management and Operations	38	$126,722	—national $113,566	$80,959
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	16	$68,347	$67,876national $81,822	$81,000

Graduate certificates (8)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	96	$56,438	$61,780national $60,655	$56,000
Psychology, Other	64	$62,050	$56,601national $62,208	$35,092
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	53	$131,253	$140,016national $126,911	$41,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	51	—	—national $86,288	$34,788
Business Administration, Management and Operations	35	$71,486	—national $94,506	$53,382
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	16	—	—national $69,444	$26,257
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	12	$44,550	—national $63,888	$42,222
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	8	$58,238	$65,245national $71,178	$48,282

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 36 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone: (800) 800-9776
Institutional accreditor: Higher Learning Commission

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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