Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University admitted 79% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1006–1113 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $21,509 a year. Within six years, 54% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 79%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1006–1113
- ACT middle 50%
- 20–22
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $33,674 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $21,509 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $21,512 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $17,900 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 54%
- Students who return for a second year
- 72%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $50,609 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $24,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 73,371
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 52%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Health professions
- 33%
- Business, management and marketing
- 22%
- Public administration and social services
- 16%
- Education
- 11%
- Homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting
- 3%
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.