Grand Canyon University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Grand Canyon University is a private doctoral/professional university in Phoenix, AZ (city setting), with 70,929 undergraduates (73% women). It admitted 60% of 47,978 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1058–1175 on the SAT and 19–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $33,662 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $22,239 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 43% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, business, public administration & social work. The campus reported 0.26 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Grand Canyon University ranks
5 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 43%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $17,263
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 63 burglaries · 55 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 38 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Grand Canyon University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Grand Canyon University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 33 | 5 over | 3 | $1.2M | $36,570 | 998 | |
| Baseball | Mountain West Conference | 45 | 11 over | 6 | $1.7M | $37,943 | 979 | |
| Men's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 16 | 1 over | 7 | $7.9M | $494,604 | 950 | |
| Women's Basketball | Mountain West Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $2.8M | $184,466 | 978 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 19 | at cap | 1 | $594k | $31,268 | 990 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 971 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Mountain West Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Men's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 11 | 2 over | 3 | $549k | $49,903 | 993 | |
| Women's Golf | Mountain West Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $519k | $57,711 | 1000 | |
| Men's Soccer | Mountain West Conference | 36 | 8 over | 4 | $1.4M | $40,038 | 986 | |
| Softball | Mountain West Conference | 26 | 1 over | 5 | $1.4M | $54,774 | 986 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Conference | 27 | room 3 | 5 | $746k | $27,625 | 975 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain West Conference | 28 | room 2 | 5 | $872k | $31,154 | 993 | |
| Men's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $373k | $37,326 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Mountain West Conference | 7 | room 3 | 3 | $442k | $63,111 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 146 | 101 over | 5 | $1.1M | $7,344 | 977 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain West Conference | 105 | 60 over | 5 | $1M | $9,818 | 986 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Mountain West Conference | 17 | room 1 | 4 | $1.2M | $71,403 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.