Division I · Mountain West Conference
Grand Canyon University · Admissions
Phoenix, AZ · City · Private · Doctoral/professional university · the Lopes · Website ↗
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.
60%
Admitted
of 47,978 applicants
72nd
Selectivity percentile
among Division I schools
1058–1175
SAT middle 50%
19–24
ACT middle 50%
Optional
Test scores
43%
Graduate in 6 yrs
Where your scores would fall
The band is the middle 50% of admitted students; type a score to see where you land. A score alone is not a decision — coaches and admissions weigh the whole file.
SAT
1058 – 1175
Your SAT
SAT reading
540 – 620
SAT math
518 – 555
ACT
19 – 24
Your ACT
Test-optional: scores are considered if you send them but not required.
Selectivity in context
- Applicants47,978
- Admitted28,787 60%
- Undergraduates70,929
- Women73%
- Graduate within 6 years43%
For a recruit, admission runs alongside the coach's support: many schools admit supported athletes inside the middle 50%, but the academic floor is the school's, not the coach's. NCAA eligibility (a 2.3 core GPA for Division I) is a separate bar — see the guides.
Where it ranks
Among Division I schools; every list Grand Canyon University is on.
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