Division I · Mountain West Conference
Grand Canyon University · Campus
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.
Large city
Setting
250,000+
70,929
Undergraduates
+ 36,634 graduate students
21:1
Student–faculty
Division I median 16:1
68%
Return for year two
Division I median 83%
74%
From out of state
+ 1% from abroad
$11k
Food & housing
on campus · median $13k
The place
- SettingLarge city (250,000+) Phoenix, AZ
- TypePrivate · Doctoral/professional university
- CalendarSemester
- Admissions60% admitted · admissions
Setting is the NCES locale of the campus address. Schools within 100 miles are on the overview.
Who is on campus
Students
70,92936,634
Undergraduates 70,929Graduate students 36,634
Where first-years come from
25%74%
In state 25%Other states 74%Abroad 1%
Division I median: 72% in state.
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
47%24%16%
White 47%Hispanic 24%Black 16%Asian 3%Two or more 5%International 1%American Indian 1%Pacific Islander 1%Not reported 3%
- Women73%
- Full-time35% of undergraduates · median 89%
- First-year class8,154 entered last fall
- Transfers in13,124 19% of undergraduates, last fall
- Online19% take some classes online 67% fully online
- Registered with disability services3% or fewer of undergraduates
Living there
| Where you live | Food & housing | Other expenses | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| On campus | $11,162 | $4,300 | $15,462 |
| Off campus | $11,162 | $4,300 | $15,462 |
| With family | — | $4,300 | $4,300 |
The school's own budget figures for a year, on top of tuition and fees — the Division I median for on-campus food and housing is $13,310. Athletic aid can cover room and board; the full cost picture.
Services a recruit asks about
- ROTCArmy · Air Force
- Study abroadOffered
- Veteran and military supportDedicated services
- Campus safety0.26 violent / 1,000 a year · the safety page top 10% for safety in Division I
- Degrees offeredBachelor's · doctoral · Master's · majors
Division I campuses
66%19%13%
City 66%Suburb 19%Town 13%Rural 3%
66% of the 366 Division I schools are public; the median has 9,822 undergraduates and a 16:1 student-faculty ratio.
Where it ranks
#1Biggestof 366 · Division I#1Transfersof 366 · Division I#2Most womenof 366 · Division I#28Out of stateof 366 · Division I
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