unitid 104717 · Phoenix, AZ · private nonprofit 4-year · city (large)
Grand Canyon University
- enrollment 2023
- 159,769
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private nonprofit 4-years
The record
admission rate
79%
60th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
undergraduates
73,371
100th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
Pell share
46%
undergrads on Pell grants
74th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
completion
43%
finish within 150% time
26th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$32,702
27th pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
avg net price / yr
$22,472
after aid, aided students
52nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$42,186
after entry, Title IV students
22nd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
median grad debt
$22,114
33rd pctl among private nonprofit 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $18,557 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k30%
- 30-48k15%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+22%
- Median family income
- $29,879
- First-generation students
- 47%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $17,850
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 1.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 3,721 | $100,075 | $25,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 1,914 | $52,990 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1,595 | $63,757 | $29,916 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 1,505 | $118,164 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 1,493 | $86,286 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching. | 1,116 | $57,016 | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 1,069 | $44,724 | $36,334 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 1,043 | $52,533 | — |
| Human Services, General. | 1,014 | $45,006 | $30,509 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 931 | $64,519 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | 927 | $70,614 | — |
| Psychology, Other. | 789 | $57,232 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.