Grand Canyon University Business Programs

Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. Phoenix is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Grand Canyon University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Grand Canyon University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#6	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Value Management Sciences & Methods Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#22	Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#32	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#63	Best Value Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#66	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Best Value Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#136	Best Value Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Grand Canyon University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#13	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management	College Factual
#15	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing	College Factual
#17	Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#159	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#164	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#230	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Grand Canyon University?

Contact details for Grand Canyon University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
Phone:	800-800-9776
Website:	www.gcu.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/GrandCanyonU
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/gcu

How Do I Get Into Grand Canyon University?

You can apply to Grand Canyon University online at: https://www.gcu.edu/

Admission Requirements for Grand Canyon University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Grand Canyon University?

The acceptance rate at Grand Canyon University is 81%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 86%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford Grand Canyon University?

The overall average net price of Grand Canyon University is $26,282. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Grand Canyon University, approximately 62% of students took out student loans averaging $7,254 a year. That adds up to $29,016 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Grand Canyon University is 5.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Grand Canyon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 63,752 undergraduate students at Grand Canyon University, with 19,937 being full-time and 43,815 being part-time.

There are also 39,675 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,937 full-time undergraduates at Grand Canyon University, 38% are male and 62% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Grand Canyon University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	588
Black or African American	1,206
Hispanic or Latino	5,331
White	10,150
International Students	653
Other Races/Ethnicities	2,009

Geographic Diversity

Arizona students aren't the only ones who study at Grand Canyon University. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 92 countries are represented at Grand Canyon University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Canada, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Grand Canyon University

In 2019-2020, 95,569 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Grand Canyon University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 2nd most popular in Arizona for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Grand Canyon University Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Grand Canyon University was $17,800 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Grand Canyon University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Advertising	#3	#3
Public Relations & Advertising	#10	#10
Management Science	#10	#10
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#12	#12
Entrepreneurial Studies	#17	#17
Entrepreneurship	#17	#17
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#18	#18
Hospitality Management	#18	#18
Marketing	#19	#19
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#19	#19
Accounting	#46	#46
General Business/Commerce	#60	#60
Finance	#60	#60
General Business/Commerce	#60	#60
Finance & Financial Management	#66	#66

Online Growth Rankings of Grand Canyon University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Grand Canyon University was 9.7%. This is the #672 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Grand Canyon University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Grand Canyon University ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Grand Canyon University.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Advertising	#9
Management Science	#28
General Hospitality Administration/Management	#42
Public Relations & Advertising	#50
Project Management	#51
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#53
Hospitality Management	#64
Entrepreneurship	#120
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	#141
Entrepreneurial Studies	#157
Marketing	#180
General Business/Commerce	#199
General Business/Commerce	#199
Accounting	#253
Accounting	#439

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Grand Canyon University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1,509	0	1,793	22	3,324
Accounting	218	0	121	0	339
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	201	0	26	0	227
Finance	166	0	0	0	166
Management Science	58	0	25	0	83
Entrepreneurship	76	0	0	0	76
General Hospitality Administration/Management	62	0	0	0	62
Project Management	0	19	0	0	19
General Business/Commerce	5	0	0	0	5
Advertising	5	0	0	0	5
Supply Chain Management	2	0	0	0	2
TOTAL	2,302	19	1,965	22	4,308

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.