Phoenix, Arizona · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Grand Canyon University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 113,257 students in fall 2024, including 75,936 undergraduates and 37,321 graduate students.
Grand Canyon University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 131 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Business Administration and Management, and Elementary Education and Teaching. It awarded 29,770 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 101 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 20 to 1.
Key figures
113,257
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
29,770
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
131
Programs and majors
20:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhD
Programs and majors offered 131
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
72%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
20:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
15,244
Master's degrees
13,355
Doctoral degrees (research)
646
Certificates under 1 year
16
Postbaccalaureate certificates
224
Post-master's certificates
285
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
113,257
Undergraduates, fall 2024
75,936
Graduate students, fall 2024
37,321
Full-time, fall 2024
22%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
182,032
Undergraduates, 2024-25
122,866
Graduate students, 2024-25
59,166
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
73%
Men
27%
White
42%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
22%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
101
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
85%
Students taking some online courses
12%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Mountain West Conference
President
Brian Mueller
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact