Grand Canyon University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Grand Canyon University

Grand Canyon University operates as a private for-profit institution located in Phoenix, Arizona (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 73,371 students of which 112,023 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Grand Canyon University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 78.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,077. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,472, with published in-state tuition of $17,850 and a Pell grant recipient share of 45.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,114, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 43.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.0%. Graduates earn a median of $42,186 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,280 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 2834800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 59.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.