Life at Grand Canyon University

Grand Canyon University was founded in Prescott, Arizona, which was its first campus. That campus only had 16 faculty members and 100 students. It then relocated in Phoenix, Arizona in 1951. It’s a non profit, private christian university. GCU is the largest christian university in the world with 70,000 students online and 20,000 students on campus in 2018. In the 2019-2020 school year, there are more than 22,000 students attending GCU. The school mascot is Thunder the Antelope.

The acceptance rate for GCU is 57% and the graduation rate is 35.8%. The minimum GPA requirement to get into the university is 3.0. Tuition fee is $16,500 for in-state and out-of-state students. The most specialized majors at GCU are education, theology, public administration and social service, health, and business. Meal plan prices range from $250 per semester to $2,600 per semester.

Resident hall prices vary with how many people live with you. Triple occupancy is $1,925 per semester. Double occupancy in residence hall Canyon and Cypress costs $2,300 per semester. Double occupancy in any other hall costs $2,600. Apartment prices also vary with how many people live with you and which apartment they live in. Single occupancy is $3,300 per semester. Single occupancy in North Rim is $3,150 per semester. Double occupancy in North Rim is $2,900. Studio single occupancy in Papago is $2,900 per semester. Summer housing price for an active student is $1,300 and for a working student, only with an on campus job, costs $1,700.