Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Grand Canyon University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 27,888 male and 73,928 female students attending GCU. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.38 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at GCU.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GCU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total66,76923,94542,824
Men20,0199,58610,433
Women46,75014,35932,391
Population by Gender/Attending Status at GCU
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total35,047635,041
Men7,86937,866
Women27,178327,175

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 47,725 White students (46.87%) and 21,569 Hispanic students (21.18%) at Grand Canyon University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Grand Canyon University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Grand Canyon University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native594149445
Asian1,9345791,355
Black or African American9,9992,5307,469
Hispanic15,4334,47610,957
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander434126308
White32,30010,03922,261
Two or More Races3,1361,0792,057
Race/Ethnicity Unknown2,2447491,495
Total 66,76920,01946,750
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Grand Canyon University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native37370303
Asian1,3543121,042
Black or African American8,9532,0096,944
Hispanic6,1361,3444,792
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander16641125
White15,4253,35912,066
Two or More Races1,097261836
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,258337921
Total 35,0477,86927,178

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 35,917 students whose age under twenty five and 49,939 students whose age is over thirty years old at Grand Canyon University.
Especially, 1,001 students are younger than eighteen and 597 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Grand Canyon University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Grand Canyon University
TotalMenWomen
Total66,769 20,01946,750
Under 181,000 341659
18-1911,965 4,3867,579
20-2112,074 4,4587,616
22-247,980 2,6455,335
25-299,034 2,3866,648
30-347,581 1,9745,607
35-396,146 1,4554,691
40-497,587 1,6865,901
50-643,261 6442,617
65 and over141 4497
Total 66,769 20,01946,750
Population by Student Age at Grand Canyon University
TotalMenWomen
Total35,047 7,86927,178
Under 181 01
18-191 10
20-21130 19111
22-242,766 5632,203
25-296,926 1,6075,319
30-345,901 1,3984,503
35-395,048 1,1613,887
40-498,559 1,7676,792
50-645,259 1,2034,056
65 and over456 150306
Total 35,047 7,86927,178

Online Student Population

At Grand Canyon University, 91,557 students (89.92% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 77,293 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 12,739 students live in Arizona where Grand Canyon University is located in and 64,224 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total101,81666,76935,047
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes77,29343,14134,152
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,26414,2559
Not Enrolled in Online Classes10,2599,373886
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)77,29343,14134,152
Arizona Residents12,7396,9875,752
Other State in U.S.64,22435,95528,269
Outside of U.S.328197131
Unknown220