Student Population at GCU
Total Enrollment
101,816
Undergraduate
66,769
Graduate
35,047
Online Enrollment
77,293
Men Students
27,888
Women Students
73,928
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 101,816 students have enrolled at Grand Canyon University - 66,769 undergraduate and 35,047 graduate.
By gender, 27,888 male and 73,928 female students are attending Grand Canyon University. By attendance status, there are 23,951 full-time students and 77,865 part-time students.
The number of students at Grand Canyon University is very large compared to Private (for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Arizona.
Grand Canyon University offers online degree/certificate programs and 77,293 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
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.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 66,769 | 23,945 | 42,824 |
Men | 20,019 | 9,586 | 10,433 |
Women | 46,750 | 14,359 | 32,391 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,047 | 6 | 35,041 |
Men | 7,869 | 3 | 7,866 |
Women | 27,178 | 3 | 27,175 |
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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 594 | 149 | 445 |
Asian | 1,934 | 579 | 1,355 |
Black or African American | 9,999 | 2,530 | 7,469 |
Hispanic | 15,433 | 4,476 | 10,957 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 434 | 126 | 308 |
White | 32,300 | 10,039 | 22,261 |
Two or More Races | 3,136 | 1,079 | 2,057 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 2,244 | 749 | 1,495 |
Total | 66,769 | 20,019 | 46,750 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 373 | 70 | 303 |
Asian | 1,354 | 312 | 1,042 |
Black or African American | 8,953 | 2,009 | 6,944 |
Hispanic | 6,136 | 1,344 | 4,792 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 166 | 41 | 125 |
White | 15,425 | 3,359 | 12,066 |
Two or More Races | 1,097 | 261 | 836 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 1,258 | 337 | 921 |
Total | 35,047 | 7,869 | 27,178 |
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.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 66,769 | 20,019 | 46,750 |
Under 18 | 1,000 | 341 | 659 |
18-19 | 11,965 | 4,386 | 7,579 |
20-21 | 12,074 | 4,458 | 7,616 |
22-24 | 7,980 | 2,645 | 5,335 |
25-29 | 9,034 | 2,386 | 6,648 |
30-34 | 7,581 | 1,974 | 5,607 |
35-39 | 6,146 | 1,455 | 4,691 |
40-49 | 7,587 | 1,686 | 5,901 |
50-64 | 3,261 | 644 | 2,617 |
65 and over | 141 | 44 | 97 |
Total | 66,769 | 20,019 | 46,750 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 35,047 | 7,869 | 27,178 |
Under 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18-19 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
20-21 | 130 | 19 | 111 |
22-24 | 2,766 | 563 | 2,203 |
25-29 | 6,926 | 1,607 | 5,319 |
30-34 | 5,901 | 1,398 | 4,503 |
35-39 | 5,048 | 1,161 | 3,887 |
40-49 | 8,559 | 1,767 | 6,792 |
50-64 | 5,259 | 1,203 | 4,056 |
65 and over | 456 | 150 | 306 |
Total | 35,047 | 7,869 | 27,178 |
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.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 101,816 | 66,769 | 35,047 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 77,293 | 43,141 | 34,152 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 14,264 | 14,255 | 9 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 10,259 | 9,373 | 886 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 77,293 | 43,141 | 34,152 |
Arizona Residents | 12,739 | 6,987 | 5,752 |
Other State in U.S. | 64,224 | 35,955 | 28,269 |
Outside of U.S. | 328 | 197 | 131 |
Unknown | 2 | 2 | 0 |