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Grand Canyon UniversityTuition & Cost · 2025–26

Private nonprofitPhoenix, Arizona73,371 undergraduates · Fall 2024
In-state tuition & fees
$17,900
Academic year 2025–26

Tuition and fees only; living costs excluded.

About this number

Published in-state tuition and required fees. This does not include living costs. Public colleges may have separate in-district rates that are not in this package.
Source field: TUITIONFEE_IN. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2025–26. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Out-of-state tuition & fees
$17,900
Academic year 2025–26

Tuition and fees only; living costs excluded.

About this number

Published out-of-state tuition and required fees, excluding living costs.
Source field: TUITIONFEE_OUT. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2025–26. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Average net price
$21,509
Academic year 2024–25

After grants and scholarships; loans are not deducted.

About this number

Average cost after grants and scholarships for full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving Title IV aid. Public-college figures cover in-state students. Loans are not deducted. Your actual price may differ.
Source field: NPT4_PRIV. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Average cost before aid
$33,674
Academic year 2024–25

Includes tuition, books and living expenses.

About this number

Average cost of attendance before grants: tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses for full-time, first-time students receiving Title IV aid. Living arrangements vary; this is not an individual quote.
Source field: COSTT4_A. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

01 / Beyond the sticker price

Reported costs at Grand Canyon University.

Attendance cost includes tuition and required fees, books, supplies and living expenses. Net price subtracts grants and scholarships, but not loans. Each average below has its own reporting period.

Before and after grants.

Average cost before grants

$33,674

Academic year 2024–25

Tuition, fees, books, supplies and living expenses.

Average net price after grants

$21,509

Academic year 2024–25

Costs after grants and scholarships; loans are not deducted.

Historical averages; their difference is not an aid award or a saving you can expect.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

Definitions and source years

Net price includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, after grants and scholarships. Loans are not subtracted.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV). These averages do not cover every student.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

  • Before grants: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field COSTT4_A. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • After grants: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT4_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are historical group averages, not a current bill, aid offer or personal estimate.

02 / Historical averages by family income

Average cost after grants, by family income.

Average total cost after grants and scholarships for each family-income group. Includes living expenses; loans are not deducted.

Academic year 2024–25

3 of 5 family-income groups have reported averages. Longer bars mean higher reported costs after grants.

Average net price after grants (U.S. dollars)
Family income
$0$15,000$30,000
Reported cost
$0–30,000$21,512
$30,001–48,000$23,979
$75,001–110,000$13,488

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV).

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

What is included and where these figures come from

Net price includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses, after grants and scholarships. Loans are not subtracted.

First-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal financial aid (Title IV). These averages do not cover every student.

These are reported academic-year costs. Living arrangements and the students covered by each average can differ.

  • Family income $0–30,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT41_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $30,001–48,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT42_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $48,001–75,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT43_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $75,001–110,000: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT44_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.
  • Family income $110,001+: Academic year 2024–25. Source-file year 2025–26. Source field NPT45_PRIV. Official cohort: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Source release: 2026-10-15.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. These are historical group averages, not a current bill, aid offer or personal estimate.

Older income-group observations

These separately dated observations are retained history. Source-file years may differ from the year costs were measured. They are not replacements for missing current groups.

Historical average net price after grants · U.S. dollars
Family incomeSource-file yearAverage net price
$0–30,0002024–25$18,557
$30,001–48,0002024–25$18,763
$48,001–75,0002024–25$21,712
$75,001–110,0002024–25$24,471
$110,001+2024–25$25,701

03 / Help paying for college

The financial aid picture.

Pell Grant recipients

51.7%

Share of undergraduates · Academic year 2024–25

About this number

Share of undergraduates receiving Pell Grants. This is not the share receiving any financial aid.
Source field: PCTPELL. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Federal loan recipients

54.3%

Share of undergraduates · Academic year 2024–25

About this number

Share of undergraduates receiving federal student loans. Loans must generally be repaid; they are not grant aid.
Source field: PCTFLOAN. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Academic year 2024–25. Official cohort note: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

Grants lower your cost. Loans help fund it, but usually need to be repaid.

04 / What borrowers leave with

Debt, in perspective.

$24,000
Median federal debt among graduates who borrowed

Pooled FY2024 and FY2025 cohorts. Includes only borrowers who completed.

About this number

Median cumulative federal student-loan debt among borrowers who completed. This is not an average across all students. Federal debt may be reported for a group of campuses sharing a federal aid identifier.
Source field: GRAD_DEBT_MDN. Source-file year: 2024-2025. Coverage: Pooled FY2024 and FY2025 cohorts. Official cohort note: NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

05 / After you enroll

Finishing. Then earning.

54.2%
Completion within 150% of normal time

First-time, full-time students · Fall 2019 / academic year 2019–20 entry cohort

About this number

Share of first-time, full-time students who complete at this institution within 150% of normal program time. Typically six years for a bachelor’s degree, three for an associate’s degree; certificate lengths vary.
Source field: C150_4. Source-file year: 2025-2026. Coverage: Fall 2019 / academic year 2019–20 entry cohort. Official cohort note: Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

$50,609
Median earnings 10 years after entering college

Working and not enrolled · Measured in 2022 and 2023; 2024 dollars

About this number

Median earnings among federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled. Entry-based cohorts include both completers and noncompleters. This is an earnings measure, not a guaranteed salary.
Source field: MD_EARN_WNE_P10. Source-file year: 2022-2023. Coverage: Measured in 2022 and 2023; 2024 dollars. Official cohort note: Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars. Institution source release: October 15, 2026.

06 / The longer view

Older tuition and net-price observations.

These are older reported observations, in U.S. dollars without inflation adjustment. The labels are source-file years; the retained snapshot does not establish a measurement year for every row.

Published in-state tuition and required fees (U.S. dollars)
Source-file year
$0$10,000$20,000
Reported cost
2015–16$17,050
2016–17$17,050
2017–18$17,050
2018–19$17,050
2019–20$17,800
2020–21$17,800
2021–22$17,800
2022–23$17,800
2023–24$17,450
2024–25$17,850
View retained tuition and net-price observations
Retained observations · U.S. dollars · Source-file years
Source-file yearIn-state tuition & feesOut-of-state tuition & feesAverage net price after grants
2015–16$17,050$17,050$19,797
2016–17$17,050$17,050$20,923
2017–18$17,050$17,050$20,570
2018–19$17,050$17,050$21,197
2019–20$17,800$17,800$21,020
2020–21$17,800$17,800$20,585
2021–22$17,800$17,800$21,176
2022–23$17,800$17,800$21,798
2023–24$17,450$17,450$21,931
2024–25$17,850$17,850$22,472

These rows are not current prices. Missing values are not zero. Net-price student groups and reporting practices can change, so these averages are not a continuous personal-cost trend.

07 / The major matters

A look at programs.

Reported median earnings four years after completing, for graduates working and not enrolled.

Program & credentialEarnings after 4 yearsMedian federal debt
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,067$29,513
Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's Degree$86,862Not reported
Accounting and Related ServicesNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$89,896Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$51,082$24,500
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBachelor's Degree$47,821$27,000
Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's Degree$63,088Not reported
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$54,433$26,921
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$65,828$29,916
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$89,393Not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$108,103Not reported
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree$79,175$38,682
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$54,622$27,000
Community Organization and AdvocacyBachelor's Degree$46,973$49,016
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$88,308Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$85,864$29,750
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree$107,641Not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$87,038Not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's Degree$93,798Not reported
Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementNon-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)$83,075Not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree$55,600$27,048
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree$61,712Not reported
Curriculum and InstructionMaster's Degree$58,811Not reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree$37,142$26,000
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$78,699Not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's Degree$73,501Not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree$91,300Not reported
Educational/Instructional Media DesignMaster's Degree$75,799Not reported
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBachelor's Degree$52,783$27,000
Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's Degree$43,469$28,625
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$72,124$27,000
About these program numbers

Up to 30 programs with reported four-year earnings, in alphabetical order. A program is identified by institution, CIP field and credential. Debt is median Stafford and Grad PLUS debt disbursed at all institutions for program completers who borrowed. Figures are drawn from the June 10, 2026 field-of-study snapshot. The existing package does not preserve exact program cohort years, so none are inferred and these figures are excluded from cross-college comparison.

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