Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at GCU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 70.7% of undergraduate students being women and 29.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 65,870, with 46,599 women and 19,271 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at GCU is greatly skewed towards women students, with 77.5% of undergraduate students being women and 22.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 37,202, with 28,818 women and 8,384 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 29.3% 19,271 students
- women 70.7% 46,599 students
Graduate Students
- men 22.5% 8,384 students
- women 77.5% 28,818 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 48.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 31,671 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 23.0% of the student body, with 14,981 students. African American students represent 14.8% of the population, with 9,669 students, while Mixed race students account for 4.6%, with 2,991 students. Asian students account for 3.2% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 2,074 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.7% , with 429 students.
International students make up 1.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 897 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 3.9% of the population, totaling 2,540 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within GCU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 48.5% 31,671 students
- Hispanic 23.0% 14,981 students
- African American 14.8% 9,669 students
- Mixed race 4.6% 2,991 students
- Unknown race 3.9% 2,540 students
- Asian 3.2% 2,074 students
- International students 1.4% 897 students
- Hawaiian 0.7% 429 students
Graduate Students
- White 45.0% 16,561 students
- African American 25.6% 9,439 students
- Hispanic 16.6% 6,129 students
- Unknown race 4.3% 1,574 students
- Asian 4.1% 1,505 students
- Mixed race 3.0% 1,114 students
- International students 0.8% 304 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 193 students
Transfer Students
- White 45.5% 4,786 students
- Hispanic 22.4% 2,362 students
- African American 20.7% 2,181 students
- Mixed race 3.9% 415 students
- Asian 3.6% 377 students
- Unknown race 2.1% 225 students
- International students 1.2% 122 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 57 students
Students Age Diversity
- 18-19 17% 11,263 students
- 20-21 17% 11,202 students
- 25-29 14% 9,260 students
- 40-49 12% 7,909 students
- 30-34 12% 7,757 students
- 22-24 11% 7,448 students
- 35-39 10% 6,358 students
- 50-64 5% 3,427 students
- 40-49 24% 9,037 students
- 25-29 19% 7,277 students
- 30-34 16% 6,118 students
- 50-64 16% 5,874 students
- 35-39 14% 5,399 students
- 22-24 7% 2,814 students
- 20-21 0% 172 students
- 18-19 0% 26 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Grand Canyon University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 2,029 | 26.90% | |
| California | 1,464 | 19.41% | |
| Washington | 729 | 9.66% | |
| Colorado | 534 | 7.08% | |
| Minnesota | 267 | 3.54% | |
| Texas | 231 | 3.06% | |
| Hawaii | 217 | 2.88% | |
| Oregon | 216 | 2.86% | |
| Illinois | 198 | 2.62% | |
| Wisconsin | 125 | 1.66% | |
| Idaho | 118 | 1.56% | |
| Ohio | 104 | 1.38% | |
| Michigan | 100 | 1.33% | |
| New Mexico | 99 | 1.31% | |
| Nebraska | 96 | 1.27% | |
| Nevada | 79 | 1.05% | |
| South Dakota | 62 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 61 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 60 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 59 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 58 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 57 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 56 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 54 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 49 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 43 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 35 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 33 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 31 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 29 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 28 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 26 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 25 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 23 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 19 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 16 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 16 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 7 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 4 | less than 1% | |
| West Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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