UVU vs GCU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UVU is a public and GCU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
UVU has more expensive tuition & fees ($17,830) than GCU ($17,450).
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while UVU has 43,099 students.
GCU has a lower number of students per faculty with 20 to 1 while UVU's ratio is 25 to 1.
UVU has more full-time faculties with 753 faculties while GCU has 461 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Utah Valley University and Grand Canyon University.

UVU	vs.	GCU
Orem, Utah	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$6,270 Out-Of-State$17,830	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,450
67%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$3,915	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

-	Acceptance Rates	77.87 %
-	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	36.98 %
-	SAT Score	-
-	ACT Score	-
39 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
68 %	Retention Rate	70 %
43,099	Student Population	101,816
753	Number of Faculties	461
25 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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UVU vs GCU

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