Graduation Rate at GCU

[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]

At Grand Canyon University, the graduation rate is 43 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 72 %, as of August 31, 2025.

Its graduation rate is lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 59.42% (private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University).

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Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time

For the academic year 2024-2025, 1,172 students out of 2,697 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Grand Canyon University.

By gender, 404 male and 768 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.

CandidatesCompletersGraduation Rates
Total2,6971,17243.46%
Men1,08240437.34%
Women1,61576847.55%
Grand Canyon University graduation rate by gender

Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity

The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Grand Canyon University.

  • American Indian or Alaska Native: 20.83%
  • Asian: 43.04%
  • Black (Non-Hispanic): 35.68%
  • Hispanic: 39.19%
  • White: 48.23%
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 40.00%
  • Two or More Race: 42.78%
  • Unknown: 42.62%
Graduation Rate by Gender
TotalMaleFemale
American Indian or Alaska Native20.83%(5/24) 7.14%(1/14) 40.00%(4/10)
Asian43.04%(34/79) 51.61%(16/31) 37.50%(18/48)
Black (Non-Hispanic)35.68%(86/241) 34.34%(34/99) 36.62%(52/142)
Hispanic39.19%(337/860) 33.22%(102/307) 42.50%(235/553)
White48.23%(559/1,159) 39.75%(192/483) 54.29%(367/676)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander40.00%(10/25) 20.00%(2/10) 53.33%(8/15)
Two or More Race42.78%(77/180) 34.12%(29/85) 50.53%(48/95)
Unknown42.62%(26/61) 47.37%(9/19) 40.48%(17/42)
Grand Canyon University graduation rate by race

Non-Resident Alien Graduation Rate

A non-resident alien student is not a US citizen/green card holder and studies with a student visa, such as an F visa, in the United States. At Grand Canyon University, 38 of 68 non-resident alien students completed their studies and the graduation rate was 55.88%.


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