Grand Canyon vs. Alabama

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

Grand Canyon is a private (for-profit) and Alabama is a public school and both are four-years schools.
Alabama has more expensive tuition & fees ($33,200) than Grand Canyon ($17,450).
It is harder to admit to Grand Canyon than Alabama.
Grand Canyon has more students with 101,816 students while Alabama has 38,644 students.
Alabama has a lower number of students per faculty with 19 to 1 while Grand Canyon's ratio is 20 to 1.
Alabama has more full-time faculties with 1,517 faculties while Grand Canyon has 461 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grand Canyon University and The University of Alabama.

Grand Canyon	vs.	Alabama
Phoenix, Arizona	Location	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
$17,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$11,900 Out-Of-State$33,200
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$7,183	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$14,421

77.87 %	Acceptance Rates	80.06 %
36.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	18.57 %
-	SAT Score	1,260
-	ACT Score	28
45 %	Graduation Rate	72 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	18 %
70 %	Retention Rate	87 %
101,816	Student Population	38,644
461	Number of Faculties	1,517
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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