Grand Canyon University

Grand Canyon University
Former names
Grand Canyon College (August 1949 – May 1989)[1]
MottoFind Your Purpose
TypePrivate for-profit university[2]
EstablishedAugust 1, 1949; 75 years ago (1949-08-01)[1]
AccreditationHLC
Religious affiliation
Non-denominational Christian
PresidentBrian Mueller
ProvostRandy Gibb
Academic staff
550 full-time faculty[3]
5,801 adjunct faculty[3]
Students101,816[4]
Undergraduates66,769[4]
Postgraduates35,047[4]
Location
Phoenix
,
Arizona
,
United States
CampusLarge city, 300 acres (120 hectares)[5]
Student-to-faculty ratio20 to 1[4]
NewspaperGCU Today
ColorsPurple, black, and white[6]
     
NicknameAntelopes ("Lopes")
Sporting affiliations
MascotThunder the Antelope
Websitewww.gcu.edu

Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a private for-profit Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona. The university offers degrees in over 200 areas of study and is administratively divided into 9 colleges.[7] As of September 2023, more than 100,000 students were enrolled online and in person, making it one of the largest Christian universities by enrollment.[4][8]

The Arizona Southern Baptist Convention established the institution in 1949 as Grand Canyon College.[9] During the 1999–00 academic year, the university ended its affiliation with the Southern Baptist Convention.[10]

The university competes as the Grand Canyon Antelopes in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.

  1. ^ a b "History of GCU". Grand Canyon University. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "College Navigator: Grand Canyon University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "College Navigator: Grand Canyon University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "College Navigator: Grand Canyon University". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  5. ^ "Grand Canyon University freezes tuition for 16th straight year". KTAR News. December 15, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Grand Canyon University Athletic Brand Standards". September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Degree Programs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Gonzales, Angela (May 2, 2018). "How Grand Canyon University became the world's largest Christian university". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "Recipient of free campus has Baptist roots". Baptist News Global. 2012. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  10. ^ "One grand story: How GCU began rewriting its destiny 10 years ago". GCU News Bureau. 2014. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.