GCU's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Grand Canyon University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Grand Canyon University students is 44.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 44.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 44.5%.

44.7%

asian 55.6% 50 students
African American 38.7% 72 students
white 50.0% 532 students
unknown 47.5% 28 students
hawaiian 57.7% 15 students
hispanic 39.3% 329 students
Mixed Race 38.3% 67 students

Drop Out

Grand Canyon University has an overall drop-out rate of 52.9% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 53.6% and 52.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

52.9%

asian 42.2% 38 students
African American 59.1% 110 students
white 48.2% 513 students
unknown 47.5% 28 students
hawaiian 38.5% 10 students
hispanic 57.6% 482 students
Mixed Race 60.6% 106 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

2.4%

asian 2.2% 2 students
African American 2.2% 4 students
white 1.9% 20 students
unknown 5.1% 3 students
hispanic 3.1% 26 students
Mixed Race 1.1% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$78,940	$77,476	$80,825
Homeland Security	$63,625	$60,082	$61,171
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$57,101	$59,124	$59,502
Finance and Financial Management Services	$45,302	$52,357	$56,243
Accounting and Related Services	$45,144	$43,207	$50,102
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$47,402	$45,455	$49,510
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$29,792	$37,208	$44,173
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$32,529	$35,060	$43,804
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$39,965	$40,341	$41,241
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$35,660	$36,704	$40,255
Marketing	$39,798	$36,104	$40,244
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$32,661	$30,376	$38,391
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$34,651	$33,993	$38,314
Special Education and Teaching	$35,016	$34,483	$37,328
Social Work	$35,775	$32,162	$35,977
Biology, General	$27,166	$27,693	$35,295
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$34,191	$29,685	$34,965
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$34,808	$31,388	$34,264
Communication and Media Studies	$32,141	$33,138	$33,833
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$17,151	$25,194	$33,151
Human Services, General	$32,131	$31,676	$33,076
Literature	$21,664	$30,554	$30,679
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$28,672	$25,194	$30,405
Community Organization and Advocacy	$31,651	$30,828	$30,343
History	$30,722	$36,437	$29,682
Music	NA	$32,284	$28,866
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$26,438	$28,598	$28,781
Sociology	NA	$30,771	$27,133
Religious Education	$31,317	$33,655	$26,500
Security Science and Technology	NA	$41,025	NA
Political Science and Government	$37,086	NA	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$35,600	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	$23,893	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$97,451	$96,705	$100,941
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$86,965	$87,641	$91,610
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,248	$64,265	$66,703
Accounting and Related Services	$58,382	$57,047	$64,355
Education, General	$59,308	$59,621	$62,793
Educational Administration and Supervision	$56,083	$55,605	$59,588
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$56,028	$56,544	$57,188
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$59,268	$54,401	$56,321
Public Administration	$51,638	$56,014	$55,067
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$51,330	$50,300	$54,355
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,846	$50,483	$52,796
Public Health	$44,120	$49,410	$50,992
Special Education and Teaching	$45,704	$44,902	$46,759
Psychology, Other	$43,695	$42,411	$43,447
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$40,997	$40,728	$43,082
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	$42,189	$40,420	$42,415
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	NA	$40,140	$40,263
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$45,908	$41,937	$39,858
Religion/Religious Studies	NA	$34,348	$32,580
Religious Education	$42,008	$42,682	$32,300
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$62,516	NA	NA
Marketing	$55,864	NA	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$117,397	$119,061	$125,189
Educational Administration and Supervision	$75,319	$66,821	$68,008
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$56,959	$54,417	$56,167
Psychology, General	$75,505	$79,450	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Theological and Ministerial Studies	$46,925	NA	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$111,750	$101,964	NA

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