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Acceptance Rate 78.91%
Yield 18.08%
SAT Score 1,055
ACT Score 21
Applicants 51,203

Grand Canyon Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 78.91% at Grand Canyon University. Total 51,203 students applied and 40,405 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,055 and the average ACT score is 21.
Open Admission Policy✗
Admission Informationhttps://www.gcu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.gcu.edu/
Acceptance Rate78.91%
Average Test Scores1,055 SAT / 21 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 78.91%. A total of 51,203 students (17,546 men and 33,516 women) have applied to and 40,405 (14,011 men and 26,385 women) students admitted to Grand Canyon University.
Among them, 2,713 male and 4,591 female students have enrolled into Grand Canyon and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 18.08%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Grand Canyon
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants51,20317,54633,51600
Admitted40,40514,01126,38500
Enrolled7,3062,7134,59100
Acceptance Rate 78.91% 79.85% 78.72% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 18.08% 19.36% 17.40% - -
[Chart] Grand Canyon University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Grand Canyon, 16 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 28 applicants (1%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,055 at Grand Canyon. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,113 and 25th percentile score is 1,006.
The average ACT score is 21 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 22 and the 25th percentile score is 20.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Grand Canyon. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Grand Canyon with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Grand Canyon
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total100610551113
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing518545580
Math488510533
ACT Composite202122
Math171922
English182022
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Grand Canyon University, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 2 item(s) are considered for admission - Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for Grand Canyon
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✗
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Grand Canyon

The calendar system at Grand Canyon University is Semester. Grand Canyon University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Grand Canyon University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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