Real costs by school · Phoenix, AZ · Private nonprofit
At Grand Canyon University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $24,471 per year — the published cost of attendance is $32,702. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $18,557 / yr | $78,218 |
| $30–48k | $18,763 / yr | $79,086 |
| $48–75k | $21,712 / yr | $91,516 |
| $75–110k | $24,471 / yr | $103,145 |
| Over $110k | $25,701 / yr | $108,330 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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| Admit rate | 79% published — federal data |
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Run Grand Canyon University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Grand Canyon University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $8,231 a year — a 25% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it the most expensive of the 4 Arizona schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $42,186 10 years out — roughly 41% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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