Private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Grand Canyon University
Former names
Grand Canyon College (August 1949 – May 1989)[1]
Motto
Find Your Purpose
Type
Private for-profit university[2]
Established
August 1, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-08-01)[1]
Accreditation
HLC
Religious affiliation
Non-denominational Christian
President
Brian Mueller
Provost
Randy Gibb
Academic staff
550 full-time faculty[3] 5,801 adjunct faculty[3]
Students
101,816[4]
Undergraduates
66,769[4]
Postgraduates
35,047[4]
Location
Phoenix
,
Arizona
,
United States
Campus
Large city, 101 acres (41 hectares)[5]
Student-to-faculty ratio
20 to 1[4]
Newspaper
GCU Today
Colors
Purple, black, and white[6]
Nickname
Antelopes ("Lopes")
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – WAC
MPSF
Mascot
Thunder the Antelope
Website
www.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 separate 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 institution was established in 1949 by the Arizona Southern Baptist Convention as Grand Canyon College.[9] In 1999–2000, 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.
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^"Grand Canyon University Athletic Brand Standards". September 20, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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^Gonzales, Angela (May 2, 2018). "How Grand Canyon University became the world's largest Christian university". Phoenix Business Journal. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
^"Recipient of free campus has Baptist roots". Baptist News Global. 2012. Archived from the original on September 22, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^"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.
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