Educational InstitutionsEducational Organization

Grand Canyon University

Grand Canyon University (GCU) is a private Christian university in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. The U.S. Department of Education categorizes it as a for-profit institution, which the university has appealed. The university offers degrees in over 200 areas of study and is administratively divided into nine colleges. 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.

Identifiers

OPEID6 Six-digit base OPE ID (without the two-digit branch suffix)
1074
OPEID Office of Postsecondary Education Identifier, used for federal financial aid program participation
107400
IPEDS UNITID Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System identifier assigned by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
104717
DAPIP ID Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs identifier from the U.S. Department of Education
101204

Location

Phoenix, AZ, 85017

33.513231, -112.129929

Accreditation

Higher Learning Commission

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