Arizona Christian University vs GCU

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Arizona Christian University is a private (not-for-profit) and GCU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
Arizona Christian University has more expensive tuition & fees ($34,697) than GCU ($17,263).
It is harder to admit to GCU than Arizona Christian University.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while Arizona Christian University has 1,082 students.
Arizona Christian University has a lower number of students per faculty with 15 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
GCU has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while Arizona Christian University has 25 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Arizona Christian University and Grand Canyon University.

Arizona Christian University	vs.	GCU
Glendale, Arizona	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Master's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Baccalaureate College - Diverse Fields	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
$34,697	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,263
92%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$18,083	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

74.42 %	Acceptance Rates	60.36 %
40.39 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.07 %
-	SAT Score	1,105
-	ACT Score	21
45 %	Graduation Rate	45 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
60 %	Retention Rate	70 %
1,082	Student Population	101,816
25	Number of Faculties	461
15 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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