CSU vs GCU Academic Comparison

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

CSU is a public and GCU is a private (for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
GCU has more expensive tuition & fees ($17,263) than CSU ($12,754).
It is harder to admit to CSU than GCU.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while CSU has 2,317 students.
CSU has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
GCU has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while CSU has 191 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Chicago State University and Grand Canyon University.

CSU	vs.	GCU
Chicago, Illinois	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Master's College and University (larger programs)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$12,754 Out-Of-State$12,754	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,263
78%	% Receiving Financial Aid	73%
$16,023	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,744

40.52 %	Acceptance Rates	60.36 %
5.82 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	29.07 %
-	SAT Score	1,105
-	ACT Score	21
17 %	Graduation Rate	43 %
40 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
55 %	Retention Rate	70 %
2,317	Student Population	101,816
191	Number of Faculties	461
11 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, 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 daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services

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CSU vs GCU

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