GCU vs CBU 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.

GCU is a private (for-profit) and CBU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
CBU has more expensive tuition & fees ($39,720) than GCU ($17,263).
It is harder to admit to GCU than CBU.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while CBU has 11,495 students.
CBU has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
GCU has more full-time faculties with 461 faculties while CBU has 347 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - Grand Canyon University and California Baptist University.

GCU	vs.	CBU
Phoenix, Arizona	Location	Riverside, California
Four-years, Private (for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
$17,263	2024 Tuition & Fees	$39,720
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	94%
$7,183	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$19,418

60.36 %	Acceptance Rates	73.57 %
29.07 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	21.96 %
1,105	SAT Score	-
21	ACT Score	-
45 %	Graduation Rate	63 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	23 %
70 %	Retention Rate	73 %
101,816	Student Population	11,495
461	Number of Faculties	347
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	18 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	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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GCU vs CBU

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