Grand Canyon University
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Former names
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Grand Canyon College |
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| Motto | Find Your Purpose |
| Type |
For-profit Research |
| Established | 1949 |
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Religious affiliation
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Christian (historically Southern Baptist) |
| President | Brian Mueller |
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Administrative staff
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1,600 |
| Students | 19,500 (on-campus) 60,700 (on-line) 75,200 (total) |
| Location |
3300 W. Camelback Rd. Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Campus | Urban |
| Newspaper | GCU Today |
| Colors | Purple, Black, White |
| Athletics |
NCAA Division I WAC, MIVA |
| Nickname | Antelopes ("Lopes") |
| Mascot | Thunder the Antelope |
| Website | www |
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Grand Canyon University (commonly referred to as GCU or Grand Canyon) is a for-profit Christian research university in Phoenix, Arizona, in the United States.
Founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college, the university was purchased by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOPE) in February 2004. The university is the first, and only, for-profit to participate in NCAA Division I athletics. As a non-profit, the university had briefly participated in NCAA Division I athletics, from 1995 to 1998, winning several conference titles.
The university offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs in education, liberal arts, business, science, engineering, math, Christian theology, and health care through its eight colleges. The university does not offer two year associate degree programs.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education classifies GCU as a research university with moderate research activity.
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