Grand Canyon University
Students who would return Would not - 7/15  Would Return Ratio
This is about 66% lower than the average for all schools.
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Average Yrs. Completed: 1.6
Psychology Rating
6.7, B | |
4.3, C | |
5.6, C+ | |
5.6, C+ | |
5.0, C | |
7.0, B | |
6.8, B |
5.3, C+ | |
6.0, B- | |
5.2, C+ |
4.8, C | |
5.0, C | |
5.7, C+ | |
6.3, B- | |
6.3, B- |
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Education Quality Vs. Competing Schools
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Grand Canyon University
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Average of All Schools
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Average of schools in class
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Arizona State University - Tempe
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University of California - Berkeley
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Harvard University
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New York University
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University of Southern California
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Florida State University
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Loyola University - Chicago
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Student Expectations
| Expected coursework difficulty: | 4.2 High | ||
| Actual difficulty: | 3.4 Medium | ||
English Speaking
| Percent of teaching staff that does not speak satisfactory English | 10-20% | ||
Student Personalities
Faculty Personalities
Psychology:
| “If you have to depend on financial aid then go to another school. This is going on week 7 and classes are only 8 weeks long and I am still waiting fo... |
| “Do not go to GCU. They will lie to you, run you around in circles, and charge you for anything they can think of. Tuition is exorbitant and does not m... |
| “I am currently a Senior in the online program. I've completed 2 "academic years" at GCU already. My experience at this school started out fine, very g... |
| “The university is great! The food is a whole different story, sedexo is a money hungry company only looking out for them selves. They control how many... |
| “psychology I am liking the school its best for me i dont live on campus but all the people i do talk to are very helpful to me some dont like... |
| “Teachers are nice and competent albeit a few are quite condescending. Academic Advisor? Good luck! Financial Aid? The nightmare from hell. |
| “The teachers don't care and rude don't go here if you want teachers that care. |
| “Horrible! I am so disappointed in this school, I can't believe I waste so much time and money here. So many people I know hate the school and plan to ... |
| “I am an online student so the answers about the campus are based on pictures and comments by students who are on campus. I have a Masters from another... |
| “For those former online students who posted negative thoughts about GCU, you are wrong. You guys do not know anything about the campus students or pro... |
| “GCU is a great university the instructors are helpful the only problem that i have is that they chave financial and academic counselors a little to mu... |
| “ Grading is inconsistent or nonexistent. Instructors just give the material and wander off into the sunset. They pass students who have not idea how... |
| “The staff at Grand Canyon University are liers. I have filed complaints with the Attorney General and now I am preceding with a complaint with BBB. Th... |
| “I love Grand Canyon University. Despite a there terrible financial aid policies. I have been there for four years and I have not once had issue with t... |
| “The staff at Grand Canyon University are liers. I have filed complaints with the Attorney General and now I am preceding with a complaint with BBB. Th... |
| “When I first talked with the admission counselor, I felt like it was a gift from God. Everything went smoothly and he answered all of my questions. I ... |
| “I transfered into this University from a Traditional University, in Southern MS that was terrific. My decision tp attend was based on three things, on... |
| “Scam artists. |
| “My experience at GCU started positive years ago but they got big and stopped delivering excellenc they became money hungry! Now they charge $450 for s... |
| “Grand Canyon University gives you all the training and prepares you to start your courses knowing how to handle the programs and facilities such as th... |
| “For those former online students who posted negative thoughts about GCU, you are wrong. You guys do not know anything about the campus students or pro... |
| “I have now graduated from Grand Canyon University, but only after an additional two years of headaches, hiring a lawyer, and paying an extra $1500 to ... |
| “Grand Canyon University ( so called Christan ) has been harassing me for months. I dropped out of their graduate program in a timely fashion and the... |
| “I can't speak a lot on the university itself. I'm an online student and found the class I took to be a waste of time. I left the University and now I ... |
| “The community at the school is great, but the school it's self is very money hungry. The school owners make changes on a weekly bases to help themselv... |
| “I transferred my credits into Grand Canyon University from another online University where I graduated with 3.75 GPA. This has been the worst move of ... |
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