AZ
Grand Canyon University
3.73 incidents / 1,000 students
Phoenix, AZ · Clery Act 2024 · Private For-Profit
Grand Canyon University
Across 2022–2024, Grand Canyon University reported 1,444 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: University of Phoenix-Arizona.
- 3.73
- Incidents / 1k students
- #1,437
- Rank of 2,072
- #52
- AZ rank
- 113,257
- Enrolled students
3.73 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Grand Canyon University reports 3.73 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 2% below University of Phoenix-Arizona. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Ivy Tech Community College (0.12/1k); Liberty University (1.42/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); Texas A&M University-College Station (12.28/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); University of Arizona (3.51/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Rio Salado College (0.21/1k); Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 3.73
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #1,437
- report fewer incidents than this campus
- 69%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 410
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 104717 · Grand Canyon University 3.73/1k score rate · #1,437/2,072
RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT
- RATE-HIGH 3.73/1k
- RANK-LOWER #1,437/2,072
- ST-MID #52 in state
- BELOW-PEER Arizona State University Campus · 1.48 back
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 4%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-LARGE 113,257
- FIRE-REPORT 12 fires
Nearest enrollment peer: Arizona State University Campus Immersion (+1.48/1k)
Grand Canyon University sheet RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT · peer Arizona State University Campus Immersion. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-HIGH · RANK-LOWER · ST-MID · BELOW-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-REPORT. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Arizona State University Campus Immersion (+1.48/1k). National rank #1,437 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Grand Canyon University reports 3.73 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 2% below University of Phoenix-Arizona. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Ivy Tech Community College (0.12/1k); Liberty University (1.42/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); Texas A&M University-College Station (12.28/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); University of Arizona (3.51/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Rio Salado College (0.21/1k); Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Grand Canyon University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Grand on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- University of Phoenix-Arizona · lowest peer 0
University of Phoenix-Arizona — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Ivy Tech Community College · near 0.12
Ivy Tech Community College — near
0.12 per 1,000 students
- Liberty University · near 1.42
Liberty University — near
1.42 per 1,000 students
- Grand Canyon University · this campus 3.73
Grand Canyon University — this campus
3.73 per 1,000 students
- Arizona State University Campus · near
Arizona State University Campus Immersion — near
5.21 per 1,000 students
- Texas A&M University-College Station · highest peer
Texas A&M University-College Station — highest peer
12.28 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Grand Canyon University's 3.73/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Grand Canyon University decreased from 606 to 410 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 33 AZ 4-year peers in this comparison, Grand Canyon University is larger than 100% and safer-reporting than 13% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 91, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 16
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 88, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 84, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 34
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 38
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 66, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 63, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 59, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 9
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 41, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 38, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 34, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 16, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 13, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 9, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 41
- Grand Canyon University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 13
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeVry University-Arizona | 6 | 0.00 | 0 | 41 |
| The School of Architecture | 8 | 0.00 | 3 | 41 |
| Arizona School of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine | 19 | 0.00 | 6 | 41 |
| Indian Bible College | 38 | 0.00 | 9 | 41 |
| International Baptist College and Seminary | 78 | 0.00 | 13 | 41 |
| Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine & Acupuncture | 118 | 0.00 | 16 | 41 |
| Brookline College-Tempe | 282 | 0.00 | 19 | 41 |
| Sonoran University of Health Sciences | 516 | 0.00 | 22 | 41 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Tucson | 562 | 0.00 | 25 | 41 |
| Chamberlain University-Arizona | 693 | 0.00 | 28 | 41 |
| Brookline College-Phoenix | 739 | 0.00 | 31 | 41 |
| Grand Canyon University (this campus) | 113,257 | 3.73 | 100 | 13 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 113,257 enrolled students, Grand Canyon University is the 3rd largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,582 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); University of Arizona (3.51/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Rio Salado College (0.21/1k); Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (University of Phoenix-Arizona is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Grand Canyon University fell from 606 to 410 (-32%). The increase shows up in Arson (1 to 4) and Robbery (0 to 1). Falling over the same period: Motor Vehicle Theft (548 to 365), Burglary (34 to 20) and Fondling (6 to 4).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Grand Canyon University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 8 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Arson, Robbery and Statutory Rape. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 3 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyGrand Canyon University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 4% (428 → 410 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 428 |
| 2023 | 606 |
| 2024 | 410 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 365 | 548 | 356 |
| Burglary | 20 | 34 | 25 |
| Rape | 13 | 13 | 33 |
| Fondling | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Aggravated Assault | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Arson | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 10 | 153 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 614 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 8 | 172 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 700 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 10 | 158 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 737 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 0 | 0 |
Grand Canyon University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
AZ
University of Phoenix-Arizona
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
IN
Ivy Tech Community College
0.12 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Grand Canyon University sits on price and outcomes
At $22,472, Grand Canyon University's reported average net price is cheaper than 62% among 81 Arizona colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,834.
- $22,472
- average net price
- $20,834
- Arizona median
- 2.1×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $7,144
- reported income-bracket spread
Net price moves with income here, but not sharply: $18,557 for families reporting under $30,000 against $25,701 above $110,000, a difference of $7,144. Aid narrows the gap without closing it, so the $22,472 average sits reasonably close to what most brackets report.
Six-year median earnings of $47,280 run about 2.1 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $17,850
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $17,850
- Avg Net Price
- $22,472
- Median Debt
- $22,114
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 46%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- SAT Average
- 1077
- SAT Math Range
- 488-533
- ACT Range
- 20-22
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 43%
- Retention Rate
- 72%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $47,280
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $42,186
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 65%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 18 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Phoenix-Arizona
Phoenix, AZ · 111,248 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Ivy Tech Community College
Indianapolis, IN · 110,710 enrolled
Safety Score 0.12
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA · 104,327 enrolled
Safety Score 1.42
Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Tempe, AZ · 79,818 enrolled
Safety Score 5.21
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · 78,321 enrolled
Safety Score 12.28
Closest by National Rank
Grand Canyon University (national rank #1437) sits near University of Nebraska at Kearney (#1438) and University of Cincinnati-Main Campus (#1436) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
National Rank #1438
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
National Rank #1436
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
National Rank #1439
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
National Rank #1435
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
National Rank #1434
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Grand Canyon University, both outside AZ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Liberty University
Lynchburg, VA · 104,327 enrolled
Safety score 1.42
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · 78,321 enrolled
Safety score 12.28
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX · 73,077 enrolled
Safety score 0.16
Dallas College
Dallas, TX · 69,749 enrolled
Safety score 0.60
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL · 69,713 enrolled
Safety score 2.41
University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD · 63,012 enrolled
Safety score 5.68
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH · 61,443 enrolled
Safety score 5.91
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL · 59,238 enrolled
Safety score 4.19
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH · 45,026 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO · 16,357 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE · 5,881 enrolled
Safety score 3.74
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA · 14,426 enrolled
Safety score 3.74
California State University-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA · 31,943 enrolled
Safety score 3.73
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · 52,855 enrolled
Safety score 3.75
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH · 13,332 enrolled
Safety score 3.75
University of Chicago
Chicago, IL · 18,566 enrolled
Safety score 3.72
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Grand Canyon University safe?
Grand Canyon University has a safety score of 3.73 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #1,437 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); University of Arizona (3.51/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Rio Salado College (0.21/1k); Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k).
What crimes are reported at Grand Canyon University?
For calendar year 2024, Grand Canyon University reported Motor Vehicle Theft (365), Burglary (20), Rape (13), Arson (4) and Fondling (4), and 2 further categories in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Grand Canyon University compare to similar schools?
Grand Canyon University reports 2% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Phoenix-Arizona. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Ivy Tech Community College (0.12/1k); Liberty University (1.42/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); Texas A&M University-College Station (12.28/1k). Same-state same-level set: University of Phoenix-Arizona (0.00/1k); Arizona State University Campus Immersion (5.21/1k); University of Arizona (3.51/1k); Northern Arizona University (8.11/1k); Rio Salado College (0.21/1k); Glendale Community College (0.57/1k); Yavapai College (0.00/1k); Paradise Valley Community College (0.16/1k).
Does Grand Canyon University have fire safety data?
Yes. Grand Canyon University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. 12 fires were reported in the most recent year.
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