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Grand Canyon University Online scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$34,896per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Grand Canyon University Online may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

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The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. New Master Of Science In Nursing Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New Master Of Science In Nursing Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  2. National Center For Teacher Preparations Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Masters LevelPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    National Center For Teacher Preparations Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Masters Level

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  3. National Center For Teacher Preparations Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Undergraduate LevelPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    National Center For Teacher Preparations Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Undergraduate Level

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  4. New Undergraduate Psychology Or Behavioral Health Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New Undergraduate Psychology Or Behavioral Health Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  5. Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Undergraduate LevelPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Undergraduate Level

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  6. New Undergraduate Nursing Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New Undergraduate Nursing Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  7. New Undergraduate Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New Undergraduate Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  8. Psychology Or Behavioral Health ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Psychology Or Behavioral Health Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  9. Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Graduate LevelPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Initial Teacher Licensure Scholarship Graduate Level

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  10. New Chss Graduate Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New Chss Graduate Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  11. Alumni Doctoral Degree Scholarship$5,000Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Alumni Doctoral Degree Scholarship

    $5,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  12. Education Masters Degree ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Education Masters Degree Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  13. Cooperating Teacher ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Cooperating Teacher Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  14. Evening Campus New Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Evening Campus New Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  15. New Online Undergraduate Nursing Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New Online Undergraduate Nursing Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

  16. New College Of Humanities And Social Sciences Graduate Student ScholarshipPercentage of tuition (see source)Not automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    New College Of Humanities And Social Sciences Graduate Student Scholarship

    Percentage of tuition (see source)

    Published coverage or packageNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

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What makes Grand Canyon University Online different

GCU offers merit aid across education, nursing, and behavioral health programs for undergrad and graduate students.

Merit tiers16See who qualifies
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Prospective students pursuing careers in teaching, nursing, or psychology and behavioral health will find the most robust merit-aid options at GCU.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $34,896 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Grand Canyon University Online, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Grand Canyon University Online, academic year 2021-22
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$18,557
$30,001–$48,000$18,763
$48,001–$75,000$21,712
$75,001–$110,000$24,471
$110,001+$25,701
All income levels (average)$22,472

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees, AY 2022-23
$17,850
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$22,472

That works out to roughly a 31% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $32,702 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
43%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
72%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$22,114 (~$234/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$42,186
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
34%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
55%
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Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Grand Canyon University Online’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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