"Some of the instructors I have experienced in the online classrooms have been very responsive and helpful. A few instructors take forever to grade assignments or provide feedback to help on your academic journey. When I voiced this concern to my student services counselor, I was given a phone meeting appointment that they missed leaving me feeling as though I am not being heard or being taken seriously. As a student that also works 30+ hours a week, I do not feel valued in my academic studies at the moment."

Anon

Reviewed: 6/27/2026
Degree: Social Work
Graduation Year: 2026

"This school was super easy to work with, UNTIL I had an issue. They bounced problems person to person. I had multiple appts set up with my advisor when she just causally failed to call me or follow up. I only got responses to about 25% of the emails I sent. Not only this, but I got vastly different numbers when asking for help with my finances, and the people who originally told me the numbers ghosted me after the other counselor admitted my loan was double what I was told it would be."

Wonderful2026

Reviewed: 6/27/2026
Degree: Computer and Information Science
Graduation Year: 2026

"Worst school experience of my life! If I could give this university -100 stars, I would. The Student Services and Financial Aid staff made my life incredibly difficult throughout 2024. Prior to that, I loved attending GCU, which is why I returned to earn my second master’s degree. Unfortunately, my experience completely changed, and I would not recommend this university to anyone."

Courtney

Reviewed: 6/16/2026
Degree: Substance Abuse Counseling
Graduation Year: 2022

"GCU provided the education i needed to become a successful substance abuse counselor while aligning my Christ centered views with the mission of the university. I would highly recommend GCU to any undergrad student seeking a higher quality education with a concenient schedule."

Reviewed: 6/15/2026
Degree: Elementary Education
Graduation Year: 2025

"Overall GCU is a great school, and the way the classes are run worked well for me as I was also working full time while I attended. It is important to keep in mind that this is a Christian College, and while I was told that there would be one class that was heavily Christian based, I have found several of my classes pull heavily from the Christian bible. This is fine but something I know may not make all people looking to attend comfortable. Other than that most of the teachers are great, I did have a few that were hard to work with, but that's true in any school. Keep in mind you will be doing shorter faster paced classes, it is a lot of reading, prepare yourself to make sure you have the time for the reading."

Jennifer Hansen-Silva

Reviewed: 6/5/2026
Degree: Substance Abuse Counseling
Graduation Year: 2020

"Grand Canyon University online was an great school to attend online, and a had a great team to work with. The teachers are really nice, and easy to communicate with, and the curriculum was easy to understand. The schools academic department is easy to work with as well and had a lot of resources to offer."

T Bradford

Reviewed: 6/5/2026
Degree: Nursing
Graduation Year: 2017

"Excellent Christian based college that is surrounded with positive and supportive staff! From enrollment advisor down to classroom teachers was a seamless and smooth experience that allowed me to learn and grow. Very Appreciative of the education I received at GCU. GCU Lopes for life and proud!"

Kris

Reviewed: 5/27/2026
Degree: Education
Graduation Year: 2026

"I had a very positive experience. There were a couple of hiccups with not communicating from the advisor/counselor when it came to my last year. I just finished my last year. I had no problems with teachers/professors. All seemed knowledgeable and worked with me. My brother passed away while I was attending and I did mention to my teacher that I was sorry my work my be delayed since I was having to deal with everything. She was extremely understanding and was very helpful in that time. I have been in the early education field for 27 years and the course work was great, I definitely had to work hard at it. I am now looking into getting my masters"

Adaora Nwobu

Reviewed: 5/15/2026
Degree: Nursing
Graduation Year: 2018

"Grand Canyon University gave me a strong foundation in Nursing through supportive practical learning, a responsive set of professors, and a diverse student community. The program was intense but it challenged me to grow academically and personally while preparing me for real-world healthcare environments. I am forever grateful to this institution."

Dejon Williams

Reviewed: 5/7/2026
Degree: Accounting
Graduation Year: 2025

"This review based on my experience at grand canyon University is based on my personal experience as a student there, after completing my master's degree there the experience I enjoyed was based on pleasant encounters from the price of being a student there to the teachers and teachings."

Peter

Reviewed: 5/6/2026
Degree: Elementary Education
Graduation Year: 2025

"I attended Grand Canyon University from 2023 to 2025 and graduated in May 2025 with a Masters in Elementary Education. Overall, I am happy with my experience at GCU. I was able to complete my studies while working full time with my schedule and felt I was able to learn a lot from the classes. My professors, for the most part, were responsive and fair, and taught necessary skills for the classroom in those two years. My major complaint is I felt it was fairly expensive for being an online program, but maybe that is every college nowadays."

Chad

Reviewed: 5/6/2026
Degree: Elementary Education
Graduation Year: 2015

"I graduated from GCU with a degree in elementary education as an online student. It was an overall good experience. Most of the teachers were helpful and fair. The assignments were reasonable although a bit too much of writing papers. I am glad to never write a paper again. You are able to still have interaction with other students as I have a couple friends from this time that I still talk to and were helpful while we attended at the same time. The counselors were fantastic. My academic counselor was great and always there to help and listen and provide any guidance. The enrollment process was very smooth and rather simple. The enrollment counselor was superb. She was the best of all staff at the school. Upbeat and helpful and kind. It has has a Christian focus but without being in your face about it. I would recommend attending GCU to anyone."

kam

Reviewed: 4/23/2026
Degree: Occupational Safety
Graduation Year: 2025

"I think at the end of the day a college wont make you have a great or bad experience I think it is up to you for the most part. GCU gave me all the tools and things I needed to have a positive experiecne during my time in classroom and online completing work."

Viola

Reviewed: 4/23/2026
Degree: Social Work
Graduation Year: 2025

"I attended Grand canyon University to pursue my master's degree in social work. I graduated May 2025 and the program was about 17 months long. I participated in the advanced standing program for my master's degree. I was only on campus one time and that was her graduation but I can say the campus is beautiful clean and very nice. I enjoyed my time getting my degree at Grand canyon University and I would recommend it to anyone else pursuing their masters degree in social work."

John Summit

Reviewed: 4/21/2026
Degree: Psychology
Graduation Year: 2026

"The worst experience I will ever have. I will regret going to this ghetto, boring, and stingy school for the rest of my life. This school will take food out of my children's mouths for decades due to how deceitful they portray their brand. They laugh in your face by giving you a free plane ride, and then it becomes the worst financial decision you'll ever make. It will forever be my biggest regret. Hated every second. The most deceiving, money-hungry school that will deceive you every step of the way. No wonder the dropout rate is so high. I should have listened to the masses who leave this money trap of a school. My recommendation is to remove Affordable and Christian from the slogan. GCU will ruin your life with debt and then still want their 50$ cleaning fee for a roommate that doesn't clean their side of the dorm or for having a room key stolen. This school is the worst thing to ever happen to me. Thank you."

Vivian Mariita

Reviewed: 4/2/2026
Degree: Nursing
Graduation Year: 2020

"Grand Canyon University’s online nursing classes are flexible, well-structured, and supported by responsive instructors. The coursework is engaging and practical, allowing students to balance school with life while gaining the skills needed for a successful nursing career."

Carra

Reviewed: 4/1/2026
Degree: Elementary Education
Graduation Year: 2023

"There are pros and cons with every school, with this school it was super nice to have it be fully online. I had 1-2 kids at this time and it really made it easier as a stay at home. Cons were the price it was and (still is) high because I’m paying for it still. The classes were good and bad. Some teachers just gave grades Willy nilly it felt like. Others actually cared. The submission for assignments was once a week and discussion posts were twice a week. I wouldn’t rave over the school but it got me to where I needed to be ."

Reviewed: 4/1/2026
Degree: Education
Graduation Year: 2027

"Hello, the same as the last review with horrible trouble with access being hit or miss. For weeks now, still major issues with username and or password not working. I have missed class time. Signing out is another issue and takes 2-12+ times to work. This has been going on for weeks now with each day is utterly hoping and praying for access because I never know if I can even get in. All i get are auto replies with no help and most of the time offices are closed. I have missed days of class because of no access. Everyone just points fingers with no help correcting. Without total access on command, it is very difficult to do well with classes. I am completely frustrated and discouraged with this entire setup. Tech sending off an auto reply by email does not fix the issues."

emcf

Reviewed: 3/20/2026
Degree: Clinical Psychology
Graduation Year: 2018

"It was a good experience, although VERY EXPENSIVE for a master's program (which doesnt qualify for grants). Education quality was really good and I never had an issue with any of the educators. However, at times it was difficult to get ahold of people in admin for post graduate paperwork."

Brooke Schulz

Reviewed: 2/10/2026
Degree: Sports Management
Graduation Year: 2024

"My college did not have enough classes to focus on sports, so my degree revolved around business. In my entire college career, I went to one sports class. So I was not impressed with that. My teachers could have been better. The only teacher who was interested in my growth was my personal finance professor; other than that, there was no relationship or intent to create one with any professor. The school, aside from acedemics was not great. The location was in a very bad neighborhood. They had no intention of fixing problems that were requested by a majority of students."