Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ · private, forprofit · 73,371 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does Grand Canyon University field?
Grand Canyon University, in Phoenix, AZ, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division I as a member of the Mountain West Conference.
The men's roster is the larger of the two, 10 players against 7, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
Grand Canyon University's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 12 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% above the Mountain West Conference median of 9, and in line with the NCAA Division I median of 10. Grand Canyon University lists 1 head coach and 2 assistants for men's tennis, which works out to about 3.3 players per coach, well below the NCAA Division I median of 4.5, by 26%.
Grand Canyon University's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 7 players in 2025, down from 11 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 22% below the NCAA Division I median of 9, and about the same distance from the Mountain West Conference median. Grand Canyon University lists 1 head coach and 1 assistant for women's tennis, which works out to about 3.5 players per coach, 13% below the Mountain West Conference median of 4.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does Grand Canyon University fund its athletes?
Grand Canyon University reported 441 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 236 men and 205 women, close to an even split.
Athletically related student aid came to $5,695,696, about $10,548 per male athlete and $15,641 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $346,012 for men's sports and $377,073 for women's, roughly balanced between the two, or about $1,466 and $1,839 per athlete.
What is Grand Canyon University like academically?
Grand Canyon University is a large private, for-profit university offering graduate degrees that admits 79% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1077.
The full cost of attendance is around $32,702 a year, above the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $22,472 after grants and scholarships, in the above the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 31% of the sticker price on average.
46% of undergraduates receive federal Pell grants, a sign the school enrolls many families with limited income.
43% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 72% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $42,186, above the median of $40,747.
What can you study at Grand Canyon University?
Health Professions is the largest field at 34% of degrees, followed by Business, Management & Marketing (21%) and Public Administration & Social Service (14%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (4755 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (1583 degrees)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (1021 degrees)
- Human Services, General (847 degrees)
- Special Education and Teaching (527 degrees)
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (469 degrees)
- Community Organization and Advocacy (407 degrees)
- Social Work (364 degrees)
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (334 degrees)
- Marketing (303 degrees)
What is Phoenix, AZ like to live in?
Grand Canyon University sits in Phoenix, a large city of about 1.6 million people in Maricopa County, Arizona.
Household incomes in Phoenix run close to both the Arizona and national medians, around $77,041 a year.
Home values are in step with the rest of Arizona, around $381,900 and rents are typical for the state, about $1,458 a month.
Commutes average about 26 minutes, close to the national average, and most people drive, though 17% work from home.
The population skews young, with a median age of 35 against 39 nationally and 24% under 18.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Grand Canyon University have a tennis program?
- Yes. Grand Canyon University fields men's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mountain West Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division I, Mountain West Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is Grand Canyon University?
- Grand Canyon University is in Phoenix, AZ, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does Grand Canyon University cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $32,702 a year, and an average net price of $22,472 after grants and scholarships.