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Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Grand Canyon has 3.2× as many undergrads as U. California-Riverside

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. California-Riverside has 1 pts more Pell recipients than Grand Canyon (47% vs. 46%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    U. California-Riverside has 1 pts more first-gen students than Grand Canyon (48% vs. 47%)

    First-generation students

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Grand Canyon73.4K
U. California-Riverside22.6K
Pell Grant share
Grand Canyon46%
U. California-Riverside47%
First-gen share
Grand Canyon47%
U. California-Riverside48%
Diversity index
Grand Canyon0.70
U. California-Riverside0.70

Who they are

Men
Grand Canyon29%
U. California-Riverside47%
Part-time students
Grand Canyon66%
U. California-Riverside2%
Students 25 and older
Grand Canyon52%
U. California-Riverside5%

Race & ethnicity

Grand Canyon
U. California-Riverside
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Grand Canyon28%
U. California-Riverside96%
First-years from other states
Grand Canyon72%
U. California-Riverside1%
First-years from abroad
Grand Canyon1%
U. California-Riverside3%
New transfer students this fall
Grand Canyon14,033
U. California-Riverside1,269
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Grand Canyon66%
U. California-Riverside19%

Campus

Grand Canyon
Large cityNCAA D-I · Mountain West ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. California-Riverside
Large cityNCAA D-I · Big West ConferenceStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why