Quad

Head-to-head

Grand Canyon
California Baptist

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Grand Canyon has 9.0× as many undergrads as California Baptist

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    California Baptist grads earn $19.3K more ten years out than Grand Canyon's ($61,504 vs. $42,186)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  3. 3

    California Baptist's grants cover 47% of its full price on average, vs. 28% at Grand Canyon

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    California Baptist graduates 16 pts more of its students than Grand Canyon (62% vs. 45%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    Grand Canyon costs about $5.3K less per year on average than California Baptist ($24,177 vs. $29,432, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Grand Canyon has 6 pts more first-gen students than California Baptist (47% vs. 42%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Grand Canyon admits 79%, California Baptist 85%; California Baptist's yield is higher, at 24%.

Acceptance rate
Grand Canyon79%
California Baptist85%
Quad's selectivity
  • Grand CanyonOpen
  • California BaptistAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 900–1600
Grand Canyon
1006–1113
California BaptistTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Grand CanyonGPA and school record required
  • California BaptistRigor, GPA, and tests very important41%

Who's on each campus

Grand Canyon is nine times California Baptist's size and has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Grand Canyon73.4K
California Baptist8.2K
Pell Grant share
Grand Canyon46%
California Baptist42%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at both; Grand Canyon has 20 students per faculty member to California Baptist's 21.

Students per faculty member
Grand Canyon20 to 1
California Baptist21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Grand CanyonRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse23%
  • California BaptistRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

Grand Canyon costs about $5.3K less a year than California Baptist on average; California Baptist's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Grand Canyon$24.2K
California Baptist$29.4K
Aid generosity
Grand Canyon28%
California Baptist47%

What each pays off

California Baptist's former students earn more, a median $61.5K ten years after enrolling; six-year graduation runs from 62% at California Baptist to 45% at Grand Canyon.

Median earnings, 10 years
Grand Canyon$42.2K
California Baptist$61.5K
Graduation rate
Grand Canyon45%
California Baptist62%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Grand CanyonGrowing+114%
  • California BaptistGrowing+90%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;California Baptist University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicants;California Baptist University Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2023About 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