Is Grand Canyon University a good company to work for?

Grand Canyon University has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 1,667 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 8% over the last 12 months. 57% of employees would recommend working at Grand Canyon University to a friend and 60% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Grand Canyon University have been left by employees working as Instructional Assistant , Student Worker and Admissions Representative .

Does Grand Canyon University pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Grand Canyon University employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Grand Canyon University. This rating has decreased by 5% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Grand Canyon University?

57% of Grand Canyon University employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Grand Canyon University 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.3 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Grand Canyon University?

Enrollment Counselor (99) , University Counselor (64) , Adjunct Faculty (55) , Adjunct Professor (55) , Student Worker (38) , University Development Counselor (34) , Admissions Counselor (26) , Adjunct Instructor (20) , University Admissions Counselor (19) , University Development Representative (19) , Instructional Assistant (13) , Instructor (13) , Account Executive (12) , Administrative Assistant (11) , Admissions Representative (11)

What are the pros of working at Grand Canyon University according to real employee reviews?

"Great benefits and tons of PTO which you are encouraged to use." ((in 139 reviews)); "The other UDR and ADR are for the most part really great people." ((in 74 reviews)); "Also, opportunity to work from home (based on merit) or flex hours." ((in 53 reviews)); "Great environment and coworkers make the job fun." ((in 30 reviews)); "Flexible hours for working student" ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Grand Canyon University according to real employee reviews?

"Pay is low compared to other universities and you spend a significant amount of time online with students." ((in 115 reviews)); "There are some good managers but they are outweighed by all the UOP mentality managers." ((in 24 reviews)); "the training is terrible if this is your first admissions/enrollment job." ((in 22 reviews)); "bad upper management, no consistency among other counselors, bad students who dont care about school and get money and leave" ((in 22 reviews)); "Senior leadership is poor." ((in 16 reviews))

What are employees saying about Grand Canyon University layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Grand Canyon University layoffs and their outlook for job security at Grand Canyon University in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Grand Canyon University locations?

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Grand Canyon University reviews

3.5

57% would recommend to a friend

(1,502 total reviews)

Brian Mueller

61% approve of CEO

60% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.5

Work/Life balance

3.3

Culture & values

3.2

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Career opportunities

3.0

Senior management

Grand Canyon University has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 1,502 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Grand Canyon University employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews

2.0

Aug 3, 2010

Questionable Please of Employment

University development representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent Salary and Benefits, autonomy in daily job.

Cons

Have never seen an annuity in over a year of employment. Poorly defined compensation plan and job performance expectations. Hire quite often outside of company versus promoting from within. Poor training program with little follow through from management. Company is currently under investigation from DOE regarding business practices. Proceed with caution.

3.0

Jun 27, 2010

Management must communicate. That said, new leadership has made some positive changes.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great coworkers, involvement with students, faculty, and staff

Cons

It was often difficult to maintain doing the right thing by the student while trying to make sure the school makes money.

1.0

Apr 12, 2010

Would not recommend

Enrollment counselor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Free tuition - they pay for the cost of your tuition as long as you're an employee however with the way the company is being ran, the degree won't be worth the paper it's written on.

Cons

Horrible leadership. More concerned with money than education. Predatory recruiting tactics. Incompetent employees who sell education but most of them do not have college degrees - even though they pay for tuition. Management was horrible and the CEO is more concerned about stock prices than the value of the education.

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