Grand Canyon University Baseball

Freshmen at Grand Canyon University earn 17% of total at-bats and 22% of innings pitched — below the D1 average of 17%. Sophomores receive 29%, juniors 36%, and seniors 19%. The median hitter records 79 at-bats per season.

On the pitching side, freshmen account for 22% of innings pitched, sophomores 27%, juniors 28%, and seniors 23%. The median pitcher throws 23.1 innings per season.

Based on 2-4 years of publicly available roster and statistics data.

36% of freshmen who join Grand Canyon University baseball stay on the roster for all four years — below the D1 average of 38%. The one-and-done rate — freshmen who are gone from this roster after their first season, whether they quit, were cut, or transferred — is 35%. On average, players spend 2.3 seasons on the Grand Canyon University roster.

Tracking the 2016-2019 and 2022-2023 freshman classes across this program’s rosters. Players who transfer out count as leaving; the four-year rate uses only classes with a full four-year window.

15% of Grand Canyon University baseball alumni go into professional baseball, the most common career path among the 48 former players Prospectus tracked on LinkedIn. Other top career paths include coaching (10%), tech sales (7%), operations (7%). Top employers include Grand Canyon University, Raytheon, San Diego Padres, BBI Sports Group, STORE Capital.

Grand Canyon University has a 78% acceptance rate and an average GPA of 3.30 for admitted students, with a 41% graduation rate — below the D1 average of 80%. 67% of freshmen return for their sophomore year.

Total undergraduate enrollment at Grand Canyon University is 25,200 students.

Attending Grand Canyon University costs approximately $17,800 per year, with the average student receiving $14,200 in financial aid — a net cost of approximately $3,600 per year.