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Grand Canyon Education

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Educational service provider enhancing organizational growth and student success for colleges and universities

Phoenix, United StatesFounded 1983Edtech
Valuation $4.24B Market cap · 2026
Revenue $1.17B Latest reported FY
EBITDA $387M Latest reported FY

About Grand Canyon Education

Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (GCE) is a leading educational business service provider dedicated to supporting colleges and universities. Established in 1983, GCE offers a comprehensive range of higher education services designed to enhance organizational growth and student success. The company specializes in creating tailored programs for diverse student bodies, whether on campus or online, across undergraduate, master, and doctoral levels.

GCE operates in the higher education market, primarily serving academic institutions seeking to improve their operational efficiency and educational outcomes. The business model revolves around a shared services approach, where GCE partners with educational institutions to manage various operational functions. These functions span the entire student life cycle, from enrollment and marketing to academic support and retention.

Revenue is generated through long-term service agreements with partner institutions, where GCE provides its expertise in exchange for a fee. This model ensures a steady income stream while allowing partner institutions to focus on their core educational missions.

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At a glance

Status
Listed
Founded
1983
Headquarters
Phoenix, United States
Listing
IPO 2008
Employees
1,963
Open positions
106
Dealroom signal
0.0/100
Industry
Education
Sector
Edtech
Client focus
b2b

Funding history

4 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
POST IPO DEBT✓Debt Oct 2026 $100M — Zions Bancorporation · Modern Bank, N.A. ↗
POST IPO DEBT✓Debt Oct 2024 $500M — MidFirst Bank · Zions Bancorporation ↗
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Financials

Revenue, earnings and profit over time

Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.

YearRevenueGrowthEBITDAMarginProfitMargin
2026 $1.2B +5.6% $387M 33.1% $260M 22.2%
2025 $1.1B +7.1% $381M 34.4% $216M 19.5%
2024 $1B +7.5% $330M 31.9% $226M 21.9%
2023 $961M +5.4% $292M 30.4%
2022 $911M +1.6% $271M 29.8%
2021 $897M +6.2% $365M 40.7%
2020 $844M — $366M 43.4%
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Growth signals

Grand Canyon Education team growth

Grand Canyon Education's team grew 33.6% over the past year.

1-year team growth+33.6%
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Investments and acquisitions

Capital deployed

Recent portfolio relationships for companies that also act as investors or acquirers.

Investors

4 investors on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series B and later4 investors entered at this stage

  • Endeavour Capital
  • MidFirst Bank
  • Zions Bancorporation
  • Modern Bank, N.A.
Team profiled 11 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country
Workforce by country
5 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States99.7%
🇮🇳 India0.1%
🇦🇷 Argentina0.1%
🇨🇴 Colombia0.1%
🇻🇳 Vietnam0.1%
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Market sentiment

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