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Grand Canyon University Gains Nonprofit Status, Defies Biden Label

12/15/2025

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The Department of Education granted nonprofit status to Grand Canyon University.
The move reverses the Biden administration’s labeling of the university as a predatory for-profit.
The decision followed a 2024 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding the rejection improper.
The U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration later revoked a $37.7 million Biden-era fine.
Grand Canyon University graduated a record 31,104 students last spring.

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The Department of Education granted nonprofit status to Grand Canyon University.
The move reverses the Biden administration’s labeling of the university as a predatory for-profit.
The decision followed a 2024 ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals finding the rejection improper.
The U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration later revoked a $37.7 million Biden-era fine.
Grand Canyon University graduated a record 31,104 students last spring.