Honors College
The Honors College at GCU is where high-achieving, mission-driven students are shaped into leaders who influence industries, communities and culture. We provide enriched academics, global education, professional development, undergraduate research, faith-integrated leadership training and a deeply supportive community to help students live with purpose and lead with integrity. From December 2015 through April 2025, the college has proudly graduated over 3,340 students.
The Honors College currently offers 391 honors-exclusive courses to 2,998 enrolled students, as of Fall 2025.1 The college is made up of 715 Colangelo College of Business students, 303 College of Nursing and Health Care Professions students, 146 College of Education students, 199 College of Arts and Media students, 562 College of Humanities and Social Science students, 367 College of Engineering and Technology students, 636 College of Natural Sciences students and 70 College of Theology students, as of Fall 2025.
Our students consistently rise to the challenge academically and as servant leaders, serving both locally and globally, innovating through research and achieving nationally competitive awards. They graduate ready to make a meaningful impact in the world. The average weighted incoming GPA of new Fall 2025 Honors College students was 4.10.2
Behind every transformed student is someone who believed in them first. Your donation allows us to expand scholarships, build new academic and leadership programs, increase access to global education opportunities, strengthen our research and mentorship infrastructure and create life-changing opportunities for students who would otherwise never experience them.
When donors choose the Honors College, they are not just giving; they are helping shape the next generation of ethical leaders, innovators, educators and visionaries. This is more than a program; it is a multiplying impact that reaches far beyond our campus. If you want your investment to truly change lives, shape futures and ripple into communities for decades to come, the Honors College is the perfect place to plant that seed.
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1 Includes students who were enrolled in the Honors College as of day 21 of the Fall 2025 semester.
2 Results are based on date and time report was originally pulled. Dataset was pulled on Sept. 22, 2025.