Grantham University started as Grantham Radio License School, a private school founded in 1951, in Los Angeles, CA. Nowadays Grantham University is Kansas City- based university that offers degree  programs by distance education.  The mission of the university is to provide accessible, affordable, professionally relevant degree programs in a continuously changing global society.

For a long time Grantham University alumni have benefited from the accessible, affordable, professionally relevant education that they received at this university. Being a Grantham Universitygraduates, students are automatically a member of a growing worldwide family of alumni and friends, the Fighting Eagle Alumni Association. The university ensures students reach their true potential by providing them with all the tools necessary for the growth of a person, academically as well as personally. All students pass out of the school only to be highly successful in their chosen careers.

Scholarship
Since 1951Grantham University has provided educational opportunities to service members and their families. In honor of the men and women who serve in every branch of the United States Armed Forces, Grantham University offers the following military scholarships with our thanks and gratitude. The university demonstrates commitment to the accessibility and affordability of higher education by facilitating learning that fits into the student schedule, seeking efficiencies that keep programs affordable.

Admission
Grantham University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national or ethnic origin in admitting students to its programs or in administering its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs or other University administered programs.

All students are required to submit an enrollment application along with other necessary documents requested by the Admissions team. The university accepts applications on a continuous basis throughout the year. A student has the option of enrolling as a degree candidate or on a course-by-course basis .All applicants with high school or previous education in a foreign country, who do not reside in an English-speaking country (e.g., the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Australia), must demonstrate English language proficiency.

Accreditation
Since 1961 the universityhas been continuously accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council    (DETC). All programs of instruction offered by Grantham have been examined by independent objective subject matter experts and have been found to meet or exceed the Accrediting Commission’s published academic and ethical standards.