- The Inkwell
- New York
- Canisius University
Buffalo, NYCity: largeZIP 14208Founded 1870
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1870
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.canisius.edu
- Member of
- AJCU
New YorkReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Canisius University
Canisius University is a private nonprofit university in Buffalo, New York, with 1,685 undergraduates. It admits 72% of applicants, graduates 61% within six years and costs $18,178 a year after aid.
61%graduate
Admission rate72%
Retention73%
4-year graduation52%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans57%
$18,178net price / year
72%admission rate
—average SAT
61%graduate in 6 years
$63,820median earnings, 10 yrs
$22,248median debt
#614 of 1,704 for earnings#734 of 1,739 for lowest net price#618 of 1,738 for graduation rate#635 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $45,546tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $35,880
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $35,880
- Average net price
- $18,178national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,897
$30,001–48,000$15,328
$48,001–75,000$18,400
$75,001–110,000$21,380
$110,001+$23,327
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 72%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college72%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college73%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college61%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 61%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 52%
- First-year retention
- 73%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,522
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,820middle 50%: $46,125–$88,811
- Median debt at graduation
- $22,248
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$88,811
Median, Canisius University$63,820
Lower quarter$46,125
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,685
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 51% / 49%
- Average age at entry
- 19.7
- First-generation students
- 23%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,691 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,715
- Endowment, end of year
- $147,364,503
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White64%
Hispanic5.7%
Black14%
Asian3.5%
Two or more races3.5%
U.S. nonresident6.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.1%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Parks, recreation & fitness21%
Biological & biomedical sciences19%
Business & management18%
Psychology8.6%
Communication & journalism7.3%
Social sciences6.3%
Education5.8%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting3.9%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 189705. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1033335.