Canisius College

Buffalo, NY

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,807
Graduate Enrollment: 764
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: Roman Catholic

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, small, primarily residential // full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 81.46%

Male/Female: 46% / 54% (2017)

First generation college students: 23.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 0.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.9% (2010)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,174
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1050 - 1250

2022 Median Admit ACT: 28
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 24 - 31

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 76.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 62.3% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 51.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 41.4% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 68.5%
Black: 10.2%
Hispanic: 7.1%
Asian: 3.3%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.0%
2+ races: 2.6%
Non-resident alien: 4.2%
Unknown race: 3.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $39,531
In-State tuition: $30,910
Out-of-State tuition: $30,910

Estimated books and supplies: $1,000 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $11,994 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,500 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $8,000 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,500 (2022)

Average Family Income: $81,664 (2017)
Median Family Income: $65,323 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 30.1%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 58.5%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $24,250 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $257 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $13,130
$30k-48k $15,177
$48k-75k $15,977
$75k-110k $19,425
$110k+ $22,615

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 64%
6-year graduation rate: 71%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 97.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $24,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $19,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 73.3% (2015)
@3 year 77.9% (2017)
@5 year 84.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 56.1% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 57.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $35,188 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $51,042 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 17 $31,459 ($2,622) $39,377 ($3,281)
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 1
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 30 $446 $47,664 ($3,972) $53,748 ($4,479)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 17 $26,000 $244 $16,921 ($1,410)
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 39 $23,766 $242 $33,339 ($2,778) $45,545 ($3,795)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 10
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 12 $25,000 $259
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 32 $20,250 $215 $27,575 ($2,298) $45,146 ($3,762)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 11 $77,923 ($6,494)
Master's Degree Education, General. 3
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 34 $292 $44,773 ($3,731)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 13
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 5 $49,731 ($4,144)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 1
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 2
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 18 $463 $47,547 ($3,962) $47,245 ($3,937)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Special Education and Teaching. 1
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 20 $46,857 ($3,905)
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 7 $45,210 ($3,768)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 30 $247 $57,036 ($4,753)
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 31 $429 $49,367 ($4,114) $53,918 ($4,493)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 3
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 4
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 36 $26,254 $274 $20,604 ($1,717) $55,653 ($4,638)
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 7
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 7
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 47 $25,000 $246 $23,893 ($1,991) $35,529 ($2,961)
Master's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 18 $433 $35,072 ($2,923)
Bachelor's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Statistics. 10
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 2
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 61 $27,000 $280 $24,763 ($2,064) $43,355 ($3,613)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 71 $352 $44,612 ($3,718) $57,277 ($4,773)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 7
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 4
Bachelor's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 73 $25,250 $263 $27,137 ($2,261) $45,656 ($3,805)
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 30 $27,000 $286 $40,051 ($3,338) $49,756 ($4,146)
Bachelor's Degree Human Services, General. 11
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 29 $25,500 $254 $46,626 ($3,886) $63,709 ($5,309)
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 23 $24,015 $234 $31,405 ($2,617) $48,895 ($4,075)
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 13 $44,068 ($3,672)
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 4
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 3
Bachelor's Degree Music. 1
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 6
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 7
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 1
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 27 $653 $47,667 ($3,972) $48,183 ($4,015)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Master's Degree Public Health. 4
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 18 $23,500 $246 $45,361 ($3,780) $48,496 ($4,041)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 89 $350 $59,058 ($4,922) $81,754 ($6,813)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 59 $26,997 $265 $62,788 ($5,232)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 61 $355 $54,765 ($4,564) $71,684 ($5,974)
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 9
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 62 $21,875 $208 $42,298 ($3,525) $58,863 ($4,905)
Bachelor's Degree International Business. 10 $58,349 ($4,862)
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 2
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 2
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 20 $22,690 $236 $42,125 ($3,510) $50,009 ($4,167)
Bachelor's Degree History. 10 $45,177 ($3,765)


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $76,158
Full time faculty: 44%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 12.0

School's endowment start of year: $124,459,540 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $159,983,803 (2022)