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Canisius University

Buffalo, NY · Private · Large city · Canisius

Private institution in Buffalo, NY · 1,768 undergraduates · 82% acceptance rate · $60,681 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,322932nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$32,7201,399th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$32,7201,333rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$42,2711,265th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$24,2501,156th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$60,681516th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,089792nd highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.7%398th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
80.0%673rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
81.8%963rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
28177th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
1,7681,010th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
11.0:1608th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
26.8%1,369th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 234 mi (DTW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 50 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$63,005$59,350
StatisticsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$50,856—
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,136$46,087
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,823$46,087
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$45,340$42,961
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$44,170$37,208
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcementbachelors$43,240$32,925
MarketingBusinessbachelors$36,488$33,565
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$35,594$34,157
Historybachelors$35,060$31,038
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$33,993$29,685
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$32,391—

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $4,594,412 (M $2,395,263 · W $2,199,149)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Canisius University’s 1,768 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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