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Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic (Jesuit)
Location Buffalo, NY
Population 900,000
Website https://www.canisius.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,207 (8% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 198 (4% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,700
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 78%
From Region 5%
Athletes 30.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Black 14%
Hispanic 6%
International 6%
Mixed 4%
Asian 3%
Native American 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 47.4% 47.4% 2012 Men: 41.4% 41.4% 2013 Men: 46.8% 46.8% 2014 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2015 Men: 46.1% 46.1% 2016 Men: 52.2% 52.2% 2017 Men: 51.4% 51.4% 2018 Men: 50.3% 50.3% 2019 Men: 48.6% 48.6% 2020 Men: 50.4% 50.4% 2021 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2022 Men: 50.1% 50.1% 2023 Men: 50.6% 50.6% 2024 Men: 46.6% 46.6%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2012 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2013 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2014 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2015 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2016 Native: 0.7% 0.7% 2017 Native: 0.1% 0.1% 2018 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2019 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2020 Native: 0.3% 0.3% 2021 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2022 Native: 0.8% 0.8% 2023 Native: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 Native: 0.4% 0.4% 2011 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Asian: 0.9% 0.9% 2013 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2014 Asian: 1.5% 1.5% 2015 Asian: 2.0% 2.0% 2016 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2017 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2019 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Asian: 2.2% 2.2% 2022 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 Asian: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2011 Black: 8.3% 8.3% 2012 Black: 8.1% 8.1% 2013 Black: 7.1% 7.1% 2014 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2015 Black: 6.6% 6.6% 2016 Black: 8.7% 8.7% 2017 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2018 Black: 7.6% 7.6% 2019 Black: 8.5% 8.5% 2020 Black: 8.8% 8.8% 2021 Black: 12.5% 12.5% 2022 Black: 9.4% 9.4% 2023 Black: 10.0% 10.0% 2024 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2011 Hispanic: 1.9% 1.9% 2012 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2013 Hispanic: 4.4% 4.4% 2014 Hispanic: 2.7% 2.7% 2015 Hispanic: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Hispanic: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 Hispanic: 1.2% 1.2% 2018 Hispanic: 5.2% 5.2% 2019 Hispanic: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2021 Hispanic: 7.7% 7.7% 2022 Hispanic: 7.2% 7.2% 2023 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2024 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2011 White: 78.6% 78.6% 2012 White: 80.2% 80.2% 2013 White: 81.6% 81.6% 2014 White: 83.0% 83.0% 2015 White: 69.6% 69.6% 2016 White: 78.3% 78.3% 2017 White: 76.9% 76.9% 2018 White: 69.2% 69.2% 2019 White: 72.3% 72.3% 2020 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2021 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2022 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2023 White: 71.2% 71.2% 2024 White: 69.7% 69.7% 2011 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 International: 3.5% 3.5% 2013 International: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 International: 2.6% 2.6% 2015 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2016 International: 3.1% 3.1% 2017 International: 4.6% 4.6% 2018 International: 2.7% 2.7% 2019 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2020 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2021 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2022 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2023 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2024 International: 3.3% 3.3%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2021 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2022 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2023 Native: 0.2% 0.2% 2024 Native: 0.5% 0.5% 2025 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 Asian: 3.0% 3.0% 2021 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 Asian: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2024 Asian: 3.2% 3.2% 2025 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2020 Black: 9.0% 9.0% 2021 Black: 9.8% 9.8% 2022 Black: 10.2% 10.2% 2023 Black: 11.0% 11.0% 2024 Black: 12.6% 12.6% 2025 Black: 14.1% 14.1% 2020 Hispanic: 6.6% 6.6% 2021 Hispanic: 6.7% 6.7% 2022 Hispanic: 7.1% 7.1% 2023 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2024 Hispanic: 5.6% 5.6% 2025 Hispanic: 6.0% 6.0% 2020 White: 71.0% 71.0% 2021 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2022 White: 68.6% 68.6% 2023 White: 68.1% 68.1% 2024 White: 64.4% 64.4% 2025 White: 63.0% 63.0% 2020 International: 3.4% 3.4% 2021 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2022 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2023 International: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 International: 6.0% 6.0% 2025 International: 6.5% 6.5%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Canisius University 378 48% / 52% 5% $57,056 55 97%
Computer Science 6 — 67% / 33% 33% $85,291 91 95%
Data Processing — +11 — — $76,510 85 —
Data Science 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $77,868 86 —
Chemistry 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,117 68 —
Mathematics and Statistics 4 — 0% / 100% 25% $74,364 83 —
Physics — — — — $67,082 75 —
Biochemistry 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $59,338 60 —
Biology 32 — 41% / 59% 0% $63,632 69 100%
Animal Behavior and Ethology 35 +6 20% / 80% 0% $40,007 11 98%
Environmental Science 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $43,606 17 100%
Environmental Studies — +1 — — $43,606 17 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $75,826 84 —
Exercise Science 18 — 50% / 50% 22% $56,162 53 95%
Kinesiology 21 +1 52% / 48% 5% $56,162 53 95%
Accounting 23 +2 83% / 17% 0% $74,415 83 100%
Accounting Technology 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $74,415 83 —
Applied Economics 3 +1 67% / 33% 0% $67,353 75 94%
Business 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $59,561 61 —
Business Administration 7 +1 71% / 29% 14% $55,441 51 100%
Economics 3 +4 67% / 33% 33% $67,353 75 94%
Entrepreneurship — — — — $58,950 59 —
Finance 26 +2 77% / 23% 4% $66,494 74 96%
International Business — — — — $69,916 78 —
Marketing 12 +3 50% / 50% 0% $54,594 48 96%
Recreation Management 17 — 47% / 53% 6% $56,162 53 95%
Sports Management 25 — 84% / 16% 8% $56,162 53 95%
Communication — — — — $51,083 38 100%
Creative Writing 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,077 26 —
Digital Communication 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $48,116 29 93%
English 6 +4 0% / 100% 0% $45,915 23 100%
History 4 +2 100% / 0% 0% $57,160 55 93%
International Relations 4 — 50% / 50% 25% $57,847 57 —
Journalism 9 — 33% / 67% 11% $49,438 33 100%
Liberal Arts 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $53,054 44 —
Philosophy 3 +2 0% / 100% 0% $46,597 25 —
Political Science 9 +9 33% / 67% 0% $61,305 64 100%
Psychology 33 +5 15% / 85% 3% $53,335 45 96%
Public Relations 8 — 75% / 25% 12% $57,831 57 —
Sociology 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $46,356 24 95%
Strategic Communication 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $57,511 56 —
Physical Education — — — — $57,944 57 97%
Secondary Education 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $46,896 25 97%
Special Education 12 — 8% / 92% 0% $51,500 39 100%
Teacher Education 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,896 25 97%
Criminal Justice 15 +1 47% / 53% 0% $57,253 55 97%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $36,914
ROI Percentile 55th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 66.7% 66.7% 2012 Graduated: 68.3% 68.3% 2013 Graduated: 67.5% 67.5% 2014 Graduated: 67.9% 67.9% 2015 Graduated: 69.9% 69.9% 2016 Graduated: 70.8% 70.8% 2017 Graduated: 69.3% 69.3% 2018 Graduated: 68.5% 68.5% 2019 Graduated: 72.8% 72.8% 2020 Graduated: 68.9% 68.9% 2021 Graduated: 70.6% 70.6% 2022 Graduated: 66.2% 66.2% 2023 Graduated: 70.7% 70.7% 2024 Graduated: 66.4% 66.4%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 64.3% 64.3% 2012 Men: 67.7% 67.7% 2013 Men: 67.1% 67.1% 2014 Men: 67.8% 67.8% 2015 Men: 68.9% 68.9% 2016 Men: 69.6% 69.6% 2017 Men: 67.5% 67.5% 2018 Men: 66.0% 66.0% 2019 Men: 68.9% 68.9% 2020 Men: 66.9% 66.9% 2021 Men: 72.7% 72.7% 2022 Men: 67.9% 67.9% 2023 Men: 69.6% 69.6% 2024 Men: 67.2% 67.2% 2011 Women: 68.4% 68.4% 2012 Women: 68.8% 68.8% 2013 Women: 67.8% 67.8% 2014 Women: 68.0% 68.0% 2015 Women: 70.7% 70.7% 2016 Women: 71.8% 71.8% 2017 Women: 71.0% 71.0% 2018 Women: 70.3% 70.3% 2019 Women: 76.2% 76.2% 2020 Women: 70.5% 70.5% 2021 Women: 68.8% 68.8% 2022 Women: 64.3% 64.3% 2023 Women: 71.7% 71.7% 2024 Women: 65.6% 65.6%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Black: 40.6% 40.6% 2012 Black: 47.5% 47.5% 2013 Black: 55.0% 55.0% 2014 Black: 45.7% 45.7% 2015 Black: 55.3% 55.3% 2016 Black: 54.1% 54.1% 2017 Black: 62.5% 62.5% 2018 Black: 51.9% 51.9% 2019 Black: 55.2% 55.2% 2020 Black: 39.6% 39.6% 2021 Black: 58.7% 58.7% 2022 Black: 44.6% 44.6% 2023 Black: 56.4% 56.4% 2024 Black: 46.8% 46.8% 2011 Hispanic: 60.0% 60.0% 2012 Hispanic: 40.0% 40.0% 2013 Hispanic: 45.9% 45.9% 2014 Hispanic: 54.5% 54.5% 2015 Hispanic: 68.8% 68.8% 2016 Hispanic: 31.8% 31.8% 2017 Hispanic: 30.0% 30.0% 2018 Hispanic: 70.3% 70.3% 2019 Hispanic: 64.1% 64.1% 2020 Hispanic: 61.1% 61.1% 2021 Hispanic: 43.5% 43.5% 2022 Hispanic: 60.5% 60.5% 2023 Hispanic: 57.6% 57.6% 2024 Hispanic: 69.2% 69.2% 2011 White: 70.2% 70.2% 2012 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2013 White: 69.9% 69.9% 2014 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2015 White: 73.2% 73.2% 2016 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2017 White: 72.5% 72.5% 2018 White: 70.5% 70.5% 2019 White: 77.2% 77.2% 2020 White: 73.9% 73.9% 2021 White: 76.4% 76.4% 2022 White: 70.3% 70.3% 2023 White: 74.8% 74.8% 2024 White: 68.5% 68.5% 2011 International: 52.4% 52.4% 2012 International: 76.9% 76.9% 2013 International: 68.8% 68.8% 2014 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2015 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2016 International: 86.4% 86.4% 2017 International: 73.0% 73.0% 2018 International: 68.4% 68.4% 2019 International: 52.6% 52.6% 2020 International: 65.0% 65.0% 2021 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2022 International: 82.4% 82.4% 2023 International: 50.0% 50.0% 2024 International: 75.0% 75.0%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Business & Economics 31.2% 118 72% / 28% 5% $62,547 67 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.1% 91 36% / 64% 4% $53,242 44 97%
Health Sciences 10.8% 41 51% / 49% 12% $57,121 55 95%
Agriculture & Food Science 10.3% 39 23% / 77% 0% $40,376 11 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.3% 39 41% / 59% 0% $62,861 67 100%
Education 5.8% 22 23% / 77% 0% $49,407 33 98%
Professional 4.0% 15 47% / 53% 0% $57,253 55 97%
Computer Science 2.1% 8 50% / 50% 25% $83,435 90 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 5 20% / 80% 20% $72,115 81 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (Unbound) 13%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 74.9% 74.9% 2012 Acceptance: 73.9% 73.9% 2013 Acceptance: 72.5% 72.5% 2014 Acceptance: 80.2% 80.2% 2015 Acceptance: 87.0% 87.0% 2016 Acceptance: 77.9% 77.9% 2017 Acceptance: 78.2% 78.2% 2018 Acceptance: 78.7% 78.7% 2019 Acceptance: 82.7% 82.7% 2020 Acceptance: 76.0% 76.0% 2021 Acceptance: 81.5% 81.5% 2022 Acceptance: 77.7% 77.7% 2023 Acceptance: 81.8% 81.8% 2024 Acceptance: 72.4% 72.4% 2011 Yield: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Yield: 22.1% 22.1% 2013 Yield: 21.8% 21.8% 2014 Yield: 20.8% 20.8% 2015 Yield: 16.5% 16.5% 2016 Yield: 16.7% 16.7% 2017 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2018 Yield: 17.4% 17.4% 2019 Yield: 19.6% 19.6% 2020 Yield: 15.8% 15.8% 2021 Yield: 15.3% 15.3% 2022 Yield: 14.9% 14.9% 2023 Yield: 12.5% 12.5% 2024 Yield: 13.1% 13.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 4,348 4,348 2012 Applicants: 4,361 4,361 2013 Applicants: 4,322 4,322 2014 Applicants: 3,667 3,667 2015 Applicants: 4,209 4,209 2016 Applicants: 4,620 4,620 2017 Applicants: 4,488 4,488 2018 Applicants: 3,549 3,549 2019 Applicants: 3,422 3,422 2020 Applicants: 3,453 3,453 2021 Applicants: 3,668 3,668 2022 Applicants: 4,131 4,131 2023 Applicants: 4,147 4,147 2024 Applicants: 4,175 4,175 2011 Admitted: 3,258 3,258 2012 Admitted: 3,222 3,222 2013 Admitted: 3,134 3,134 2014 Admitted: 2,942 2,942 2015 Admitted: 3,661 3,661 2016 Admitted: 3,597 3,597 2017 Admitted: 3,509 3,509 2018 Admitted: 2,793 2,793 2019 Admitted: 2,830 2,830 2020 Admitted: 2,625 2,625 2021 Admitted: 2,988 2,988 2022 Admitted: 3,211 3,211 2023 Admitted: 3,391 3,391 2024 Admitted: 3,021 3,021 2011 Enrolled: 814 814 2012 Enrolled: 713 713 2013 Enrolled: 682 682 2014 Enrolled: 613 613 2015 Enrolled: 605 605 2016 Enrolled: 600 600 2017 Enrolled: 553 553 2018 Enrolled: 485 485 2019 Enrolled: 554 554 2020 Enrolled: 415 415 2021 Enrolled: 456 456 2022 Enrolled: 478 478 2023 Enrolled: 424 424 2024 Enrolled: 397 397

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 990 990 2012 25th: 970 970 2013 25th: 980 980 2014 25th: 970 970 2015 25th: 950 950 2016 25th: 970 970 2017 25th: 1040 1040 2018 25th: 1050 1050 2019 25th: 1030 1030 2020 25th: 1040 1040 2021 25th: 1050 1050 2022 25th: 1050 1050 2011 75th: 1210 1210 2012 75th: 1190 1190 2013 75th: 1200 1200 2014 75th: 1180 1180 2015 75th: 1180 1180 2016 75th: 1190 1190 2017 75th: 1260 1260 2018 75th: 1270 1270 2019 75th: 1270 1270 2020 75th: 1240 1240 2021 75th: 1250 1250 2022 75th: 1320 1320

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 500 500 2012 25th: 490 490 2013 25th: 500 500 2014 25th: 490 490 2015 25th: 480 480 2016 25th: 490 490 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 520 520 2019 25th: 520 520 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 530 530 2022 25th: 530 530 2011 75th: 610 610 2012 75th: 600 600 2013 75th: 610 610 2014 75th: 600 600 2015 75th: 600 600 2016 75th: 600 600 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 640 640 2019 75th: 640 640 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 630 630 2022 75th: 660 660

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 490 490 2012 25th: 480 480 2013 25th: 480 480 2014 25th: 480 480 2015 25th: 470 470 2016 25th: 480 480 2017 25th: 520 520 2018 25th: 530 530 2019 25th: 510 510 2020 25th: 520 520 2021 25th: 520 520 2022 25th: 520 520 2011 75th: 600 600 2012 75th: 590 590 2013 75th: 590 590 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 580 580 2016 75th: 590 590 2017 75th: 630 630 2018 75th: 630 630 2019 75th: 630 630 2020 75th: 620 620 2021 75th: 620 620 2022 75th: 660 660

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2012 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2013 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2017 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2018 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2020 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2021 Submitted: 36.0% 36.0% 2022 Submitted: 35.0% 35.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.