Buffalo, NY · Private nonprofit

Website Admissions

At a glance

72.4%

Acceptance rate

$18,322

Avg net price

1,768

Enrollment

Degrees awarded

2024-25

	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Master’s
All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 4Bachelor’s 378Master’s 332	4	378	332
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 81Master’s 49	None reported	81	49
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 74Master’s 20	None reported	74	20
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 70Master’s 91	None reported	70	91
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 33Master’s None reported	None reported	33	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 28Master’s None reported	None reported	28	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 22Master’s 106	None reported	22	106
Associate’s 3Bachelor’s 21Master’s None reported	3	21	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 15Master’s 8	None reported	15	8
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7Master’s None reported	None reported	7	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 6Master’s None reported	None reported	6	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s 6	None reported	4	6
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 4Master’s None reported	None reported	4	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 3Master’s None reported	None reported	3	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 46	None reported	2	46
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 2Master’s 2	None reported	2	2
Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 1Master’s None reported	1	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 1Master’s None reported	None reported	1	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 0Master’s None reported	None reported	0	None reported
Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 4	None reported	None reported	4

Degrees awarded

College athletics

NCAA program details

Primary division: Division I
Primary conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

Projected sponsored sports21

BaseballMen's BasketballMen's Cross CountryMen's GolfMen's Ice HockeyMen's LacrosseMen's SoccerMen's Swimming & Diving

Athletic participation

418 unique student-athletes · 16 varsity teams

Application deadlines

For fall 2027 entry

Early Action

Dec 1, 2026

Rolling admission

No deadline

· Apply with the college's application or Common App

Cost

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Tuition: $32,200
Required fees: $2,300
Food and housing: $13,560
Books and supplies: $1,200
Other expenses: $1,570
Total: $50,830

Total by year

$43,4542019–2019–20
$44,4882020–2120–21
$45,4042021–2221–22
$46,4582022–2322–23
$48,5802023–2423–24
$50,8302024–2524–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

Students of all incomes paid $18,322 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.

Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.

Graduation and Retention

4-year graduation63%

6-year graduation71%

Retention rate80%

Earnings and Debt

Median earnings (10yr)$60,681

Median debt$24,250

Campus

Enrollment1,768

Student-faculty ratio11:1

SettingCity

Sources

IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
IPEDS Admissions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
Application process · College websites · 2026–27
NCAA Projected Sports Sponsorship by School · National Collegiate Athletic Association · 2025–26
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act · U.S. Department of Education · 2024–25
IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25

Canisius UniversityView names for Canisius University

NCAA program details

Projected sponsored sports21

Athletic participation

Published on-campus price, 2024–25

Net price by family income, 2022–23

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