Canisius University

Common Data Set 2023-24

Admitted

3,376

SAT Composite

1040-1220

SAT Math

500-620

SAT Reading

500-620

ACT Composite

23-30

Federal outcomes

Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.

Median earnings
$60,681
10 yrs after enrollment
Graduation rate
66%
6-year completion
Average net price
$17,940
sticker minus grants
Median debt at grad.
$24,250
federal loans only

All Extracted Fields

§ Extraction496fields parsed from this CDS.

General Information

3 TABLES
Address Information
Street Address Line 1:2001 Main Street
CityBuffalo
StateNY
Zip14,208
Country:USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)716
Main Phone Number:883-7000
WWW Home Page Address:www.canisius.edu
Admissions Office
Admissions Email Address:admissions@canisius.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:http://www.canisius.edu/admissions/applynow/
Degrees Offered
AssociateX
Bachelor'sX
Master'sX
Post-master's certificateX

Enrollment And Persistence

5 TABLES
Institutional Enrollment
B1 undergraduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 undergraduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total undergraduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time first-year degree-seeking2122065Not reported
Full-time other first-year degree-seeking86710Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking5665705Not reported
Full-time total degree-seeking86484710Not reported
Full-time other credit-course undergraduates460Not reported
Full-time total undergraduates86885310Not reported
Part-time first-time first-year degree-seeking010Not reported
Part-time other first-year degree-seeking220Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking24171Not reported
Part-time total degree-seeking26201Not reported
Part-time other credit-course undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time total undergraduates37246Not reported
Total undergraduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
B1 graduate enrollment
Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
B1 graduate enrollment. Full-time, part-time, and total graduate enrollment by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Full-time first-time degree-seeking80972Not reported
Full-time all other degree-seeking1121650Not reported
Full-time other credit-course graduates000Not reported
Full-time total graduatesNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Part-time first-time degree-seeking33290Not reported
Part-time all other degree-seeking841440Not reported
Part-time other credit-course graduates100Not reported
Part-time total graduates1181730Not reported
Total graduate studentsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity
Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
B2 enrollment by race and ethnicity. Undergraduate enrollment by race or ethnicity for first-time first-year, degree-seeking, and total undergraduate cohorts.
MeasureFirst-time first-yearDegree-seeking undergraduatesTotal undergraduates
Nonresidents29102112
Hispanic/Latino399899
Black or African American, non-Hispanic75222224
White, non-Hispanic23611411146
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic377
Asian, non-Hispanic175757
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic000
Two or more races, non-Hispanic216363
Race and/or ethnicity unknown47890
Total42417681798
Persistence
B3 degrees awarded
Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
B3 degrees awarded. Degrees awarded by credential level in the reporting year.
MeasureNumber awarded
Certificate/diplomaNot reported
Associate degrees2
Bachelor's degrees389
Postbachelor's certificatesNot reported
Master's degrees334
Post-master's certificates29
Doctoral degrees, research/scholarshipNot reported
Doctoral degrees, professional practiceNot reported
Doctoral degrees, otherNot reported
Graduation Rates
B4 current graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B4 current graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort214144195553
Did not persist1001
Final cohort213144195552
Completed in less than four years11591139345
Completed in less than five years13161241
Completed in less than six years2114
Total completers130108152390
Six-year graduation rate61%75%78%71%
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort
Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
B5 previous graduation-rate cohort. Four-year institution graduation-rate cohort counts and six-year graduation rates by aid-recipient category.
MeasurePell GrantSubsidized Stafford, no PellNeither Pell nor subsidized StaffordTotal
Initial cohort222169206597
Did not persist1113
Final cohort221168205594
Completed in less than four years112108153373
Completed in less than five years67417
Completed in less than six years3003
Total completers121115157393
Six-year graduation rate55%68%77%66%
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates
Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
B12-B21 two-year graduation rates. Two-year institution graduation-rate cohort outcomes for the current and previous cohorts.
MeasureCurrent cohortPrevious cohort
Initial cohortNot reportedNot reported
Did not persistNot reportedNot reported
Final cohortNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than two years at 150% timeNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four yearsNot reportedNot reported
Completed program in less than four years at 150% time150Not reported
Transfers outNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to two-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Transfers to four-year institutionsNot reportedNot reported
Retention Rates
B22 first-year retention
First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
B22 first-year retention. First-time full-time bachelor's cohort retention count and rate.
MeasureValue
Entering cohortNot reported
Still enrolled next fallNot reported
Retention rate80%

First-Time, First-Year Admission

6 TABLES
Applications
C1 first-year admissions
First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
C1 first-year admissions. First-time, first-year applicants, admits, and enrolled students by sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknown sexTotal
AppliedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported4147
Admitted14281948Not reported3388
EnrolledNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled full-timeNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Enrolled part-timeNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
Total first-time, first-year who applied2,610
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted2,382
Total first-time, first-year who applied586
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted529
Total first-time, first-year who applied951
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted477
Wait List
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:132
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:132
Number of wait-listed students admitted:9
Admissions Requirements
Total academic units16
English4
Mathematics3
Science3
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language2
Social studies4
Total academic units26
English4
Mathematics4
Science4
Of these, units that must be lab2
Foreign language4
Social studies4
History4
Basis for Selection
C7 basis for selection
Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
C7 basis for selection. Relative importance of academic and nonacademic factors in first-year admissions decisions.
MeasureVery importantImportantConsideredNot considered
Rigor of secondary school recordYes
Class rankYes
Academic GPAYes
Standardized test scoresYes
Application essayYes
RecommendationsYes
InterviewYes
Extracurricular activitiesYes
Talent or abilityYes
Character and personal qualitiesYes
First generationYes
Alumni relationYes
Geographical residenceYes
State residencyYes
Religious affiliation or commitmentYes
Volunteer workYes
Work experienceYes
Level of applicant interestYes
First-time, first-year Profile
C9 test-score submission
Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
C9 test-score submission. Share and count of enrolled first-year students who submitted SAT or ACT scores.
MeasurePercentNumber
SAT1562
ACT16
C9 test-score percentiles
Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
C9 test-score percentiles. Reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile scores for enrolled first-year students.
Measure25th percentile50th percentile75th percentile
SAT composite104011301220
SAT evidence-based reading and writing500560620
SAT math500550620
ACT composite232830
ACT mathNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT EnglishNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT WritingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ScienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
ACT ReadingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Other extracted fields
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-8002
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69934
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59947
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4999
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3998
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Math: 700-8007
SAT Math: 600-69924
SAT Math: 500-59948
SAT Math: 400-49914
SAT Math: 300-3997
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Composite: 1400-16000
SAT Composite: 1200-139931
SAT Composite: 1000-119948
SAT Composite: 800-99911
SAT Composite: 600-79910
SAT Composite: 400-5990
ACT Composite: 30-3615
ACT Composite: 24-2948
ACT Composite: 18-2333
ACT Composite: 12-174
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class19
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class40
Percent in top half of high school graduating class74
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class26
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class6
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:44
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
Percent who had GPA of 4.04
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9927
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7420
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4912
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.9914
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.499
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.993
Percent who had GPA below 1.0100
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:98
Admission Policies
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:Click or tap here to enter text.

Transfer Admission

2 TABLES
Fall Applicants
D2 transfer admissions
Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
D2 transfer admissions. Transfer applicants, admits, and enrolled students by reported sex or status.
MeasureMalesFemalesUnknownTotal
Applied286Not reportedNot reported580
Admitted188Not reportedNot reported377
Enrolled87Not reportedNot reported160
Application for Admission
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?No
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:⇒ A high school transcript is required when students have completed less than 24 college credit hours post high school graduation.

Academic Offerings and Policies

2 TABLES
Special Study Options
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Exchange student program (domestic)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
Undergraduate ResearchX
Weekend collegeX
Required Course Work
Arts/fine artsX
English (including composition)X
Foreign languagesX
HistoryX
HumanitiesX
Intensive writingX
MathematicsX
PhilosophyX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX

Student Life

4 TABLES
Percent Participating
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)25%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing70%
Percent who live off campus or commute30%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)19%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing43%
Percent who live off campus or commute57%
Percent of students age 25 and older3%
Average Age
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Activities Offered
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Housing
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Special housing for disabled studentsX
Special housing for international studentsX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Living Learning CommunitiesX

Annual Expenses

3 TABLES
Private Tuition
G1 undergraduate costs
Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
G1 undergraduate costs. Published undergraduate tuition, required fees, and on-campus food and housing charges.
MeasureFirst-yearAll undergraduates
Tuition3220032200
Tuition: in-districtNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: in-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: out-of-stateNot reportedNot reported
Tuition: nonresidentNot reportedNot reported
Required fees23002300
Food and housing, on-campus1356015150
Housing only, on-campusNot reportedNot reported
Food only, on-campus meal planNot reportedNot reported
Comprehensive tuition, food, and housingNot reportedNot reported
OtherNot reportedNot reported
All Institutions Expenses
Estimated Expenses
G5 estimated expenses
Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
G5 estimated expenses. Estimated books, supplies, transportation, food, housing, and personal expenses by living arrangement.
MeasureResidentsCommuters living at homeCommuters not living at home
Books and supplies120012001200
Food onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Housing onlyNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Food and housing totalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation800800800
Other expenses700700700

Financial Aid

7 TABLES
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
H2A non-need-based aid
Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2A non-need-based aid. Non-need-based scholarship and grant aid recipients and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Institutional non-need grant recipients1075068
Average institutional non-need grant17609152166619
Athletic grant recipients361350
Average athletic grant11553165010
Reporting Year
Academic Year2023-2024 estimated
Need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$3,630,478
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$1,934,215
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$17,832,608
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$282,040
Total Scholarships/Grants$23,679,341
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$5,378,433
Federal Work-Study$916,241
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$35,602
Total Self-Help$6,330,276
Parent Loans$852,817
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$234,021
Athletic Awards$843,060
Non-need-based Aid Awarded
Federal$3,772
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$15,271
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$5,337,120
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$57,899
Total Scholarships/Grants$5,414,062
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$3,854,963
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$7,815
Total Self-Help$3,862,778
Parent Loans$1,477,304
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$156,202
Athletic Awards$928,274
Students Awarded Aid
H2 students awarded aid
Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
H2 students awarded aid. Need-based aid counts, need met, and average awards by undergraduate cohort.
MeasureFirst-year full-timeAll undergraduates full-timeAll undergraduates less-than-full-time
Degree-seeking undergraduates423173147
Applied for need-based aid376141325
Determined to have financial need316117621
Awarded any aid316117621
Awarded need-based scholarship or grant aid314117018
Awarded need-based self-help aid31311645
Awarded non-need-based scholarship or grant aid1094703
Need fully met943912
Average percentage of need met817935
Average financial aid package30584280417934
Average need-based scholarship or grant24111213787159
Average need-based self-help award441448940
Average need-based loan313040312880
Graduating Cohort
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.322
Institutional Aid
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Common Data Set 2023-2024 ⇒ Not applicable Are these policies related to the COVID -19 pandemic? ☐ Yes ☐ No Common Data Set 2023-2024

Instructional Faculty And Class Size

3 TABLES
Instructional Faculty
I1 instructional faculty
Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
I1 instructional faculty. Instructional faculty counts by full-time status and selected demographic or credential category.
MeasureFull-timePart-timeTotal
Total instructional faculty126139265
Members of minority groups12820
Females5370123
Males7369142
Nonresidents044
Doctorate or other terminal degree12451175
Master's, but not terminal master's27476
Bachelor's degree01414
Unknown or other highest degree000
Stand-alone graduate/professional programs122335
Student to Faculty Ratio
Fall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio11
based on ____ students1,753
and ____ faculty153
Undergraduate Class Size
I3 undergraduate class size
Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
I3 undergraduate class size. Undergraduate class sections and subsections by enrollment size band.
MeasureClass sectionsClass subsections
2-9 studentsNot reported13
10-19 studentsNot reported13
20-29 studentsNot reported23
30-39 studentsNot reported15
40-49 studentsNot reported0
50-99 studentsNot reported0
100+ studentsNot reported0
TotalNot reportedNot reported

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred

1 TABLE
Bachelors
J degrees conferred by discipline
Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
J degrees conferred by discipline. Percentage distribution of degrees conferred by discipline and award level.
MeasureCertificate/diplomaAssociateBachelor's
AgricultureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Natural resources and conservationNot reportedNot reported1.5%
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Area, ethnic, and gender studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Communication/journalismNot reportedNot reported9.5%
Communication technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Computer and information sciencesNot reportedNot reported3.8%
Personal and culinary servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EducationNot reportedNot reported3.6%
EngineeringNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Engineering technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguisticsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Family and consumer sciencesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Law/legal studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
EnglishNot reportedNot reported1.3%
Liberal arts/general studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Library scienceNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Biological/life sciencesNot reportedNot reported18.5%
Mathematics and statisticsNot reportedNot reported0.5%
Military science and military technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Interdisciplinary studiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Parks and recreationNot reportedNot reported12.1%
Philosophy and religious studiesNot reportedNot reported0.8%
Theology and religious vocationsNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Physical sciencesNot reportedNot reported1.0%
Science technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
PsychologyNot reportedNot reported9.2%
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective servicesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Public administration and social servicesNot reportedNot reported1.0%
Social sciencesNot reportedNot reported6.2%
Construction tradesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Mechanic and repair technologiesNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Precision productionNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Transportation and materials movingNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and performing artsNot reportedNot reported0.3%
Health professions and related programsNot reportedNot reported0.3%
Business/marketingNot reportedNot reported24.4%
HistoryNot reportedNot reported2.3%
OtherNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
TotalNot reportedNot reportedNot reported

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