Canisius University

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Cost & Tuition

Tuition: $32,720

Total Cost of Attendance: $42,271

Student Debt

Median total debt: $19,000

Students with federal loans: 53.4%

Students with Pell grants: 26.8%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $37,798

After 5 years: $58,294

Majors(51 programs)

  1. Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(64 graduates)
  2. Accounting and Related Services.(64 graduates)
  3. Research and Experimental Psychology.(62 graduates)
  4. Zoology/Animal Biology.(53 graduates)
  5. Finance and Financial Management Services.(52 graduates)
  6. Biology, General.(45 graduates)
  7. Economics.(30 graduates)
  8. Communication and Media Studies.(29 graduates)
  9. Political Science and Government.(27 graduates)
  10. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(24 graduates)
  11. Marketing.(19 graduates)
  12. Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.(18 graduates)
  13. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(17 graduates)
  14. English Language and Literature, General.(14 graduates)
  15. Journalism.(12 graduates)
  16. Computer Science.(12 graduates)
  17. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(11 graduates)
  18. Special Education and Teaching.(11 graduates)
  19. History.(10 graduates)
  20. Human Services, General.(9 graduates)
  21. Sociology.(9 graduates)
  22. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(8 graduates)
  23. Chemistry.(8 graduates)
  24. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(7 graduates)
  25. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(6 graduates)
  26. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(6 graduates)
  27. Statistics.(5 graduates)
  28. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(5 graduates)
  29. Philosophy.(4 graduates)
  30. International Relations and National Security Studies.(4 graduates)
  31. Urban Studies/Affairs.(4 graduates)
  32. International Business.(4 graduates)
  33. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(3 graduates)
  34. Engineering, General.(2 graduates)
  35. Music.(2 graduates)
  36. Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(2 graduates)
  37. Area Studies.(1 graduates)
  38. Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(1 graduates)
  39. Anthropology.(1 graduates)
  40. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
  41. Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.
  42. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
  43. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  44. Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  45. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
  46. Religion/Religious Studies.
  47. Physics.
  48. Social Sciences, General.
  49. Visual and Performing Arts, General.
  50. Fine and Studio Arts.
  51. Management Information Systems and Services.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 1,768 students

Admission Rate: 81.8%

Retention Rate: 80.0%

Graduation Rate: 70.7%

Student Demographics

White (64.5%)
Hispanic (5.5%)
Black (12.6%)
Asian (3.2%)
Two or More (3.6%)
International (5.8%)

Gender Distribution

Men (50.5%)
Women (49.5%)

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