Canisius University
Buffalo, New York · Also known as Canisius · Website
$60,681
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$60,681
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Canisius University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Buffalo, New York with 1,685 undergraduates and 727 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $17,940 a year (tuition and fees $34,500). It admits 72% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $60,681 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $24,250 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$17,940
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$34,500
US median $11,837
Admission rate
72%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$24,250
About $257 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$60,681
Rank 762 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $17,940
- Tuition and fees
- $34,500
- Cost of attendance
- $44,322
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 53%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,781
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $12,404
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,151
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $21,341
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,170
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $34,690 in 2015-16 to $34,500 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 72%
- SAT reading, middle
- 570
- SAT math, middle
- 580
- ACT, middle
- 28
- Undergraduates
- 1,685
- Graduate students
- 727
- Part-time students
- 2.3%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 11
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 91
- Endowment
- $147.4M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 762 of 5,094 US colleges and 90 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $17,940 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $34,500 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 72% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $24,250 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,089 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $60,681 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 71% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
91 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessMaster's | Master's | 61 | $30,913 | $44,749 | $62,097 | $62,033 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $19,600 | $48,587 | $70,001 | $83,343 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $26,404 | $26,254 | $57,036 | $54,562 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $24,775 | $29,333 | $51,532 | $55,695 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $25,859 | $29,397 | $48,104 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 37 | $30,750 | $66,282 | $93,286 | $103,485 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 34 | $31,169 | $59,201 | $84,080 | $95,833 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 30 | $23,250 | $26,398 | $40,174 | $44,055 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $23,923 | $55,786 | $65,757 | $82,686 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $24,998 | $53,065 | $82,563 | $76,194 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $127,347 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 23 | $40,698 | $52,453 | $54,413 | $64,397 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 21 | $39,178 | $48,605 | $51,723 | $63,707 |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyOnlineMaster's | Master's | 21 | $38,072 | $44,711 | $59,671 | $60,772 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $22,027 | $31,797 | $62,398 | $63,293 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,288 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 18 | $25,627 | $47,986 | $61,044 | $71,685 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $27,000 | $33,843 | $60,674 | $55,378 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 16 | $57,382 | $52,015 | $60,008 | $59,571 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,009 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $23,248 | $47,875 | $62,955 | $68,257 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $50,680 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $24,474 | $34,766 | Withheld | $56,278 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 12 | $22,250 | Withheld | $66,256 | $69,303 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Canisius University cost?
$17,940 a year is the average net price at Canisius University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $34,500, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $44,322. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,781 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Canisius University?
72% of applicants are admitted to Canisius University. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Canisius University graduates earn?
$60,681 a year is the median pay of former Canisius University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,089 after 6 years). That ranks 762 of 5,094 US colleges and 90 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $66,282.
How much student debt do Canisius University graduates have?
$24,250 is the median federal student loan debt of Canisius University graduates, about $257 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 53% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Canisius University?
66% of first-time, full-time students at Canisius University finish within 6 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Canisius University?
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (61 master's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (53 bachelor's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (48 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 91 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.