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    Information Summary

    Ranks 1004th for total enrollment

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    Surrounding communityLarge city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)
    Highest offeringMaster's degree
    Full-time Enrollment4,001
    Total Enrollment4,979
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionNo
    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$40
    Graduate Application Fee$25
    First Professional Application FeeN/A

    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Buffalo, NY

    Total Population13,207 (13,207 urban / N/A rural)
    Households5,102 (2.33 people per house)
    Families2,925 (3.03 people per family)
    Pop. — African American11,408
    Pop. — Asian106
    Pop. — Pacific Islander15
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native102
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)1,684
    Pop. — Other163

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

    UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
    GraduatePostbaccalaureate professional (education dominant)
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
    EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
    Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily residential

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Canisius College?

    Ranks 277th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $23,930 $23,930 $23,930
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $927 $927 $927
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $683 $683 $683
    FT Graduate Tuition $11,610 $11,610 $11,610
    FT Graduate Required Fees $444 $444 $444
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $645 $645 $645
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $36,167 $36,167 $36,167
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $36,167 $36,167 $36,167
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $28,117 $28,117 $28,117

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $21,811 trend  $24,857 $21,811 trend  $24,857 $21,811 trend  $24,857
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $700 trend  $700
    On-Campus – Room & Board $8,480 trend  $9,480
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $1,130 trend  $1,130
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $8,480 trend  $9,480
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $1,130 trend  $1,130
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,560 trend  $2,560

    Admission Details

    Applicants 3,762 (1,610 male / 2,152 female)
    Admitted 2,882 (1,233 male / 1,649 female)
    Admission rate 77%
    First-time Enrollment 755 (358 male / 397 female)
    FT Enrollment 755 (358 male / 397 female)
    PT Enrollment N/A (N/A male / N/A female)

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Canisius College use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / Recommended / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRequired
    RecommendationsRecommended
    Formal competency demoN/A
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / No / No
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Canisius College accept?

    Dual CreditYes
    Life ExperienceYes
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 458th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 30%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 24
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 21 / 26

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 526th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 96%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 490 / 590
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 510 / 610
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1000 / 1200

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareNo
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity1,534
    Meals per Week19
    Room Fee$5,620
    Board Fee$3,860

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Canisius College ranks 2766th for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $3,552 252 pie   29%
    State & Local Grant Aid $2,093 591 pie   67%
    Institutional Grant Aid $10,665 860 pie   98%
    Student Loan Aid $3,516 635 pie   72%
    Any financial aid type   870 pie   99%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Canisius College?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    152156308
    Black Non-Hispanic
    89197286
    Hispanic
    3368101
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    344781
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    71219
    White Non-Hispanic
    1,5632,1863,749
    Race Unknown
    192243435
    Total 2,070 2,909 4,979

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students complete Canisius College?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 1 1 16 22 40
    Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 4 4
    Accounting and Business/Management 2 4 12 18
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1 3 4
    Athletic Training/Trainer 1 14 1 16
    Biochemistry 3 3
    Bioinformatics 3 3
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 37 3 41
    Business Administration and Management, General 10 6 1 2 97 8 124
    Business Teacher Education 4 5 5 14
    Chemistry, General 7 7
    Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 1
    College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 1 1 10 1 13
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 3 2 1 1 49 6 62
    Computer Science 1 4 5
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 5 1 2 49 10 67
    Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 2 3 17 2 24
    Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 1 1 2 1 31 2 38
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1 1
    Economics, General 1 1 4 1 7
    Education, General 5 1 1 27 4 38
    Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 1 1
    Education/Teaching of Individuals with Hearing Impairments Including Deafness 1 9 10
    Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 1 5 34 5 45
    Elementary Education and Teaching 21 3 2 61 5 92
    English Language and Literature, General 1 1 1 17 1 21
    Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 3 3
    Environmental Science
    European Studies/Civilization 1 1
    Finance, General 2 2 1 26 2 33
    French Language and Literature 2 2
    German Language and Literature 1 1
    Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General 1 4 5
    Health and Physical Education, General 1 1 41 43
    History, General 2 15 1 18
    Hotel/Motel Administration/Management 1 1
    Humanities/Humanistic Studies 2 2
    International Business/Trade/Commerce 2 2 2 6
    International Relations and Affairs 1 4 2 7
    Management Information Systems, General 1 8 1 10
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General 2 2 17 21
    Mathematics, General 1 11 12
    Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 1 4 1 6
    Music, General 2 2
    Organizational Communication, General 1 5 2 8
    Philosophy 2 2
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 5 1 49 6 61
    Physics, General
    Political Science and Government, General 1 19 7 27
    Psychology, General 4 3 1 51 4 63
    Reading Teacher Education 1 1 1 28 10 41
    Religion/Religious Studies 3 3
    Secondary Education and Teaching 14 1 1 53 10 79
    Social Sciences, General 1 5 6
    Sociology 1 1 1 4 1 8
    Spanish Language and Literature 2 2
    Special Education and Teaching, General 1 1
    Special Education and Teaching, Other 1 2 1 47 7 58
    Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 4 25 11 40
    Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 2 8 10
    Telecommunications Technology/Technician 1 1 1 3 1 7
    Urban Studies/Affairs
    Total 86 52 22 15 7 957 149 1,288

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Canisius College ranks 642nd for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $64,812 ($67,595 male / $59,573 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 196 (128 male / 68 female)
    Total Benefits $3,997,188

    Canisius College Summary

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    Canisius College is a private Catholic College in the North-Central section of Buffalo, New York in the Hamlin Park district. Canisius College consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the Wehle School of Business, and the School of Education and Human Services. Canisius is accredited by the Middle States Association Commission on Higher Education, the National Council for Accreditation of Teached Education (NCATE), and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Canisius accounting program consistently ranks among the top programs in New York State and the U.S. based on student pass rates on the CPA exam according to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy. Although Canisius College enjoys the atmosphere of a small liberal arts college, it also offers the opportunity of big city entertainment. The Canisius College Golden Griffs are composed of 16 teams including men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, and swimming and diving. In addition to Division I Varsity sports Canisius offers structured intramuals sports to provide students, faculty and staff the opportunity to participate in a variety of competitive and recreational sports activities, students have more than 1,000 students play on over 140 teams, in 17 different men’s, women’s, and coed activities. The Golden Griffin Battalion is composed of students from Canisius, State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo (aka University at Buffalo), SUNY College at Buffalo (aka Buffalo State College), Hilbert College, D’Youville College, Daemen College, Medaille College and Erie Community College.

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    Canisius College Academics

    There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Extensive Undergraduate Evening or Early Morning Classes, Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. For one thing, the university has a Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, ROTC, Army, Study Abroad and Teacher Certification. Canisius College is unique in its study options. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. In addition, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Campus Ministries/Chaplain, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Canisius College.

    Popular majors:
    twenty-five percent business per marketing, twenty-five percent education, twelve percent communications per journalism, ten percent psychology, eight percent social sciences, seven percent biology
    Education:
    Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Secondary Education
    Foreign Language and Literature:
    French, Germanic Languages, Spanish
    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry, Physics
    Computer Science:
    Computer Science
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics and statistics
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biology
    Philosphy and Religion:
    Philosophy, Religion/Religious Studies
    Social Sciences:
    Anthropology, Economics, International Relations, Political Science/Government, Sociology, Urban Studies
    English Language and Literature:
    English Language & Literature – General
    History:
    History – General
    Communications & Journalism:
    Communications/Rhetoric, Digital Communications/Multimedia
    Security and Protective Services:
    Criminal Justice Studies
    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Art History/Criticism/Conservation, Music – General
    Business, Management, & Marketing:
    Accounting, Accounting Technology, Entrepreneurial Studies, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Marketing Management
    Health and Clinical Sciences:
    Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Clinical Laboratory Science
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General

    The cost per credit hour (overall) was $638 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for non-need-based aid last fall. Additionally, for international students, the application fee is 40. Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 15th of July.

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    Canisius College Admissions

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    Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 72% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 84%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of forty dollars regular application fee, forty dollars out-of-state application fee, Free online application fee and point zero . Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were six hundred and nineteen total number of transfer students who applied and three hundred and sixty-four total number of transfer students who were admitted.

    The regular application due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. For priority students, financial aid applications are due no later than the 15th of February. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 15th of July. In the same way, if you wish to apply with priority status make sure you application is in by the 1st of March. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 1st of May and

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    Canisius College Athletics

    The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Softball
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
    The Golden Griffins are a member of NCAA.

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    Canisius College Financial Aid

    Financial aid distribution is at sixty-eight percent scholarships per grants and thirty-two percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation and Job Skills. Financial aid forms are FAFSA, Institution’s own financial aid form and State aid form. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Religious Affiliation, ROTC, Alumni Affiliation and Job Skills.

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    Canisius College Students

    The school’s size is approximately three thousand, three hundred and ninety-five degree-seeking undergrads, seven hundred and seventy-five first-time degree-seeking freshmen and one thousand, three hundred and eighty-eight graduate enrollment. Canisius College offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. The university is a Private, Liberal Arts College, Teachers College/College of Education, Four-year, Roman Catholic Church, Coed, where 72 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. Further, the student body consists of ninety percent in-state students, ten percent out-of-state students, zero percent part-time students, fifty-eight percent women, forty-two percent men, less than one percent american indian per alaskan native, two percent asian per pacific islander, eight percent black per non-hispanic, two percent hispanic, seventy-nine percent white per non-hispanic, three percent non-resident alien, six percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-two percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-two percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-two percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, sixteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, thirteen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, eighteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49. Moreover, it is part of an Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus.

    This school features the Urban setting, Large city (250,000 – 499,999) and Residential campus. Again, the university has many unique facilites such as mini-planetarium, seismograph station, rare book room, digital media lab, human performance lab, animal care unit. Students should note the housing policies: sixty-nine percent of first-year students live in college housing, forty-three percent of all undergraduates live in college housing, Coed Housing, Apartments For Single Students, Special Housing For Disabled Students, Special Housing For International Students, Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free), one-MAY deadline for housing deposit, two hundred dollars amount of housing deposit, point zero , and First-time first-year students allowed to have car.

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