Canisius College

Buffalo, NY
2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208-1098
716-888-2200

Canisius College is a private Jesuit university in Buffalo, New York. Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate and 70 graduate programs. Its five schools include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Wehle School of Business, the Kania School of Management, the School of Education and the School of Nursing.

Canisius was founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus and was the first college in the Buffalo area. The college's campus is located on Main Street in Buffalo's University Heights neighborhood. The campus is home to the Horace H. Rackham Memorial Library, which houses more than 400,000 volumes.

Canisius is a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and the Colleges of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The college fields teams in 14 NCAA Division I sports and is a charter member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Canisius College was founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, making it the first college in the Buffalo area. The college's campus is located on Main Street in Buffalo's University Heights neighborhood. The campus is home to the Horace H. Rackham Memorial Library, which houses more than 400,000 volumes.

Canisius is a member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and the Colleges of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The college fields teams in 14 NCAA Division I sports and is a charter member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Canisius offers more than 100 undergraduate and 70 graduate programs. Its five schools include the College of Arts and Sciences, the Wehle School of Business, the Kania School of Management, the School of Education and the School of Nursing.



Quick Facts

Enrollment: 2820

Acceptance Rate: 76.02%

Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above

Main Website: https://www.canisius.edu/

Financial Aid: https://www.canisius.edu/tuition-aid/scholarships-financial-aid

Annual Costs

Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $44488

Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $44488

Return on Investment Rating

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The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Canisius College is $164618.66. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.

We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Canisius College. For graduates of Canisius College, we saw an average early-career income of $51300.00 and mid-career income of $98200.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.