Canisius University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Canisius University

Canisius University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Buffalo, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,685 students of which 1,933 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Canisius University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.4%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 28. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,940, with published in-state tuition of $34,500 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $24,250, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.6%. Graduates earn a median of $60,681 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,089 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 144300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 71.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.