Canisius College Teaching Programs

Canisius College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Buffalo, New York. Buffalo is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Canisius College?

Contact details for Canisius are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208-1098
Phone:	716-888-2200
Website:	www.canisius.edu

How Do I Get Into Canisius?

You can apply to Canisius online at: https://www.canisius.edu/apply-to-canisius

Admission Requirements for Canisius

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Canisius?

The acceptance rate at Canisius College is 78%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 75%, and the acceptance rate for women is 80%.

Average Test Scores

About 29% of students accepted to Canisius submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 660.

Canisius received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 22 and 28.

Can I Afford Canisius College?

The overall average net price of Canisius is $28,026. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Canisius, approximately 65% of students took out student loans averaging $7,836 a year. That adds up to $31,344 over four years for those students.

Canisius College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,866 undergraduate students at Canisius, with 1,783 being full-time and 83 being part-time.

There are also 764 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,783 full-time undergraduates at Canisius, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Canisius College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	58
Black or African American	180
Hispanic or Latino	123
White	1,216
International Students	87
Other Races/Ethnicities	119

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Canisius College. At this time, 27 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 36 countries are represented at Canisius. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Canisius College

In 2022-2023, 1,312 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Canisius has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 5th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Canisius majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	12%
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	44%

Canisius College Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Other Special Education & Teaching	0	13	0	21	34
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	0	0	18	5	23
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0	20	20
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	0	18	18
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	0	0	5	13	18
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	17	0	17
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	6	11	17
Secondary Education	0	5	0	11	16
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	0	11	11
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	0	0	0	7	7
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	0	0	0	7	7
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	0	4	4
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Secondary Special Education Programs	0	0	0	3	3
Teacher Education	0	0	0	3	3
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	0	2	2
English & Language Arts Education	1	0	0	0	1
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0	0
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	0	0	0	0	0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted & Talented	0	0	0	0	0
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	0	0	0
Early Childhood Education	0	0	0	0	0
Elementary Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	18	46	136	201

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Andre Carrotflower under License

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