Canisius College Healthcare Programs

Located in Buffalo, New York, Canisius College is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Canisius is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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?

Canisius has an acceptance rate of 78%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Canisius, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $7,374 a year. That adds up to $29,496 over four years for those students.

Canisius College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,980 undergraduate students at Canisius, with 1,915 being full-time and 65 being part-time.

There are also 840 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,915 full-time undergraduates at Canisius, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	55
Black or African American	181
Hispanic or Latino	129
White	1,353
International Students	71
Other Races/Ethnicities	126

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.

Canisius College Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Physician Assistant	0	0	25	25
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	0	1	16	17
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	0	0	6	6
Respiratory Care Therapy	0	0	1	1
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	1	0	0	1
TOTAL	1	1	48	50

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.