Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Canisius grads earn $6.5K more ten years out than Capital's ($60,681 vs. $54,143)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  2. 2

    Canisius graduates 6 pts more of its students than Capital (69% vs. 63%)

    Graduation rate
  3. 3

    Capital's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 51% at Canisius

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Capital has 4 pts more first-gen students than Canisius (28% vs. 23%)

    First-generation students
  5. 5

    Canisius costs about $2.3K less per year on average than Capital ($23,667 vs. $25,955, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Canisius is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.54)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Hollow dots at the center mean that measure isn't reported.

Who's hardest to get into

Capital admits 70%, Canisius 72%; Canisius's yield is higher, at 13%.

Acceptance rate
Capital70%
Canisius72%
Quad's selectivity
  • CapitalAccessible
  • CanisiusAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
Capital
910–1180
CanisiusTest-blind
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • CapitalGPA required
  • CanisiusRigor and GPA very important30%

Who's on each campus

Capital and Canisius are about the same size; Capital has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Capital1.6K
Canisius1.7K
Pell Grant share
Capital34%
Canisius32%

Majors and faculty

Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse leads at Capital, and Animal Behavior and Ethology at Canisius; Capital has 9 students per faculty member to Canisius's 11.

Students per faculty member
Capital9 to 1
Canisius11 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • CapitalRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse13%
  • CanisiusAnimal Behavior and Ethology9%

What each costs

Canisius costs about $2.3K less a year than Capital on average; Capital's grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Capital$26K
Canisius$23.7K
Aid generosity
Capital57%
Canisius51%

What each pays off

Canisius's former students earn more, a median $60.7K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Capital$54.1K
Canisius$60.7K
Graduation rate
Capital63%
Canisius69%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; Canisius got more selective while Capital held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • CapitalGrowing+23%
  • CanisiusGrowing+14%
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