Academics
Majors and faculty
The most popular major is Animal Behavior and Ethology (9% of graduates). 11 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 68% of colleges. 93% of faculty are full-time. Spends $8,715 a year on instruction per student.
Most popular majors
378 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates
The top 5 programs account for 40% of graduates; 38 programs in 18 fields awarded at least one.
- Animal Behavior and Ethology 26.07089.3% 35Graduates in this field earn $40,174 4 years out
- Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27998.7% 33Graduates in this field earn $51,532 4 years out
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.5% 32Graduates in this field earn $48,104 4 years out
- Finance, General 52.08016.9% 26Graduates in this field earn $70,001 4 years out
- Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05046.6% 25Graduates in this field earn $57,036 4 years out
Fastest-growing field: Parks, recreation, and kinesiology, 3.4% → 21% of graduates since 2014–15 (81 graduates in 2024–25).
Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)
Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.
Top-earning majors here
By earnings 4 years after completion
Accounting and Related Services$82,563 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $53,065
4 years after completion$82,563National median: $76,194Above typical4 years out, Pell: $62,649 · Non-Pell: $63,444(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,998 · 48 graduates, two most recent years combined
Finance and Financial Management Services$70,001 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $48,587
4 years after completion$70,001National median: $83,343Below typical4 years out, Pell: $56,650 · Non-Pell: $59,400(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,600 · 90 graduates, two most recent years combined
Marketing$66,256 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$66,256National median: $69,303Below typical4 years out, Pell: $44,439 · Non-Pell: $52,194(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $22,250 · 29 graduates, two most recent years combined
Economics$65,757 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $55,786
4 years after completion$65,757National median: $82,686Below typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $62,049(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,923 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,955 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $47,875
4 years after completion$62,955National median: $68,257Below typical4 years out, Pell: Too few graduates to report · Non-Pell: $46,342(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $23,248 · 26 graduates, two most recent years combined
Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.
The college also reports 11 to 1 in its Common Data Set (1,682 students, 148 faculty).
Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.
Programs & curriculum
- Cross-registration
- Double major
- English as a Second Language
- Independent study
- Internships
- Student-designed major
- Teacher certification
- Study abroad
- Undergraduate research
Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, humanities, intensive writing, philosophy, and social science.
$78,282
9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.
Spending and endowment
Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.
Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Canisius University Common Data Set 2024–25, Fall 2024;Canisius University Common Data Set 2024–25, 2024–25;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)