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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.

  1. Animal Behavior and Ethology 26.07089.3% 35
    Graduates in this field earn $40,174 4 years out
  2. Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 42.27998.7% 33
    Graduates in this field earn $51,532 4 years out
  3. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01018.5% 32
    Graduates in this field earn $48,104 4 years out
  4. Finance, General 52.08016.9% 26
    Graduates in this field earn $70,001 4 years out
  5. Sport and Fitness Administration/Management 31.05046.6% 25
    Graduates 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

  1. Accounting and Related Services$82,563 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $53,065

    4 years after completion$82,563
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 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

  2. Finance and Financial Management Services$70,001 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,587

    4 years after completion$70,001
    National median: $83,343Below typical

    4 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

  3. Marketing$66,256 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$66,256
    National median: $69,303Below typical

    4 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

  4. Economics$65,757 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,786

    4 years after completion$65,757
    National median: $82,686Below typical

    4 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

  5. Business Administration, Management and Operations$62,955 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $47,875

    4 years after completion$62,955
    National median: $68,257Below typical

    4 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.

Students per faculty member vs. every college11 to 1
11 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 68% of 1,892More students per faculty →

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.

Full-time faculty93%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$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.

Instruction spending per student$8,715
$8,715
← Lessmore than 37% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$60,470
$60,470
← Lessmore than 65% of 1,065More →

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)