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Canisius University
Buffalo, NY 1,685 Undergrads 68.8% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$44,322
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$17,940
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,476
4yr Post-Grad
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$17,940
Peer Midpoint: $20,080.5
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)$59,476
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Graduation Rate68.8%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age19.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients30.0%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time97.7%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS73.2%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
72.4%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: -57075th: -
SAT Math
25th: -58075th: -
ACT Composite
25th: -2875th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$531k
+$65k
+$47k
Median Cost$18k/yr
+$467k
+$62
-$17k
Full Cost$44k/yr
+$372k
-$95k
-$112k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
38
∞
Median Cost$18k/yr
Never
-27%
Full Cost$44k/yr
Never
-70%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return-37%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-70%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$24,998
Earnings (4yr)
$82,563
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$161k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,676
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Area Studies
BachCIP: 0501
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,625
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,859
Earnings (4yr)
$48,104
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology
BachCIP: 2611
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,713
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$23,248
Earnings (4yr)
$62,955
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,429
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$22,788
Earnings (4yr)
$54,529
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,969
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (4yr)
$60,674
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$8k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$23,923
Earnings (4yr)
$65,757
Natl Median: $82,686
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,180
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
BachCIP: 5207
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $61,027
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$19,600
Earnings (4yr)
$70,001
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Fine and Studio Arts
BachCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,459
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,192
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Human Services, General
BachCIP: 4400
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$51,522
Natl Median: $48,597
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
International Business
BachCIP: 5211
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $73,201
Lifetime Value Added
-$153k
International Relations and National Security Studies
BachCIP: 4509
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,596
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$24,474
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$66,256
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$36k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$23,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,233
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$22,027
Earnings (4yr)
$62,398
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$6k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$39,148
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
-$188k
Religion/Religious Studies
BachCIP: 3802
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,390
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Research and Experimental Psychology
BachCIP: 4227
Median Debt
$24,775
Earnings (4yr)
$51,532
Natl Median: $55,695
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,469
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$26k
Special Education and Teaching
BachCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,403
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,404
Earnings (4yr)
$57,036
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Statistics
BachCIP: 2705
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,425
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
BachCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,718
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$122k
Urban Studies/Affairs
BachCIP: 4512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,532
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$40,174
Natl Median: $44,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$179k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$31,169
Earnings (4yr)
$84,080
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $127,347
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (4yr)
$93,286
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$148k
Communication and Media Studies
MastCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$25,627
Earnings (4yr)
$61,044
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$136k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$264k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
MastCIP: 5100
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,909
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
-$322k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
MastCIP: 5115
Median Debt
$57,382
Earnings (4yr)
$60,008
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$40,698
Earnings (4yr)
$54,413
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$198k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$30,913
Earnings (4yr)
$62,097
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$126k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,750
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$139k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$21,701
Earnings (4yr)
$61,958
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$127k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$39,178
Earnings (4yr)
$51,723
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$223k
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
MastCIP: 1314
Median Debt
$37,704
Earnings (4yr)
$57,530
Natl Median: $65,767
Lifetime Value Added
-$168k
Zoology/Animal Biology
MastCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$38,072
Earnings (4yr)
$59,671
Natl Median: $60,772
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Graduate Certificates
Educational Administration and Supervision
Gr-CertCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Gr-CertCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,166
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Gr-CertCIP: 5115
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,655
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Gr-CertCIP: 1314
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,178
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.
Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.