+12%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Canisius University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($30.9k → $34.5k).
New York · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's
Canisius University
Buffalo, New York. 1,768 undergraduate students. 90 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Canisius University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Canisius University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.3% → 0.0%).
+12%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Canisius University rose 12% between 2021 and 2024 ($30.9k → $34.5k).
-11%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Canisius University fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (81.6% → 72.6%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. New York
Each tile compares this institution to the New York median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$60,681+32% · 6→10y
New York median $48,917$46,089
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry70.7%+23% · '97→'24
New York median 64.2%$19,000+121% · '97→'20
At program completion1,768-46% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS80.0%-14% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time81.8%-13% · '01→'24
latest cohort$32,720+111% · '00→'24
out-of-state $32,720SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.2%Median federal debt $19,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $60,681 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+23%
Canisius University · completion · 150% rose
53.8% → 66.4%
-14%
Canisius University · retention fell
84.0% → 72.6%
-46%
Canisius University · undergrad enrollment fell
3,106 → 1,685
+111%
Canisius University · in-state tuition rose
$16,386 → $34,500
+111%
Canisius University · out-of-state tuition rose
$16,386 → $34,500
+121%
Canisius University · median debt rose
$10,997 → $24,250
-100%
Canisius University · cohort default rate fell
6.1% → 0.0%
+35%
Canisius University · pell share rose
23.8% → 32.2%
+29%
Canisius University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$47,200 → $60,681
+34%
Canisius University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$41,400 → $55,431
+31%
Canisius University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$35,100 → $46,089
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$96,181Computer Science.$86,969Accounting and Related Services.$81,899Accounting and Related Services.$75,872Economics.$68,624Finance and Financial Management Services.$67,796Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$65,585Biology, General.$64,805Political Science and Government.$62,462Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$58,960Criminal Justice and Corrections.$58,335History.$58,192Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.$57,896Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$57,161Business Administration, Management and Operations.$56,527Marketing.$55,663Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$54,978Research and Experimental Psychology.$54,352Special Education and Teaching.$53,082Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$52,428Special Education and Teaching.$52,403Communication and Media Studies.$52,088Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.$49,063Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,718
Showing top 24 of 27 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
27 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
EDUCATION · CIP 13
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.$58,960Special Education and Teaching.$53,082Student Counseling and Personnel Services.$54,978Special Education and Teaching.$52,403Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$47,718Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.$57,896
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Canisius University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$848,405
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $16,657
- HS-only baseline · NY
- $40,100
- Years to complete
- 6
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in New York
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Canisius University graduates earn $X” — not “Canisius University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Canisius University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.