Canisius University Student Population

How many students at Canisius?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Canisius University has a total enrollment of 2,451 students, including 1,724 undergraduate and 727 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 1,165 male students (47.5%) and 1,286 female students (52.5%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 1,567 White students (63.9%) and 289 Black students (11.8%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 1,724 undergraduate students (70.3%) and 727 graduate students (29.7%).
• Class Delivery: 278 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 997 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Master's College and University (larger programs) - which average 6,772 - Canisius's body is much smaller.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 1,165 male (47.53%) and 1,286 female (52.47%) students are attending Canisius University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 90.59.

By class level, 1,724 (70.34%) are undergraduate students and 727 (29.66%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 49.36% are male and 50.64% are female, while among graduate students, 43.19% are male and 56.81% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 1,567 White, 289 Black, and 78 Asian students out of a total of 2,451 are attending at Canisius University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Canisius University is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 57% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Canisius has 70 students under 18 years old and 9 students over 65 years old. There are 1,971 students under 25 years old, and 480 students over 25 years old out of 2,451 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 70 students are younger than 18 and 9 students are older than 65. Canisius has 1,671 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 53 students aged 25 and over.

It has 300 graduate students aged under 25 and 427 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Canisius University, 278 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 997 students are enrolled in some online courses.

208 students who live in New York or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 70 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 1,724 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 88 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.10%.85 students have transferred in as full-time status and 3 students transferred in as part-time status.