Student Population at Canisius

Total Enrollment

2,492

Undergraduate

1,788

Graduate

704

Online Enrollment

254

Men Students

1,183

Women Students

1,309

For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 2,492 students have enrolled at Canisius University - 1,788 undergraduate and 704 graduate.

By gender, 1,183 male and 1,309 female students are attending Canisius University. By attendance status, there are 2,103 full-time students and 389 part-time students.

The number of students at Canisius University is relatively small compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Alfred University and CUNY Bernard M Baruch College, its population is very small (average population is 12,169).

Canisius University offers online degree/certificate programs and 254 students enrolled in online programs.

*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.

Enrollment Comparison Chart

The below chart compares the student population between Canisius University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 1,183 male and 1,309 female students attending Canisius. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.90 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).

The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Canisius.

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Canisius
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	1,788	1,723	65
Men	900	860	40
Women	888	863	25

Population by Gender/Attending Status at Canisius
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	704	380	324
Men	283	159	124
Women	421	221	200

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 1,704 White students (68.38%) and 248 Black or African American students (9.95%) at Canisius University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Canisius University.

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Canisius University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	2	2
Asian	59	23	36
Black or African American	192	88	104
Hispanic	109	53	56
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	1,201	596	605
Two or More Races	50	25	25
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	68	40	28
Total	1,788	900	888

Population by Race/Ethnicity at Canisius University
	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	2	1
Asian	24	10	14
Black or African American	56	15	41
Hispanic	35	12	23
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	503	207	296
Two or More Races	23	7	16
Race/Ethnicity Unknown	24	11	13
Total	704	283	421

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 2,024 students whose age under twenty five and 248 students whose age is over thirty years old at Canisius University.

Especially, 52 students are younger than eighteen and 9 students are older than sixty five.

The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Canisius University.

Population by Student Age at Canisius University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	1,788	900	888
Under 18	52	25	27
18-19	812	387	425
20-21	725	344	381
22-24	140	106	34
25-29	27	17	10
30-34	12	7	5
35-39	6	6	0
40-49	5	2	3
50-64	2	0	2
65 and over	7	6	1
Total	1,788	900	888

Population by Student Age at Canisius University
	Total	Men	Women
Total	704	283	421
20-21	27	7	20
22-24	268	119	149
25-29	193	72	121
30-34	81	35	46
35-39	45	21	24
40-49	60	24	36
50-64	28	5	23
65 and over	2	0	2
Total	704	283	421

Online Student Population

At Canisius University, 1,312 students (52.65% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 254 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.

By location of enrolled students, 174 students live in New York where Canisius University is located in and 69 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Student Population
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	2,492	1,788	704
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes	254	0	254
Enrolled Some in Online Classes	1,058	803	255
Not Enrolled in Online Classes	1,180	985	195

Online Student Population by Student Location
	Total	Graduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)	254	254
New York Residents	174	174
Other State in U.S.	69	69
Outside of U.S.	10	10
Unknown	1	1