Canisius University is a fairly selective school. They receive about 4,180 applications each year. With regards to the overall acceptance rate, it tends to be 72 percent which equates to about 3,000 students being accepted to the school. Annually, 13 percent of the 3,000 candidates who received the acceptance letter from Canisius University decided to attend. The school tends to have 46 percent of the applicants who applied are men compared to 53 percent who are women. When the year begins, about 53 percent of those accepted women decided to study at Canisius University and 46 percent were males. First-year students should submit their ACT or SAT scores to Canisius University when applying. Usually, an ACT score between 19 - 26 or an SAT score between 1,010 - 1,250 is the range in which students have greater chances to be accepted. This institution also accepts Advanced Placement (AP) credits and Credit for life experiences. Canisius University’s undergraduate application fee is unknown.

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Student ACT Scores

25th %
75th %



Student SAT Scores

25th %
75th %



First-Year Admission Statistics

Application, Acceptance, Enrollment Statistics from the 2025 Admissions Cycle. Test scores last reported in 2024
Applications
4,175
Male 1,946
Female 2,225

 

Acceptance
3,016
Male 1,312
Female 1,702

 

Enrollment Total
392
Male 183
Female 209


Acceptance Rate
72.2%
Male
67.4%
Female
76.5%

 

Yield
13%
Male
14%
Female
12.3%


Application Fees and Other Information

Application Fees

Undergraduate

Unknown

Graduate

$0



Credit from AP or Pre-college classes

  • Advanced Placement (AP) credits
  • Credit for life experiences


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