Canisius College Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Canisius College is 11:1, and the school has 48.2 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Canisius College include: Business Administration and Management, General; Teacher Education, Multiple Levels; Communication and Media Studies; Psychology, General; and Social Sciences, General. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 83.2 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts Philosophy Humanities Foreign languages Computer literacy Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics History English (including composition) Social science
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	11:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business Administration and Management, General 26% Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 13% Communication and Media Studies 11% Psychology, General 11% Social Sciences, General 10%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Associate, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs	150 Hour BS Accounting/MBA; 150 Hour Degree in Professional Accounting;
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	83%
4-year graduation rate	55

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data