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Canisius College

Work 2001 Main Street Buffalo, NY 14208-1098
Work(800) 843-1517
Web site: http://www.canisius.edu
  • 22Rank
  • 57Score
Tier 1
College Category:
Universities-Master's (North)

Overview : Canisius College

General Information  
Institutional Control: Private
Year founded: 1870
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Academic calendar: semester
Total number of undergraduates: 3,490
Setting urban
Endowment: $96,399,857
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 4/1
Application fee: $40
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 78.9 %
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 Tuition and Fees: $28,157
Mission  
School mission Founded in the Catholic, Jesuit tradition, Canisius College prides itself on fostering leadership and focusing on individual student learning. With an average class size of 17, a student to faculty ratio of 13:1, and extensive opportunities for one-on-one work with faculty, Canisius truly exemplifies the Jesuit ideal of cura personalis, or care for the individual. Nestled in a historic, residential community in Buffalo, NY, Canisius is a small college that offers many of the amenities of a larger university, with more than 70 distinct academic programs, 16 Division I athletic teams and approximately 100 clubs and organizations.

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