United StatesBuffalo, NY

Canisius University

Private nonprofit · Solid evidence

Value59/100
Solid evidence67/100 profile coverage

Mixed direct and modelled. Missing lenses stay blank and do not become low scores.

Admissions70
Value100
Career25
Experience58
Location82
Annual university cost$45,880Tuition plus recorded living cost
General acceptance82%Not a personal probability
Graduation71%Source cohort definition varies
Median earnings$60,68110 years after entry/completion

Scorecard

A balanced read, not one ranking.

Academic73
Career53
Evidence coverage67

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    City / metro settingMajor metropolitan areaPrincipal city in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area; Census 2024. Metro population at least 1 million.
    Monthly student budget allocation$1,097Reported annual student living budget divided by 12; academic-year coverage may differ. Not a citywide or post-graduation budget.

    Get to know Buffalo

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    SportsBuffalo Bills

    City-level founder archive: professional NFL team in Buffalo.

    The regional economy · 2024 Census ACS

    Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area

    Metropolitan-area residents, not just Buffalo or the student population.

    Employed residents · age 16+573,813
    Residents aged 22–2444,587
    Residents aged 25–2973,407

    Largest industries by employment share

    Education & health28.3% · 162,114 employed residents
    Manufacturing11.2% · 64,090 employed residents
    Professional & business services10.8% · 61,932 employed residents

    Broad employer industries, not roles or job vacancies. Annual survey estimates include commuters working outside the metro.

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    Rankings

    Reputation & career strength.

    Univised career benchmarks

    Engineering—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Technology & computing—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Consulting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Finance & accounting—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Law & legal services—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Retail & consumer goods—Limited confidence · Neutral fallback1.00× career presence
    How estimated

    Broad prior. The 1.00× headline is a modelled rating, not an observed employment rate.

    Insufficient comparable peers or unsupported peer-model performance. The neutral 1× fallback means unknown, not measured average outcomes; no individual rank is assigned.

    Position ranges group the model's ordering for readability; they are not statistical confidence intervals. Traditional reputation is a proxy, not evidence of placement in this industry or programme availability.

    Career ratings adjust for evidence strength. Compatible-school estimates are used only where supported; a neutral fallback means unknown, not measured average performance. These are not hiring odds or degree-quality measurements.

    Creative paths

    Where creative careers have started.

    Documented education links for notable people—not graduation counts or hiring odds. This initial Wikidata snapshot samples up to 500 links per field.

    Campus community

    Faith & belonging

    Roman Catholic

    Institutional affiliation does not describe students’ individual beliefs. A verified campus-wide religious breakdown is not available in this dataset.

    Campus experience

    Campus ratings and verifiable strengths.

    Industry strengths

    Engineering · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedTechnology · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedConsulting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedFinance and Accounting · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedLegal Services · 1.00× estimated career presence · LimitedRetail and Consumer Goods · 1.00× estimated career presence · Limited

    Observed employment evidence where supported; otherwise ranking-informed or comparable-school estimates. These school-level ratings do not verify programme availability or hiring probability.

    Sports snapshot

    Lacrosse WomenArchived rank #60 · 11-6
    Lacrosse MenArchived rank #64 · 5-10

    Degrees

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    87 matching programs

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    Political Science and GovernmentBachelors Degree$25,194 Public HealthMaster's Degree$56,641 Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelors Degree$26,739 Religion/Religious StudiesBachelors Degree$23,351 Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelors Degree$26,353 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesBachelors Degree$23,803 Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelors Degree$32,029 Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's DegreeView degree Social Sciences, GeneralBachelors Degree$34,704 SociologyBachelors Degree$29,685 Special Education and TeachingBachelors Degree$33,993 Special Education and TeachingGraduate/Professional Certificate$55,338 Special Education and TeachingMaster's Degree$44,920 StatisticsBachelors Degree$50,856 Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesGraduate/Professional Certificate$48,849 Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree$38,289 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelors Degree$34,812 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate$59,417 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsMaster's Degree$49,631 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelors Degree$36,850 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasGraduate/Professional Certificate$47,141 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree$45,383 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageGraduate/Professional Certificate$67,899 Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageMaster's Degree$47,553 Urban Studies/AffairsBachelors Degree$40,113 Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelors Degree$23,108 Zoology/Animal BiologyMaster's Degree$41,205

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