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What Canisius University costs

Buffalo, New York · Private · 1,685 undergrads

Canisius University's sticker price was $45,546 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $18,178 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $11,897.

What does Canisius University cost?

$18,178 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $45,546.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$11,897
$30,000–$48,000$15,328
$48,000–$75,000$18,400
$75,000–$110,000$21,380
over $110,000$23,327

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$11,897
$30,000–$48,000$15,328
$48,000–$75,000$18,400
$75,000–$110,000$21,380
Over $110,000$23,327

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 74% off Canisius University's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Canisius University cost less than Nazareth University but more than St. Joseph's University-New York.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Canisius University$18,400$18,178
Alfred University$18,752$22,325
Nazareth University$27,089$30,265
St. Joseph's University-New York$17,090$18,853

The sticker price

$35,880
Tuition, 2025-26
$45,546
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
35%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$24,972
average grant for students who got aid.
57%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$22,248
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Canisius University cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $11,897 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,546. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Canisius University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Canisius University cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $15,328 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,546. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Canisius University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Canisius University cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $18,400 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $45,546. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Canisius University's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers