NY
Canisius University
1.63 incidents / 1,000 students
Buffalo, NY · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Canisius University
Across 2022–2024, Canisius University reported 22 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Motor Vehicle Theft). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Vassar College.
- 1.63
- Incidents / 1k students
- #906
- Rank of 2,072
- #121
- NY rank
- 2,451
- Enrolled students
1.63 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Canisius University reports 1.63 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above United States University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: United States University (0.00/1k); Mineral Area College (0.41/1k); Smith Chason College (0.41/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Vassar College (10.15/1k); Mount Saint Mary College (1.20/1k); Nazareth University (7.50/1k); Manhattanville University (1.59/1k); Daemen University (3.54/1k); D'Youville University (0.78/1k); United Talmudical Seminary (0.00/1k); SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (3.15/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.63
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #906
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 56%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 3
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 189705 · Canisius University 1.63/1k score rate · #906/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.63/1k
- RANK-MID #906/2,072
- ST-MID #121 in state
- PEER-FINISH Edgewood College · ±0.01
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 25%
- CAT-LEAD Motor Vehicle Th…
- ENR-SMALL 2,451
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: Edgewood College (-0.01/1k)
Canisius University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO · peer Edgewood College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-SMALL · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Edgewood College (-0.01/1k). National rank #906 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Canisius University reports 1.63 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 150% above United States University. Similar-enrollment scored peers: United States University (0.00/1k); Mineral Area College (0.41/1k); Smith Chason College (0.41/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Vassar College (10.15/1k); Mount Saint Mary College (1.20/1k); Nazareth University (7.50/1k); Manhattanville University (1.59/1k); Daemen University (3.54/1k); D'Youville University (0.78/1k); United Talmudical Seminary (0.00/1k); SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (3.15/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Motor Vehicle Theft.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Canisius University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Canisius on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- United States University · lowest peer 0
United States University — lowest peer
0 per 1,000 students
- Mineral Area College · near 0.41
Mineral Area College — near
0.41 per 1,000 students
- Spring Arbor University · near
Spring Arbor University — near
0.82 per 1,000 students
- Canisius University · this campus · highest
Canisius University — this campus · highest
1.63 per 1,000 students
- Edgewood College · near
Edgewood College — near
1.63 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Canisius University's 1.63/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Canisius University decreased from 15 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NY 4-year peers in this comparison, Canisius University is larger than 47% and safer-reporting than 69% - the smaller, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Canisius University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marymount Manhattan College | 1,601 | 0.00 | 0 | 89 |
| Sarah Lawrence College | 1,798 | 8.90 | 3 | 11 |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | 1,841 | 34.22 | 6 | 0 |
| Roberts Wesleyan University | 1,960 | 5.61 | 8 | 33 |
| SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | 1,988 | 3.52 | 11 | 42 |
| St Lawrence University | 1,991 | 7.03 | 14 | 25 |
| Wagner College | 2,001 | 2.50 | 17 | 64 |
| Alfred University | 2,007 | 2.99 | 19 | 56 |
| Hamilton College | 2,031 | 11.82 | 22 | 3 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas College | 2,037 | 1.47 | 25 | 75 |
| Union College | 2,065 | 7.75 | 28 | 14 |
| Canisius University (this campus) | 2,451 | 1.63 | 47 | 69 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Canisius University fell from 15 to 3 (-80%). The decrease shows up in Motor Vehicle Theft (12 to 0).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Canisius University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 4 Clery Act categories here: Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary, Rape and Fondling. Motor Vehicle Theft accounts for most of them.
The remaining 7 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Incest and Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyCanisius University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 25% (4 → 3 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Burglary | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Rape | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Fondling | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
9 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 7 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 7 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 27 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 19 |
| Weapons | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| Liquor | 2022 | 0 | 21 |
| Weapons | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
Canisius University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
United States University
0.00 incidents / 1,000 students
MO
Mineral Area College
0.41 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Canisius University sits on price and outcomes
At $17,940, Canisius University's reported average net price is cheaper than 50% among 326 New York colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $17,940.
- $17,940
- average net price
- $17,940
- New York median
- 1.9×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $11,389
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $12,781, while those above $110,000 record $24,170 - roughly 1.9 times as much. A published average of $17,940 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Median reported earnings six years after entry are $46,089, roughly 2.6 times a year of net price. That is a workable ratio, though it says nothing about how long the programme takes to finish.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $34,500
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $34,500
- Avg Net Price
- $17,940
- Median Debt
- $24,250
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 32%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- ACT Average
- 28
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 69%
- Retention Rate
- 73%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $46,089
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $60,681
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 78%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 1,277 similar institutions by enrollment size.
United States University
San Diego, CA · 2,454 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Mineral Area College
Park Hills, MO · 2,447 enrolled
Safety Score 0.41
Smith Chason College
Los Angeles, CA · 2,447 enrolled
Safety Score 0.41
Edgewood College
Madison, WI · 2,459 enrolled
Safety Score 1.63
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI · 2,441 enrolled
Safety Score 0.82
Closest by National Rank
Canisius University (national rank #906) sits near Edgewood College (#905) and Texas A&M University-San Antonio (#907) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Edgewood College
Madison, WI
National Rank #905
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
National Rank #907
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
National Rank #908
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX
National Rank #904
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA
National Rank #903
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Canisius University, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
United States University
San Diego, CA · 2,454 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Smith Chason College
Los Angeles, CA · 2,447 enrolled
Safety score 0.41
Edgewood College
Madison, WI · 2,459 enrolled
Safety score 1.63
Spring Arbor University
Spring Arbor, MI · 2,441 enrolled
Safety score 0.82
University of Mount Union
Alliance, OH · 2,461 enrolled
Safety score 0.41
Brenau University
Gainesville, GA · 2,436 enrolled
Safety score 1.64
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · 2,468 enrolled
Safety score 3.24
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA · 2,430 enrolled
Safety score 13.58
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 7,956 enrolled
Safety score 1.63
Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX · 10,472 enrolled
Safety score 1.62
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD · 3,708 enrolled
Safety score 1.62
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · 4,250 enrolled
Safety score 1.65
Saint Leo University
Saint Leo, FL · 9,692 enrolled
Safety score 1.65
Milligan University
Milligan, TN · 1,240 enrolled
Safety score 1.61
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Canisius University safe?
Canisius University has a safety score of 1.63 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #906 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: United States University (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Vassar College (10.15/1k); Mount Saint Mary College (1.20/1k); Nazareth University (7.50/1k); Manhattanville University (1.59/1k); Daemen University (3.54/1k); D'Youville University (0.78/1k); United Talmudical Seminary (0.00/1k); SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (3.15/1k).
What crimes are reported at Canisius University?
For calendar year 2024, Canisius University reported Burglary (3) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Canisius University compare to similar schools?
Canisius University reports 150% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than United States University. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: United States University (0.00/1k); Mineral Area College (0.41/1k); Smith Chason College (0.41/1k); Edgewood College (1.63/1k); Spring Arbor University (0.82/1k). Same-state same-level set: Vassar College (10.15/1k); Mount Saint Mary College (1.20/1k); Nazareth University (7.50/1k); Manhattanville University (1.59/1k); Daemen University (3.54/1k); D'Youville University (0.78/1k); United Talmudical Seminary (0.00/1k); SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University (3.15/1k).
Does Canisius University have fire safety data?
Yes. Canisius University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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