Canisius University Athletics

 

Canisius University Academic Services provides academic, personal and career support programs that foster the total development for the student-athletes. A comprehensive program on life skills provides student-athletes with educational experiences. Service programs preparing students for the demands of a well-balanced lifestyle are also provided. Academic Services for Student-Athletes offers the guidance and direction needed to prepare student-athletes for success beyond graduation.

Academic Services is located in the KAC, including the Koessler Academic Success Center (above) for student use.

 

Academic Services Information	Academic Services Links
Letter to Prospective Student-Athletes	Academic Forms
Academic Support Services Staff	Academic Services Available
Study Hall/Tutoring	Career Athletes Homepage
Commonly Asked Questions	SAAC
Student-Athlete Development	Additional Support Services
Student-Athlete Handbook

Canisius Academic Highlights 
• The Canisius athletic department saw all 21 of the Golden Griffins' varsity intercollegiate athletic programs fashion a team cumulative grade point average of 3.10 or higher.
• A total of 18 squads exceeded a 3.30 cumulative GPA, as the department's more than 400 student-athlete's combined to post a cumulative grade point average of 3.49 for the 2026 spring semester.
• The recently completed spring semester saw a total of 69 student-athletes earn a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Those 69 student-athletes highlighted a group of 363 student-athletes with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, representing 88% of the University's total student-athlete population.
• In May, the NCAA announced its latest Academic Progress Rate (APR) statistics, which showed that 19 of Canisius' 20 varsity intercollegiate athletic teams turned in a multi-year APR of 970 or better out of a possible 1,000 points (Acrobatics and Tumbling was not factored into the statistics).  
• Three Canisius programs registered perfect multiyear APR scores, led by volleyball, which posted a perfect APR score for the fifth straight season and 11th time in program history.
• Hockey also recorded a perfect multiyear APR for the fifth straight campaign and sixth time in program history (2014-15). Women's lacrosse rounded out the registered its second perfect multi-year APR score and first since the 2018-19 season.
• Last November, the Canisius athletic department posted a 97 percent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) in the latest data released by the NCAA.
• The Golden Griffins' 97 percent GSR, representing incoming student-athletes from 2015-16 through 2018-19, tied them with Marist for the highest Graduation Success Rate amongst institutions from the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC).
• The data also showed that all of Canisius' 16 varsity programs posted a GSR score of 90 or higher while a total of 12 programs recording perfect 100 percent graduation rates: men's basketball, men's cross country/track, golf, hockey, men's soccer, women's basketball, women's cross country/track, rowing, women's lacrosse, women's soccer and volleyball.
• The report also represented the sixth consecutive year that the University's athletic department has recorded a graduation success rate that was 97 percent or higher.