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Syracuse University Overview

Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. Syracuse is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Syracuse University Known For?

4,149 Undergraduate Awards
$54,544 Avg Cost After Aid
69% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at Syracuse have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 3%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at Syracuse is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2019-2020, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Syracuse with a bachelor's degree make about $71,470 a year. That's 75% more than those who graduate from other schools.
  • The average Syracuse student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

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Syracuse University Rankings

Syracuse landed the #224 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 2,018 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #16 out of 128 schools in New York.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Syracuse has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#132 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#183 Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Syracuse.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Human Sciences Business Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#16 Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#18 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#41 Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#43 Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#51 Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#60 Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Syracuse has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#13 Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Schools College Factual
#16 Best Communication & Journalism Schools College Factual
#25 Best Education Schools College Factual
#36 Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools College Factual
#51 Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools College Factual
#104 Best Business Schools Business Degree Central

Where Is Syracuse University?

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Contact details for Syracuse are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 900 South Crouse Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone: 315-443-1870
Website: https://www.syracuse.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/syracuseuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SyracuseU

How Do I Get Into Syracuse?

You can apply to Syracuse online at: https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Syracuse

Submission Required?
High School GPA recommended
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores neither required nor recommended
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Syracuse?

69% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
Syracuse has an acceptance rate of 69%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Can I Afford Syracuse University?

$54,544 Net Price
38% Take Out Loans
2.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Syracuse is $54,544. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Syracuse, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $10,703 a year. That adds up to $42,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Syracuse University Undergraduate Student Diversity

13,832 Full-Time Undergraduates
54% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,479 undergraduate students at Syracuse, with 13,832 being full-time and 647 being part-time.

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There are also 6,843 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,832 full-time undergraduates at Syracuse, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Syracuse University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 931
Black or African American 917
Hispanic or Latino 1,425
White 7,563
International Students 1,954
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,042

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Syracuse University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at Syracuse. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Syracuse University

2,043 Took All Classes Online
3,112 Took At Least One Class Online
15.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,112 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Syracuse has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 34th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Syracuse

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Syracuse University was $55,926 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Syracuse is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
General Social Sciences #13 #13
Computer Systems Networking #25 #25
Entrepreneurial Studies #38 #38
Public Relations & Advertising #62 #62

Online Growth Rankings of Syracuse

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Syracuse University was 15.7%. This is the #1,188 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Syracuse regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Syracuse majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Business, Management & Marketing 0%
Education 2%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Syracuse ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Syracuse.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations & Advertising #67
Communication & Journalism #182

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Syracuse University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Information Systems 0 0 77 0 475 6 558
Business Administration & Management 1 0 107 6 370 3 487
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 208 0 165 0 373
Information Science 0 0 204 1 137 1 343
Public Administration 0 0 79 38 160 4 281
General Psychology 0 0 269 0 8 0 277
Economics 0 0 247 0 6 6 259
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 251 0 0 0 251
Journalism 0 0 141 0 92 0 233
Political Science & Government 0 0 180 0 10 8 198
International Relations & National Security 0 0 98 19 76 0 193
Accounting 0 0 115 0 65 0 180
Law 0 0 0 0 0 165 165
Marketing 0 0 154 0 0 0 154
Health & Physical Education 0 0 150 0 0 0 150
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 0 116 0 31 0 147
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 135 0 135
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 116 0 11 3 130
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 92 0 37 0 129
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 0 119 0 119
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 0 0 116 0 0 116
Social Work 0 0 40 0 73 0 113
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 56 0 41 10 107
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 92 0 10 0 102
General Biology 0 0 92 0 3 5 100
Computer Engineering 0 0 17 0 66 0 83
Information Technology 0 0 0 43 31 0 74
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 29 5 33 3 70
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 50 0 15 0 65
Special Education 0 0 29 0 34 1 64
Electrical Engineering 0 0 18 0 32 11 61
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 50 0 10 0 60
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 58 0 0 0 58
Public Health 0 0 48 3 6 0 57
Sociology 0 0 51 0 5 1 57
History 0 0 51 1 2 2 56
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 26 0 30 0 56
Applied Mathematics 0 0 27 0 27 0 54
Mathematics 0 0 32 0 15 5 52
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 51 0 0 0 51
Civil Engineering 0 0 30 0 16 5 51
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 24 0 21 2 47
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 28 14 5 0 47
Arts & Media Management 0 0 29 0 17 0 46
General English Literature 0 0 40 1 4 0 45
Communication Sciences 0 0 35 0 4 5 44
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 39 0 1 2 42
Real Estate 0 0 40 0 0 0 40
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 18 20 1 39
Chemistry 0 0 18 9 1 10 38
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 3 29 4 36
Chemical Engineering 0 0 20 0 10 4 34
Ethnic Studies 0 0 15 19 0 0 34
Romance Languages 0 0 30 0 4 0 34
Writing Studies 0 0 23 0 10 0 33
Philosophy 0 0 31 0 0 2 33
Music 0 0 18 0 14 0 32
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 0 31 0 0 0 31
Physics 0 0 16 0 5 10 31
Educational Administration 0 0 0 14 15 1 30
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 1 25 0 26
Biotechnology 0 0 23 0 2 0 25
Dispute Resolution 0 0 0 25 0 0 25
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 22 0 0 0 22
Human Sciences Business Services 0 0 22 0 0 0 22
Anthropology 0 0 16 0 4 2 22
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 16 5 21
Environmental Engineering 0 0 19 0 2 0 21
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 8 0 13 0 21
Geography & Cartography 0 0 16 0 1 3 20
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 13 0 4 2 19
Student Counseling 0 0 0 12 4 2 18
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0 17 0 17
Nutrition Science 0 0 10 2 5 0 17
Human Services 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Museum Studies 0 0 0 0 16 0 16
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Interior Architecture 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Graphic Communications 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
General Education 0 0 14 0 0 0 14
Legal Research 0 0 0 0 14 0 14
Religious Studies 0 0 8 1 1 2 12
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 4 7 0 0 0 11
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 10 0 0 10
Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 10 0 10
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 10 10
Computer Systems Networking 0 0 0 5 4 0 9
Area Studies 0 0 1 6 2 0 9
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 9 0 0 9
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 0 5 3 8
Statistics 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 7 0 0 7
Other Education 0 0 0 2 4 0 6
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Management Information Systems 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Systems Theory 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Architectural History 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Germanic Languages 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Native American Languages 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Hospitality Management 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Library & Archives Assisting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Homeland Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 2 4 4,143 400 2,676 312 7,537

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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