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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?

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$54,544 Avg Cost After Aid
59% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at Syracuse is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • The highest award offered at Syracuse is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Syracuse bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $74,446 a year. That's about 82% more than their peers at other schools.
  • The average Syracuse student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

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: www.syracuse.edu

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 Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Syracuse?

59% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
25% Submit SAT Scores
Syracuse has an acceptance rate of 59%, 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 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 57%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 25% of students accepted to Syracuse submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 610 and 710.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Syracuse University  ( 610 to 690 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Syracuse University  ( 610 to 710 )
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800
Syracuse received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 30. Composite scores were between 27 and 32.

ACT English Scores for Syracuse University  ( 27 to 34 )
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ACT Math Scores for Syracuse University  ( 25 to 30 )
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ACT Composite Scores for Syracuse University  ( 27 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford Syracuse University?

$54,544 Net Price
39% Take Out Loans
1.1% 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 39% of students took out student loans averaging $9,876 a year. That adds up to $39,504 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is 1.1%. 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

14,167 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 14,778 undergraduate students at Syracuse, with 14,167 being full-time and 611 being part-time.

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There are also 6,994 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 14,167 full-time undergraduates at Syracuse, 45% are male and 55% 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 1,015
Black or African American 933
Hispanic or Latino 1,546
White 7,692
International Students 1,916
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,065

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

2,606 Took All Classes Online
5,418 Took At Least One Class Online
15.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 9 master’s degree programs available online at Syracuse. In 2020-2021, 5,418 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 2020-2021.

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.

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%.

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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