Upstate Medical University Overview

Upstate Medical University is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The city atmosphere of Syracuse makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Upstate Medical University Known For?

• Students at SUNY Upstate Medical University may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 6 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at SUNY Upstate Medical University 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 doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SUNY Upstate Medical University.
• In 2017-2018, 69% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, SUNY Upstate Medical University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $76,400 a year. That's about 87% more than their peers at other schools.

Upstate Medical University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#5	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Value Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#153	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#170	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Upstate Medical University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#2	Best Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Respiratory Care Therapy Schools	College Factual
#4	Best Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy Schools	College Factual
#12	Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Schools	College Factual
#34	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#156	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is Upstate Medical University?

Contact details for SUNY Upstate Medical University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	750 E Adams St, Syracuse, NY 13210
Phone:	315-464-5540
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/UpstateMedicalUniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/UpstateNews

How Do I Get Into SUNY Upstate Medical University?

You can apply to SUNY Upstate Medical University online at: www.upstate.edu/prospective/basics/about_applying.php

Can I Afford Upstate Medical University?

The student loan default rate at SUNY Upstate Medical University is 1.3%. 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.

Upstate Medical University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 205 undergraduate students at SUNY Upstate Medical University, with 145 being full-time and 60 being part-time.

There are also 1,323 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 145 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Upstate Medical University, 21% are male and 79% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	105
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Over 22 countries are represented at SUNY Upstate Medical University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Canada.

Online Learning at Upstate Medical University

In 2019-2020, 710 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Upstate Medical University has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 106th 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 Growth Rankings of SUNY Upstate Medical University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Upstate Medical University was 12.5%. This is the #1,303 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Upstate Medical University regardless of major.

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

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	6%
Nursing	28%

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%.

Upstate Medical University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Medicine	0	0	0	151	151
Nursing	35	4	93	4	136
Allied Health Professions	54	0	47	0	101
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	20	0	12	0	32
Public Health	0	2	17	0	19
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	18	18
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	2	6	8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	3	3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	1	1	2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	0	2	2
Biotechnology	1	0	0	0	1
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	1	1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	110	6	172	186	474

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Crazyale under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.