Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,515
Graduate Enrollment: 6,994
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, highly residential // full-time, selective, lower transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 59.19%

Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)

First generation college students: 18.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 1.8% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.2% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,328
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1220 - 1400

2022 Median Admit ACT: 30
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 27 - 32

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 80.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 74.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 69.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 64.7% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 54.5%
Black: 6.9%
Hispanic: 10.9%
Asian: 7.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 4.0%
Non-resident alien: 13.2%
Unknown race: 2.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $74,518
In-State tuition: $57,591
Out-of-State tuition: $57,591

Estimated books and supplies: $1,582 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $16,895 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $1,828 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $16,895 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $1,828 (2022)

Average Family Income: $113,204 (2017)
Median Family Income: $78,436 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 16.9%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 37.6%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $26,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $276 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $17,000
$30k-48k $18,339
$48k-75k $21,415
$75k-110k $27,817
$110k+ $46,942

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 72%
6-year graduation rate: 82%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.0% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $26,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $10,250 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $23,896 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $24,500 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 81.0% (2015)
@3 year 85.4% (2017)
@5 year 90.9% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 65.2% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 66.4% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $47,113 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $65,022 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 3
Master's Degree Area Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 220 $26,694 $282 $65,751 ($5,479) $84,923 ($7,077)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 189 $566 $101,961 ($8,497) $115,010 ($9,584)
Doctoral Degree Information Science/Studies. 4
Master's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 11
Master's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 44
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. 148
Bachelor's Degree Education, General. 24 $23,250 $246 $32,923 ($2,744)
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 30
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 22 $48,411 ($4,034)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational Administration and Supervision. 17
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 13
Doctoral Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Educational/Instructional Media Design. 1
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 14
Doctoral Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 6
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 34 $27,000 $286 $55,131 ($4,594)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 33 $679 $58,149 ($4,846) $60,354 ($5,030)
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 2
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 44 $26,750 $284 $25,477 ($2,123) $55,862 ($4,655)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 3
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate English Language and Literature, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 33 $27,000 $246 $23,423 ($1,952)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 13
Doctoral Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 3
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 8
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 6
Master's Degree Library Science and Administration. 106 $606 $44,918 ($3,743) $54,932 ($4,578)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 101 $27,000 $286 $30,760 ($2,563) $54,536 ($4,545)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 1
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 24 $27,000 $286
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 3
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 5
Bachelor's Degree Biotechnology. 14 $27,000 $286 $43,273 ($3,606)
Bachelor's Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 36 $27,000 $286 $30,392 ($2,533)
Master's Degree Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. 21 $495
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 26 $27,000 $286 $49,754 ($4,146) $56,469 ($4,706)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 19
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 28
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 245 $26,865 $276 $33,739 ($2,812) $53,593 ($4,466)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 7
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 5
Bachelor's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 43
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 27
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. 18
Bachelor's Degree Human Services, General. 21 $26,273 $279 $35,694 ($2,975)
Bachelor's Degree Public Administration. 62 $26,000 $276 $54,090 ($4,508) $60,555 ($5,046)
Master's Degree Public Administration. 179 $584 $69,009 ($5,751) $93,872 ($7,823)
Doctoral Degree Public Administration. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Administration. 56
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 40 $27,000 $286 $40,089 ($3,341) $53,811 ($4,484)
Master's Degree Social Work. 78 $716 $47,279 ($3,940) $55,715 ($4,643)
Master's Degree Social Sciences, General. 6
Doctoral Degree Social Sciences, General. 3
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 17 $23,249 $239 $26,839 ($2,237)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 363 $738 $112,448 ($9,371) $103,505 ($8,625)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business Administration, Management and Operations. 7
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 107 $27,000 $286 $66,277 ($5,523) $85,784 ($7,149)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 94 $510 $66,332 ($5,528) $88,160 ($7,347)
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 45 $26,350 $279 $50,204 ($4,184) $68,507 ($5,709)
Master's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 6
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 160 $27,000 $286 $67,872 ($5,656) $91,086 ($7,591)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Management Information Systems and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree Management Information Systems and Services. 1
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 63 $661 $93,089 ($7,757)
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 127 $26,951 $286 $52,774 ($4,398) $68,357 ($5,696)
Bachelor's Degree Real Estate. 21 $60,824 ($5,069)
Master's Degree Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. 14
Bachelor's Degree History. 40 $26,000 $257 $37,057 ($3,088) $54,025 ($4,502)
Master's Degree History. 4
Doctoral Degree History. 3
Master's Degree Statistics. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Area Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 13 $31,645 ($2,637)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 27
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 102 $27,000 $276 $38,870 ($3,239) $53,833 ($4,486)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 12
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 135 $27,000 $286 $41,491 ($3,458) $62,752 ($5,229)
Master's Degree Journalism. 73 $642 $38,439 ($3,203)
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 152 $27,000 $280 $37,917 ($3,160) $55,339 ($4,612)
Master's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 32 $507 $35,876 ($2,990)
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 221 $26,000 $258 $50,299 ($4,192) $71,592 ($5,966)
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 165 $811 $58,692 ($4,891)
Bachelor's Degree Graphic Communications. 12
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 70 $27,000 $286 $78,850 ($6,571)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 213 $676 $93,678 ($7,807)
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 2
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 1
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 15 $26,664 $265 $48,473 ($4,039) $57,701 ($4,808)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 39 $466 $55,480 ($4,623) $56,623 ($4,719)
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 2
Master's Degree Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 4
Master's Degree Education, Other. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Education, Other. 9
Bachelor's Degree Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. 32 $27,000 $286 $63,498 ($5,292) $85,982 ($7,165)
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 37 $27,000 $286 $65,143 ($5,429) $89,553 ($7,463)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 16
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 3
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 28 $27,000 $286 $65,365 ($5,447) $91,957 ($7,663)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 51 $27,000 $286 $67,849 ($5,654) $84,685 ($7,057)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 19
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 20 $81,633 ($6,803)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 89
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 16
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 42
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 12
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 9
Graduate/Professional Certificate Legal Professions and Studies, Other. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 73 $27,000 $286 $64,205 ($5,350) $90,527 ($7,544)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 58 $81,167 ($6,764)
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 7
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 1
Master's Degree Engineering-Related Fields. 20
Graduate/Professional Certificate Engineering-Related Fields. 2
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 12
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 11
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 18 $26,137 $277 $43,188 ($3,599)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services. 28 $27,000 $286 $54,829 ($4,569) $61,886 ($5,157)
Bachelor's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 52 $27,000 $284 $35,467 ($2,956) $55,779 ($4,648)
Master's Degree Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. 12
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 51 $22,981 $243 $37,688 ($3,141) $44,252 ($3,688)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 1
Doctoral Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 3
Graduate/Professional Certificate Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 1
First Professional Degree Law. 179 $1,286 $62,765 ($5,230) $84,748 ($7,062)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 34
Master's Degree Applied Mathematics. 29
Master's Degree Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General. 14
Graduate/Professional Certificate Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 6
Bachelor's Degree Systems Science and Theory. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Historic Preservation and Conservation. 1
Master's Degree Museology/Museum Studies. 17 $29,514 ($2,460) $51,026 ($4,252)
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 16
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 10
Bachelor's Degree Classical and Ancient Studies. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Dispute Resolution. 21
Graduate/Professional Certificate Sustainability Studies. 8
Master's Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 140 $27,000 $286 $35,049 ($2,921) $59,233 ($4,936)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 13 $23,250
Master's Degree Philosophy. 1
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 2
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 3
Master's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 4
Doctoral Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Religion/Religious Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 19 $21,459 $228 $32,439 ($2,703)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 3
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 15 $58,039 ($4,837)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Chemistry. 17
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 6
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 6
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 6
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 16
Master's Degree Physics. 4
Doctoral Degree Physics. 14
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 229 $26,000 $270 $49,641 ($4,137) $70,698 ($5,892)
Master's Degree Economics. 6
Doctoral Degree Economics. 5
Graduate/Professional Certificate Economics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 18 $27,000 $286 $39,205 ($3,267)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 4
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 1
Bachelor's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 95 $26,635 $276 $39,005 ($3,250) $57,789 ($4,816)
Master's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 76 $475 $56,706 ($4,726) $67,020 ($5,585)
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Relations and National Security Studies. 25
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 170 $26,799 $277 $42,442 ($3,537) $59,450 ($4,954)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 6
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 46 $24,750 $260 $35,717 ($2,976) $52,918 ($4,410)
Master's Degree Sociology. 6
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 117 $27,000 $286 $43,286 ($3,607) $58,439 ($4,870)
Master's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 10
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 68 $27,000 $286 $14,759 ($1,230)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 62 $27,000 $285 $26,229 ($2,186) $23,382 ($1,949)
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 10
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 37 $27,000 $286 $16,994 ($1,416)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 28 $604 $23,501 ($1,958)
Bachelor's Degree Music. 21 $17,979 ($1,498)
Master's Degree Music. 12
Bachelor's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 35 $27,000 $286 $57,823 ($4,819)
Master's Degree Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management. 20 $53,103 ($4,425)
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 15
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 3
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 1
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 10
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 34 $1,319 $45,779 ($3,815) $54,248 ($4,521)
Doctoral Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 20
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 67 $27,000 $286 $35,992 ($2,999)
Master's Degree Public Health. 11
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 10
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 2
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 83 $27,000 $286 $60,600 ($5,050) $71,365 ($5,947)
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 4
Bachelor's Degree Interior Architecture. 21 $38,766 ($3,231)
Bachelor's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 111 $31,000 $329 $56,309 ($4,692)
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 38
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 8


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $110,583
Full time faculty: 69%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 14.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,390,552,629 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,814,019,946 (2022)