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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · CDS 20222023 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
51.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
19.1%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
96.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
$81,505
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
15:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$23,473

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates15,421
Total all graduate7,277
Grand total all students22,698

Admissions

Total applicants41,489
Total admitted21,471
Total enrolled4,108
Overall admit rate51.8%
Admit rate — women51.8%
Admit rate — men51.7%
Yield rate19.1%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?Yes
ED closing date11/15
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan1,235
Offers Early Action plan?
EA closing date
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?

Test Scores

% submitting SAT28.2%
% submitting ACT11.5%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile630
SAT EBRW 75th %ile710
SAT Math 25th %ile620
SAT Math 75th %ile720
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile32
% in top 10% of HS class33.0%
% in top 25% of HS class66.5%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$61,310
Tuition — out-of-state$61,310
Required fees$1,751
Room and board$18,444
Total cost — in-state$81,505
Total cost — out-of-state$81,505

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$41,818
Avg % of need met96.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$12,476
Avg loan debt at graduation$23,473

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist12,638
# admitted from waitlist321
Waitlist admit rate7.9%
Transfer applicants (total)1,508
Transfer admit rate49.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio15:1
% faculty full-time66.0%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)45.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$38,793Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)83.8%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)81.0%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate90.7%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$79,406Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant17.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan34.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full15.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress35.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white56.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino12.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women45.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white63.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black5.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Social Sciences13.5%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs12.9%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services12.5%
Visual And Performing Arts8.5%
Psychology8.1%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.4%
Engineering6.4%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies4.9%