Syracuse University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,181
Men / Women 44% / 56%
From State 31%
From Region 32%
Athletes 611 (4.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 13%
International 9%
Black 8%
Asian 7%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 1,181 38% 51% 7% 8% 13% 14% $74,685 57 +0.78 57 95%
Applied Mathematics 14 +1 57% 7% 21% 0% 7% 64% $112,174 64 +0.11 95 100% — — — —
Chemistry 24 — 25% 58% 17% 0% 17% 4% $93,184 97 +2.09 84 100% — — — —
Earth Sciences 16 +1 56% 56% 0% 12% 6% 12% $69,461 73 +0.40 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 25 +5 44% 40% 8% 0% 8% 40% $82,965 56 -0.09 73 93% — — — —
Physics 16 +4 75% 44% 6% 0% 19% 25% $84,491 58 +0.07 75 — — — — —
Biochemistry 16 +1 31% 56% 12% 6% 25% 0% $76,226 69 +0.42 61 95% — — — —
Biology 116 +2 30% 56% 7% 10% 15% 3% $66,589 53 +0.02 36 91% — — — —
Biotechnology 20 — 15% 40% 30% 15% 10% 0% $103,337 100 +2.84 91 100% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 8 — 0% 75% 0% 12% 0% 12% $62,248 42 -0.16 24 88% — — — —
Nutrition 20 — 15% 20% 25% 5% 20% 30% $62,248 42 -0.16 24 88% — — — —
Business Analytics 33 +56 58% 79% 0% 3% 12% 0% $95,806 61 +0.19 86 — — — — —
Economics 149 +30 77% 37% 6% 10% 11% 32% $87,907 40 -0.38 79 96% — — — —
Economics 43 +3 67% 23% 12% 2% 12% 47% $87,907 40 -0.38 79 96% — — — —
Retail Management 9 +10 11% 67% 0% 0% 0% 22% $95,492 93 +1.39 86 100% — — — —
African American Studies 2 +1 100% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $63,370 69 +0.33 27 86% — — — —
Creative Writing 11 +12 36% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $71,218 98 +2.29 48 95% — — — —
English and Textual Studies 35 +5 20% 51% 11% 6% 20% 3% $58,291 80 +0.72 15 95% — — — —
History 37 +12 54% 70% 5% 3% 11% 8% $66,207 88 +0.91 35 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,815 92 +1.01 39 — — — — —
Linguistic Studies 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,072 87 +0.98 43 — — — — —
Philosophy 14 +10 50% 57% 0% 7% 7% 14% $53,737 31 -0.58 8 90% — — — —
Religion — +1 — — — — — — $60,899 92 +1.24 21 — — — — —
Spanish Language, Literature, and Culture 8 +10 12% 38% 0% 0% 38% 0% $57,846 53 -0.02 15 100% — — — —
Women's and Gender Studies 7 +5 0% 71% 0% 0% 29% 0% $63,370 83 +0.87 27 86% — — — —
World Languages and Culture 4 +4 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $81,600 99 +2.10 70 83% — — — —
Writing and Rhetoric 12 +5 17% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $71,218 98 +2.29 48 95% — — — —
Anthropology 14 +4 7% 79% 7% 7% 0% 7% $50,938 28 -0.54 6 100% — — — —
Geography 17 +1 35% 82% 6% 0% 6% 0% $75,122 91 +1.49 58 86% — — — —
Human Development and Family Science 33 — 27% 67% 0% 9% 9% 6% $64,093 98 +1.28 29 96% — — — —
Political Science 135 +27 33% 58% 6% 11% 13% 4% $79,676 79 +0.55 67 96% — — — —
Psychology 291 +21 24% 50% 8% 11% 12% 12% $67,966 97 +1.96 40 94% — — — —
Sociology 42 +10 31% 38% 7% 5% 17% 19% $63,780 87 +0.63 28 98% — — — —
Computer Art and Animation 6 — 100% 50% 0% 0% 33% 17% $62,400 79 +0.46 25 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Science 345 72% 52% 14% 6% 14% 7% $105,465 96 -0.30 92 96%
Aerospace Engineering 43 — 65% 65% 14% 5% 14% 0% $94,398 11 -1.07 85 100% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 25 +1 36% 72% 16% 0% 12% 0% $105,164 76 +0.55 92 95% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 20 — 35% 70% 10% 0% 5% 0% $99,851 26 -0.58 89 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 37 — 78% 43% 19% 3% 14% 5% $87,744 22 -0.65 79 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 23 — 83% 52% 4% 9% 26% 0% $117,915 64 +0.04 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 17 +1 88% 35% 12% 6% 24% 12% $112,491 49 -0.22 95 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 13 — 54% 69% 0% 0% 8% 8% $70,130 2 -2.10 45 95% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 53 — 81% 55% 6% 8% 21% 8% $97,052 41 -0.27 87 94% — — — —
AI Science — — — — — — — — $124,081 57 -0.45 98 93% — — — —
Computer Programming 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $123,489 58 -0.04 98 — — — — —
Computer Science 90 +1 79% 29% 27% 10% 8% 18% $124,081 60 -0.03 98 93% — — — —
Cybersecurity 19 — 79% 89% 0% 5% 5% 0% $104,707 79 +0.58 91 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Visual and Performing Arts 318 34% 61% 4% 7% 12% 7% $59,648 9 +0.88 18 94%
Acting 27 — 33% 70% 0% 0% 15% 7% $48,478 84 +0.73 4 95% — — — —
Art Photography 8 — 25% 50% 0% 12% 12% 25% $51,793 46 -0.26 6 94% — — — —
Art Teacher Education — +4 — — — — — — $59,902 95 +1.40 19 96% — — — —
Commercial and Advertising Art 19 — 21% 74% 5% 5% 11% 0% $73,626 87 +1.21 55 93% — — — —
Communications Design 29 — 14% 62% 10% 3% 14% 7% $73,626 89 +1.05 55 93% — — — —
Design and Applied Arts 12 — 33% 75% 0% 8% 17% 0% $73,626 89 +1.05 55 93% — — — —
Drama 7 — 0% 86% 0% 0% 0% 14% $48,478 84 +0.73 4 95% — — — —
Fashion Design 14 — 7% 64% 14% 0% 7% 7% $73,626 91 +1.18 55 93% — — — —
Film 44 — 59% 57% 7% 2% 7% 14% $51,793 69 +0.40 6 94% — — — —
History of Art and Architecture 7 +2 29% 43% 0% 0% 14% 0% $53,702 71 +0.15 8 91% — — — —
Illustration 20 — 20% 60% 0% 10% 15% 10% $73,626 100 +2.87 55 93% — — — —
Industrial and Interaction Design 20 — 60% 55% 15% 10% 5% 10% $73,626 89 +1.05 55 93% — — — —
Music 17 — 53% 76% 0% 0% 18% 0% $43,253 37 -0.38 2 96% — — — —
Music Education (PreK-Grade 12) 10 — 50% 70% 0% 0% 20% 0% $59,902 96 +1.41 19 96% — — — —
Music History and Cultures — +3 — — — — — — $43,253 37 -0.38 2 96% — — — —
Music Industry 30 +1 47% 53% 0% 23% 13% 3% $60,901 97 +1.52 21 93% — — — —
Musical Theater 28 — 21% 61% 0% 18% 14% 4% $48,478 58 +0.19 4 95% — — — —
Stage Management 4 — 25% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $48,478 84 +0.73 4 95% — — — —
Studio Arts 15 — 7% 27% 7% 13% 20% 7% $53,702 82 +0.74 8 91% — — — —
Theater Design and Technology 7 — 43% 86% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,478 84 +0.73 4 95% — — — —
Voice and Opera — — — — — — — — $43,253 37 -0.38 2 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics 247 51% 66% 4% 6% 11% 6% $71,480 49 +1.03 49 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 20 +1 10% 65% 5% 0% 20% 0% $69,622 86 +0.98 44 100% — — — —
Health and Exercise Science 69 — 43% 71% 4% 1% 9% 7% $74,084 92 +1.44 56 96% — — — —
Public Health 52 +1 15% 40% 13% 23% 12% 4% $63,432 46 -0.16 27 94% — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 2 — 100% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $74,084 92 +1.44 56 96% — — — —
Sport Management 104 — 81% 77% 0% 2% 10% 8% $74,084 88 +1.35 56 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 171 34% 52% 5% 5% 19% 12% $75,464 58 +0.43 59 95%
Human Services 2 +16 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,628 99 +2.06 47 — — — — —
International Relations 86 +14 37% 41% 3% 5% 20% 21% $74,102 58 +0.07 56 92% — — — —
Policy Studies 61 +18 36% 62% 8% 7% 18% 3% $84,228 86 +0.88 74 99% — — — —
Social Work 22 — 14% 64% 5% 5% 18% 0% $56,932 72 +0.43 13 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Newhouse School of Public Communications 465 37% 64% 3% 8% 9% 7% $78,238 67 +1.17 65 98%
Advertising 67 +18 16% 57% 4% 1% 13% 13% $95,690 93 +1.41 86 98% — — — —
Broadcast Journalism 88 +11 66% 80% 2% 7% 3% 0% $71,931 83 +1.08 50 97% — — — —
Communication and Rhetorical Studies 86 +1 40% 41% 5% 17% 10% 15% $73,032 87 +1.04 53 98% — — — —
Journalism 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $71,931 83 +1.08 50 97% — — — —
Journalism 42 +23 24% 67% 2% 7% 10% 5% $71,931 83 +1.08 50 97% — — — —
Public Relations 69 +34 14% 62% 3% 6% 14% 9% $95,690 100 +2.20 86 98% — — — —
Television, Radio and Film 106 +19 43% 75% 2% 8% 4% 4% $68,225 75 +0.59 40 98% — — — —
Visual Communications 6 +2 33% 50% 33% 0% 17% 0% $71,931 83 +1.08 50 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Architecture 152 39% 28% 14% 3% 11% 36% $77,111 65 +1.04 62 96%
Architecture 133 — 40% 25% 15% 2% 11% 39% $78,347 92 +1.18 65 96% — — — —
Environmental and Interior Design 19 — 32% 47% 11% 5% 11% 16% $68,466 50 +0.04 41 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 59 14% 63% 3% 5% 2% 17% $65,919 31 +1.39 34 100%
Education and Society 21 — 14% 48% 0% 0% 0% 48% $65,396 89 +1.21 32 100% — — — —
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,272 94 +1.72 38 100% — — — —
Inclusive Childhood Education 24 — 4% 75% 4% 8% 4% 0% $67,272 94 +1.72 38 100% — — — —
Liberal Arts 11 — 36% 64% 9% 9% 0% 0% $64,271 88 +1.08 29 — — — — —
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,902 63 +0.27 19 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Information Studies 197 72% 54% 7% 14% 13% 6% $112,270 98 +0.51 95 96%
Applied Data Science 54 — 83% 81% 4% 0% 4% 0% $111,860 66 +0.03 95 — — — — —
Information Management and Technology 143 +13 68% 43% 8% 20% 16% 8% $112,425 77 +0.69 95 96% — — — —
Integrative Artificial Intelligence — — — — — — — — $124,081 57 -0.45 98 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Whitman School of Management 434 50% 63% 9% 5% 10% 5% $107,218 97 +1.04 93 97%
Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises 23 +20 70% 70% 9% 9% 4% 4% $84,903 77 +0.41 75 93% — — — —
Finance 143 +54 64% 59% 11% 5% 8% 7% $121,795 89 +0.78 98 96% — — — —
General Accounting 49 +28 55% 57% 12% 6% 18% 4% $110,744 93 +1.53 94 100% — — — —
Knowledge Management 4 — 50% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $100,582 71 +0.47 89 — — — — —
Management 41 +17 44% 61% 12% 5% 12% 7% $98,009 88 +1.06 88 97% — — — —
Marketing Management 112 +36 23% 66% 4% 2% 13% 4% $98,565 95 +1.63 88 98% — — — —
Organizational Leadership 5 — 100% 80% 0% 20% 0% 0% $98,009 94 +1.59 88 97% — — — —
Project Management 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $98,009 66 +0.32 88 97% — — — —
Real Estate 26 +28 62% 81% 4% 0% 8% 4% $105,715 80 +0.42 92 100% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 30 +29 53% 53% 13% 10% 0% 3% $98,009 66 +0.32 88 97% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $70,113
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 73%
6-Year Graduation Rate 84%
Transfer-Out Rate 10%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 30.8% 1,101 33% 58% 5% 9% 11% 9% $72,836 92 +1.14 53 96% —
Business & Economics 23.5% 839 57% 58% 7% 5% 10% 13% $97,197 83 +0.76 87 97% —
Arts 13.3% 476 36% 50% 7% 6% 12% 16% $65,260 94 +0.92 32 95% —
Computer Science 8.7% 311 75% 49% 12% 12% 11% 9% $115,406 59 +0.35 96 95% —
Engineering 6.5% 231 68% 57% 11% 4% 16% 4% $97,886 31 -0.49 88 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 152 28% 54% 11% 11% 15% 3% $72,439 75 +0.43 52 92% —
Health Sciences 4.0% 143 29% 59% 8% 10% 11% 5% $69,586 18 +0.79 44 96% —
Humanities 3.8% 134 34% 63% 4% 4% 16% 4% $63,533 87 +0.91 28 94% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.7% 95 48% 43% 11% 2% 12% 27% $87,834 73 +0.60 79 97% —
Education 1.7% 59 14% 63% 3% 5% 2% 17% $65,920 95 +1.39 34 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.8% 28 11% 36% 18% 7% 14% 25% $62,248 60 -0.16 24 88% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $57.5M #31 17% $0.3M 61 #84 283 8
Business & Economics $28.5M #12 14% $5.3M 10 #131 44 3
Physical Sciences & Math $27.2M #109 48% $0.1M 23 #118 256 43
Engineering $25.4M #141 34% $1.3M 34 #99 168 11
Health Sciences $14.5M #119 61% $0 3 #201 11 —
Computer Science $8.5M #99 28% $0 14 #71 108 2
Life & Natural Sciences $7.8M #179 45% $0.2M 4 #185 48 6
Education $7.5M #68 8% $0 19 #218 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $1.5M #140 61% $0 — — — —
Total $178M #128 29% $7.2M 168 #127 918 73

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 124 $64.6M $42.1M $22.5M
Track & Field (combined) 79 $1.2M $2.0M -$738K
Lacrosse 56 $3.5M $5.2M -$1.7M
Rowing 55 $1.4M $2.3M -$836K
Soccer 32 $1.3M $2.6M -$1.3M
Basketball 17 $31.6M $15.9M $15.7M
Total 324 $103.6M $70.1M $33.5M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 106 $1.5M $2.4M -$891K
Rowing 52 $1.9M $3.4M -$1.5M
Lacrosse 39 $1.3M $3.1M -$1.8M
Soccer 34 $1.3M $2.3M -$1.1M
Field Hockey 26 $1.1M $2.2M -$1.0M
Ice Hockey 24 $1.5M $2.7M -$1.2M
Softball 23 $1.2M $2.1M -$995K
Volleyball 19 $1.0M $2.0M -$936K
Basketball 13 $2.0M $6.0M -$4.0M
Tennis 10 $716K $1.5M -$825K
Total 287 $13.5M $27.7M -$14.3M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 185 $2.7M $4.4M -$1.6M
Football 124 $64.6M $42.1M $22.5M
Rowing 107 $3.4M $5.7M -$2.3M
Lacrosse 95 $4.7M $8.3M -$3.6M
Soccer 66 $2.5M $4.9M -$2.4M
Basketball 30 $33.6M $21.9M $11.6M
Field Hockey 26 $1.1M $2.2M -$1.0M
Ice Hockey 24 $1.5M $2.7M -$1.2M
Softball 23 $1.2M $2.1M -$995K
Volleyball 19 $1.0M $2.0M -$936K
Tennis 10 $716K $1.5M -$825K
Total 611 $120.8M $109.0M $11.8M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 49%
Yield (non-ED) 12%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 45% 52% 33%
Early Decision 52% 60% 37%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1300 – 1410
SAT Math Range 640 – 710
SAT RW Range 650 – 720