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Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2

Private institution in Syracuse, NY · 15,245 undergraduates · 42% acceptance rate · $79,164 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$41,0261,914th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$63,0611,953rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$63,0611,953rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$80,3961,898th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,0001,436th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$79,164145th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,459240th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
81.3%195th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
91.2%212th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
41.7%188th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1351137th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3099th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
15,245166th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
16.2%1,869th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 191 mi (EWR)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$85
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 85 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$81,702—
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$79,598$81,333
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$70,277$64,087
Real EstateBusinessbachelors$69,338—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,666—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,219$66,989
Applied MathematicsMathematics & Statisticsbachelors$67,101—
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,919$61,303
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,997$61,516
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,749$52,107
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,546$66,653
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$62,707$67,101

Campus facts

Athletics — 11 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $23,445,111 (M $12,255,855 · W $11,189,256)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Syracuse University’s 15,245 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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