Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY · Public · Midsize city · SUNY Upstate · SUNY Upstate Medical University · UMU · Upstate · Upstate Medical · Upstate Medical Center
Public institution in Syracuse, NY · 117 undergraduates · $92,257 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 3%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 10%Student-faculty ratio
- Top 17%Median graduate debt
Stats
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Cost
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- Median graduate debt
- $15,000309th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $92,25759th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $83,99048th highest of 1,950 reporting
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- Full-time retention
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Admissions
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 1171,960th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 8.0:1212th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.7%1,473rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 191 mi (EWR)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 5 of 5 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,501 | $60,771 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,260 | $63,005 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $55,693 | $52,733 |
| BiotechnologyBiological Sciences | bachelors | — | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professions | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1950source
- School colors: #00205Bsource
- Campus size: about 99 acressource
- Formerly known as "Geneva Medical College"source
- Formerly known as "(1834–1871)"source
- Formerly known as "Syracuse University College of Medicine"source
- Formerly known as "(1871–1950)"source
- Formerly known as "State University of New York Upstate Medical Center"source
- Formerly known as "(1950–1986)"source
- Formerly known as "State University of New York Health Science Center at Syracuse"source
- Formerly known as "(1986–1999)"source
- Notable alum: Elizabeth Blackwellsource
- Notable alum: Thomas Szaszsource
- Notable alum: Frederick Ballantynesource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Upstate Medical University’s 117 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In NY
- Rabbinical College Ohr YisroelBrooklyn, NY · 116 undergrads
- Yeshiva Sholom ShachnaBrooklyn, NY · 118 undergrads
- Yeshiva Derech ChaimBrooklyn, NY · 119 undergrads
- Mechon L'hoyroaMonsey, NY · 124 undergrads
- Bet Medrash Gadol Ateret TorahBrooklyn, NY · 108 undergrads
- Yeshivas Sanz KlauzenburgBrooklyn, NY · 107 undergrads
Elsewhere
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