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Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private campus in Syracuse proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at Syracuse University — 9.1% of its 15,477 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$21,505

family income
under $30k

$16,002

$30–48k

$19,633

$48–75k

$31,776

$75–110k

$55,337

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$38,7932023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Syracuse University rose from $24,901 (2008) to $38,793 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$24,901
2009	$25,085
2010	$28,238
2011	$28,749
2012	$28,912
2013	$29,658
2014	$30,135
2015	$30,722
2016	$34,173
2017	$34,472
2018	$34,482
2019	$34,683
2020	$32,516
2021	$36,889
2022	$41,026
2023	$38,793

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$84,5172024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Syracuse University rose from $47,820 (2009) to $84,517 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$47,820
2010	$50,098
2011	$51,960
2012	$53,790
2013	$55,600
2014	$57,450
2015	$59,047
2016	$61,070
2017	$63,195
2018	$65,295
2019	$70,390
2020	$72,780
2021	$74,518
2022	$77,494
2023	$80,396
2024	$84,517

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$20,866
2001	$22,004
2002	$23,424
2003	$25,142
2004	$26,732
2005	$28,285
2006	$29,965
2007	$31,686
2008	$33,440
2013	$40,458
2014	$41,886
2015	$43,318
2016	$45,022
2017	$46,755
2018	$51,853
2019	$53,849
2020	$55,926
2021	$57,591
2022	$60,135
2023	$63,061

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Reported tuition is $65,528 before grants and other attendance costs. At Syracuse University, aid and other costs change the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Syracuse University is a big school: 15,477 undergraduates at last count.

83.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Syracuse University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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83.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Syracuse University rose from 68.8% (entered 1991) to 83.6% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	68.8%
1992 cohort	71.1%
1993 cohort	71.8%
1994 cohort	74%
1995 cohort	75.3%
1996 cohort	77%
1997 cohort	81%
1998 cohort	79.1%
1999 cohort	78.9%
2000 cohort	82.2%
2001 cohort	81.5%
2002 cohort	80.1%
2003 cohort	83.5%
2004 cohort	82.3%
2005 cohort	80.2%
2006 cohort	81.7%
2007 cohort	81.1%
2008 cohort	80.3%
2009 cohort	81.4%
2010 cohort	82.2%
2011 cohort	82.7%
2012 cohort	82.8%
2013 cohort	82.7%
2014 cohort	83.2%
2015 cohort	82.5%
2016 cohort	83.4%
2017 cohort	81.3%
2018 cohort	83.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$17,125	$11,708
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$17,125	$14,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$17,125	$15,125
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$17,125	$11,625
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$17,125	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$17,125	$6,895
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$17,125	$4,876
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,125	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$18,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$21,125	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,500	$10,700
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$26,798	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$27,000	$11,750
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$27,000	$11,539
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$27,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$26,952	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$26,000	$10,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$60,459

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$70,598

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$79,164

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Syracuse University admitted 20,427 of 44,480 applicants in Fall 2024. The 45.9% rate describes that application pool.

45.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $63,061 tuition · 2023–24 15,477 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1270–14401600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Syracuse University received 44,480 applications and admitted 20,427 (45.9%), with 3,835 enrolling.

Syracuse University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Syracuse University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 640–720 and Math was 630–720 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1270–1440 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	640	680	720
SAT Math	630	680	720
ACT Composite	29	31	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

45.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Syracuse University's admission rate fell from 63.5% to 45.9%. The rate alone cannot explain the change. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	63.5%
Fall 2002	68.8%
Fall 2003	61.6%
Fall 2004	59.1%
Fall 2005	64.7%
Fall 2006	51.4%
Fall 2007	50.6%
Fall 2008	52.5%
Fall 2009	60.1%
Fall 2010	59.8%
Fall 2011	49.4%
Fall 2012	51.3%
Fall 2013	49.5%
Fall 2014	53.2%
Fall 2015	48.3%
Fall 2016	52.3%
Fall 2017	46.9%
Fall 2018	49.9%
Fall 2019	44.4%
Fall 2020	68.7%
Fall 2021	59.2%
Fall 2022	51.7%
Fall 2023	41.7%
Fall 2024	45.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1270–1440Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1110	1300
Fall 2002	1120	1300
Fall 2003	1130	1320
Fall 2004	1120	1320
Fall 2005	1110	1320
Fall 2006	1120	1330
Fall 2007	1110	1330
Fall 2008	1070	1270
Fall 2009	1050	1270
Fall 2010	1060	1270
Fall 2011	1050	1270
Fall 2012	1050	1270
Fall 2013	1040	1270
Fall 2014	1070	1280
Fall 2015	1090	1290
Fall 2016	1090	1290
Fall 2017	1160	1350
Fall 2018	1180	1370
Fall 2019	1180	1380
Fall 2021	1220	1400
Fall 2022	1260	1430
Fall 2023	1260	1430
Fall 2024	1270	1440

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

29–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	24	28
Fall 2005	24	29
Fall 2006	24	29
Fall 2007	24	29
Fall 2008	23	28
Fall 2009	23	28
Fall 2010	23	28
Fall 2011	23	28
Fall 2012	23	28
Fall 2013	23	28
Fall 2014	24	29
Fall 2015	24	29
Fall 2016	25	29
Fall 2017	25	30
Fall 2018	25	30
Fall 2019	26	30
Fall 2021	27	32
Fall 2022	28	32
Fall 2023	28	32
Fall 2024	29	32

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

15,477Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Syracuse University rose from 11,885 (Fall 2002) to 15,477 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	11,885
Fall 2003	11,676
Fall 2004	11,555
Fall 2005	12,342
Fall 2006	12,305
Fall 2007	12,648
Fall 2008	13,105
Fall 2009	13,243
Fall 2010	13,753
Fall 2011	14,220
Fall 2012	14,429
Fall 2013	14,738
Fall 2014	14,768
Fall 2015	14,620
Fall 2016	14,777
Fall 2017	14,788
Fall 2018	14,759
Fall 2019	14,854
Fall 2020	14,252
Fall 2021	14,515
Fall 2022	15,071
Fall 2023	15,245
Fall 2024	15,477

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Syracuse University has held near 90% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	93%
Fall 2004 cohort	91%
Fall 2005 cohort	90%
Fall 2006 cohort	91%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	91%
Fall 2009 cohort	91%
Fall 2010 cohort	92%
Fall 2011 cohort	92%
Fall 2012 cohort	92%
Fall 2013 cohort	92%
Fall 2014 cohort	91%
Fall 2015 cohort	91%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	90%
Fall 2018 cohort	92%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	90%
Fall 2021 cohort	91%
Fall 2022 cohort	91%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Syracuse University

17.1% of Syracuse University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Syracuse University as a primarily residential campus of 15,477 undergraduates — and 90.1% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Syracuse University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1270–1440 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Syracuse University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Syracuse University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Syracuse University45.9%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Syracuse University$65,528

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Syracuse University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Syracuse University$79,164

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

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Syracuse University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	Syracuse University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	45.9%	70.1%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$65,528	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$79,164	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Syracuse University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Syracuse University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 54 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$120,773
Finance and Financial Management Services	$120,274
Accounting and Related Services	$112,682
Computer Engineering	$110,988
Information Science/Studies	$104,842
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$99,521
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$91,472
Mechanical Engineering	$91,438
Marketing	$91,235
Real Estate	$90,764
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$90,535
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	$90,470
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	$90,210
Public Administration	$89,732
Civil Engineering	$88,996
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	$87,851
Biotechnology	$87,596
Chemical Engineering	$87,529
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$84,654
Economics	$83,649
Mathematics	$81,941
Architectural Sciences and Technology	$76,367
Political Science and Government	$75,239
Geography and Cartography	$71,543
Design and Applied Arts	$71,527
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$70,815
Journalism	$70,404
Communication and Media Studies	$70,106
Public Health	$69,776
Security Science and Technology	$69,491
Human Services, General	$68,314
Biology, General	$68,283
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$68,219
International Relations and National Security Studies	$68,049
Chemistry	$68,017
Interior Architecture	$67,227
Sociology	$67,044
Psychology, General	$65,694
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$65,410
History	$64,871
Special Education and Teaching	$62,864
Education, General	$62,372
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$61,819
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$61,159
Social Work	$60,920
English Language and Literature, General	$60,602
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$58,038
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,485
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$54,115
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$54,088
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$53,522
Anthropology	$53,196
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$44,045
Fine and Studio Arts	$43,988

These 54 fields listed for Syracuse University measure earnings after completion. The $79,164 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 27 additional Syracuse University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Syracuse University report?

Syracuse University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1270–1440 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Syracuse University's acceptance rate?

45.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 20,427 admitted from 44,480 applicants.

How much does Syracuse University cost?

At Syracuse University, tuition is $65,528. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Syracuse University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $79,164. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

State University of New York at Cortland — 59.8% admitted
Stony Brook University — 49% admitted
Binghamton University — 38.6% admitted
Union College — 43.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.