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Syracuse University

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Syracuse, NY
Population 500,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 15,245
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 57%
Hispanic 12%
Black 10%
International 9%
Asian 6%
Mixed 4%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 33%
Business & Economics 25%
Engineering, Computing & Math 16%
Arts 14%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Education 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $65,528
Est. Cost of Attendance $84,517
10-Year ROI $163,000
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 35%
Yield (Unbound) 12%
Early Decision Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1
Early Decision 2 Jan 15

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $19M #80
Engineering, Computing & Math $36M #135
Life & Natural Sciences $49M #149
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 287 #81
Engineering, Computing & Math 50 #100
Life & Natural Sciences 29 #397

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 31%
SAT Range 1,270 – 1,440
ACT Range 29 – 32

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Arts and Sciences 1,063 41% / 59% 19% $64,278
Applied Mathematics 11 +1 55% / 45% 64%
Data Analytics 42 95% / 5% 5%
Mathematics 14 +15 64% / 36% 64%
Physics 10 +2 100% / 0% 40%
Statistics 1 +2 100% / 0% 0%
Biochemistry 16 50% / 50% 6%
Biology 108 +1 30% / 70% 8% $66,177
Biotechnology 14 36% / 64% 7%
Chemistry 14 21% / 79% 21%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 10 10% / 90% 10% $58,325
Geosciences 12 50% / 50% 8%
Human Nutrition 10 0% / 100% 10% $58,325
Nutrition Sciences 4 25% / 75% 25%
Business Analytics 34 +61 50% / 50% 18%
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management 15 +13 0% / 100% 0% $75,063
Economics 61 +6 67% / 33% 67% $76,274
Economics 115 +30 75% / 25% 40% $76,274
African-American/Black Studies 2 50% / 50% 0%
Anthropology 16 +9 12% / 88% 19%
Creative Writing 3 +7 0% / 100% 0%
English 28 +5 25% / 75% 11% $59,339
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Geography 20 +5 65% / 35% 5%
German 1 +1 100% / 0% 0%
History 29 +15 59% / 41% 7% $50,416
Human Development and Family Studies 31 19% / 81% 6% $47,499
Interdisciplinary Studies 2 0% / 100% 0%
Italian 1 +2 0% / 100% 0%
Linguistics 2 +3 0% / 100% 0%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1 100% / 0% 0%
Philosophy 11 +9 45% / 55% 9%
Political Science 134 +25 37% / 63% 3% $62,331
Psychology 220 +27 18% / 82% 18% $59,156
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +4 100% / 0% 0%
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies 16 +2 25% / 75% 6%
Russian
Sociology 33 +11 36% / 64% 21% $66,998
Spanish 2 +7 100% / 0% 0%
Women's Studies 5 +5 0% / 100% 0%
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects 12 25% / 75% 17%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering and Computer Science 463 68% / 32% 10% $100,346
Aerospace Engineering 39 82% / 18% 5% $91,646
Biomedical Engineering 27 44% / 56% 0% $92,949
Chemical Engineering 9 44% / 56% 11%
Civil Engineering 34 68% / 32% 3% $89,901
Computer Engineering 20 80% / 20% 5%
Computer Programming 1 100% / 0% 0%
Computer Science 82 +1 77% / 23% 22%
Electrical Engineering 19 89% / 11% 11%
Environmental Engineering 19 37% / 63% 21%
Information Science/Studies 151 +21 60% / 40% 7% $109,696
Mechanical Engineering 56 86% / 14% 12% $91,103
Cybersecurity 6 67% / 33% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Visual and Performing Arts 309 32% / 68% 13% $51,240
Acting 24 42% / 58% 8% $38,386
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 6 +1 17% / 83% 17%
Art Teacher Education
Commercial and Advertising Art 12 33% / 67% 8% $60,112
Design and Applied Arts 14 29% / 71% 0% $60,112
Design and Visual Communications 27 15% / 85% 7% $60,112
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 4 0% / 100% 25% $38,386
Fashion Design 24 17% / 83% 12% $60,112
Film Production 43 56% / 44% 33%
Fine/Studio Arts 20 15% / 85% 5%
Illustration 10 20% / 80% 10% $60,112
Industrial Design 17 53% / 47% 18% $60,112
Music 2 +1 0% / 100% 0%
Music Education 4 0% / 100% 0% $55,187
Music History, Literature, and Theory 2 100% / 0% 100%
Music Management 33 30% / 70% 6%
Music Performance 1 0% / 100% 0%
Music Technology 7 71% / 29% 0%
Music Theory and Composition 1 100% / 0% 0%
Musical Theatre 20 25% / 75% 0% $38,386
Photography 12 42% / 58% 42%
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 8 38% / 62% 12% $38,386
Theater 17 18% / 82% 12% $38,386
Voice and Opera 1 0% / 100% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics 219 50% / 50% 8% $65,397
Communication Sciences and Disorders 20 5% / 95% 5% $70,086
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 51 43% / 57% 4% $64,772
Public Health 49 20% / 80% 8%
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 3 33% / 67% 0% $64,772
Sports Management 96 79% / 21% 11% $64,772
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs 145 37% / 63% 17% $77,157
Human Services
International Affairs 75 +10 39% / 61% 27% $75,321
Public Administration 55 +10 36% / 64% 7% $85,190
Social Work 15 27% / 73% 0% $56,888
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Newhouse School of Public Communications 492 39% / 61% 10% $68,550
Advertising and Public Relations 83 +30 17% / 83% 7% $77,448
Broadcast Journalism 80 +9 69% / 31% 2% $67,311
Journalism 39 +10 18% / 82% 5% $67,311
Journalism 2 50% / 50% 0% $67,311
Photojournalism 12 50% / 50% 0% $67,311
Public Relations/Image Management 83 +32 18% / 82% 12% $77,448
Radio and Television 98 +11 51% / 49% 10% $64,038
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 95 +1 44% / 56% 21% $59,393
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Architecture 145 41% / 59% 32%
Architectural History and Criticism 1 100% / 0% 0%
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology 121 43% / 57% 35%
Interior Architecture 23 26% / 74% 22%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Education 70 23% / 77% 13% $57,560
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 100% / 0% 0% $55,187
Education 27 26% / 74% 26%
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs 7 14% / 86% 29% $57,637
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Elementary Special Education Programs 24 0% / 100% 0% $57,637
General Education 11 +1 64% / 36% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Whitman School of Management 450 54% / 46% 12% $92,281
Accounting 45 +21 58% / 42% 13% $97,624
Business Management and Administration 16 +21 62% / 38% 12% $101,963
Entrepreneurship 42 +23 64% / 36% 7% $85,727
Finance 162 +52 67% / 33% 17% $101,477
Knowledge Management 1 100% / 0% 0%
Logistics 36 +31 56% / 44% 19% $101,963
Marketing 124 +27 32% / 68% 6% $75,944
Organizational Leadership 7 29% / 71% 0% $101,963
Real Estate 17 +26 59% / 41% 0%

Rankings

Fun and Games

Party til You Drop (Out) Party Schools
Legendary

My Tribe

Call Your Mother! Most Jewish
Huge Community

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
String Theorists

Life & Natural Sciences

Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
SLP Specialists

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Spreadsheet Soldiers
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Suit & Tie on a Tuesday Pre-Professionals
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Capitol Hill Policy Wonks
Office Politics 101 Human Resources
People Operations
Tik-Tok Generation Marketing
Brand Builders
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
Nepo-Baby Adjacent

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
The "Our Alumni Control the Media" Mafia
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Required Reading
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Campaign Trail
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
Field Observers

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Story Time Pros
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
ESL Squad
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
Map and Map Quest
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
Resource Room Heroes
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Studio to Schoolroom

Arts

Actually Employable Aesthetes Applied Design
Quietly Cranking Out Pros
Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Blueprint Masters
Runways, Retail, and Rhinestones Fashion & Apparel
Built for the Garment District
Lights, Camera, Tuition Film
Festival Circuit Royalty