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Syracuse University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $15,817 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $84,517.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $79,164 ten years after entering, the 91st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 84% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1870
Enrollment, 2023
37,473
Website
syracuse.edu
Motto
“Suos Cultores Scientia Coronat”
Campus of Syracuse University

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AboutPrivate university in Syracuse, New York, US. Wikipedia ↗

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Syracuse University is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. It was established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church but has been nonsectarian since 1920. Located in the city's University Hill neighborhood, east and southeast of downtown Syracuse, the large campus features an eclectic mix of architecture, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival to contemporary buildings. Syracuse University is organized into 13 schools and colleges and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".

From the Wikipedia article “Syracuse University”, revision 1364513029, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $84,517 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $15,817 and $55,401 a year depending on income at Syracuse University.

Statement of cost · Syracuse University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$84,517
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$15,817
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$38,793
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$65,528

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $15,817; $30–48k: $15,845; $48–75k: $21,132; $75–110k: $28,780; over $110k: $55,401. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$15,817
$30k–$48k$15,845
$48k–$75k$21,132
$75k–$110k$28,780
Over $110k$55,401

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $79,164; the median graduate who borrowed owes $26,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$60,459
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$70,598
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
91st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$79,164
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
71st percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$26,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$23,697

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $60,459; 8 yrs after entry: $70,598; 10 yrs after entry: $79,164. Median graduate debt: $26,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $26,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$60,459
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$70,598
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$79,164
Median graduate debt$26,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Syracuse University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree426not reportednot reported
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree262$63,889$26,865
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree246$123,542not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree235$69,954$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree218$83,644$26,000
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree205$109,591not reported
EconomicsBachelor's Degree199$82,376$26,000
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree199not reportednot reported
LawFirst Professional Degree180$97,544not reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree168$109,595$27,000
Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree166$101,251$26,694
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's Degree152not reportednot reported
Show all 25 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Information Science/StudiesMaster's Degree148$135,693not reported
Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree145not reported$31,000
Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree141$67,317$26,799
MarketingBachelor's Degree140$82,019$26,951
JournalismBachelor's Degree139$72,696$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree118$69,161$27,000
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree113$64,144$27,000
JournalismMaster's Degree113not reportednot reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree63not reported$27,000
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherPost-baccalaureate Certificatenot reportednot reported$25,074
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree72$101,760$27,000
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree28not reportednot reported
Computer EngineeringBachelor's Degree16not reportednot reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Syracuse University: 15,477 undergraduates; 17% of students receive Pell grants; 46% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

46%

17th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

15,477

99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

17%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

15th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

84%

finish within 150% of normal time

90th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

19%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$78,436

87th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k18%
  • $30k–$48k11%
  • $48k–$75k14%
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k18%
$30k–$48k11%
$48k–$75k14%
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 11,835 people who studied at Syracuse University, most often in sports (75%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 11% (1,208 people); medicine 0.3% (31 people); law 0.9% (97 people); politics & gov 1.7% (197 people); business 1.2% (139 people); engineering & tech 0.7% (76 people); writing & journalism 3.7% (426 people); film & stage 2.0% (232 people); music 0.7% (82 people); visual arts 2.9% (325 people); sports 75% (8,507 people); religion 0.1% (17 people); military 0.4% (43 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia1,20810.6%
medicine310.3%
law970.9%
politics & gov1971.7%
business1391.2%
engineering & tech760.7%
writing & journalism4263.7%
film & stage2322.0%
music820.7%
visual arts3252.9%
sports8,50774.8%
religion170.1%
military430.4%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsAmerican football player (2,914) · rower (2,704) · association football player (1,208) · lacrosse player (791) · basketball player (601) · researcher (447) · university teacher (314) · academic (213)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 60% for the 1840s to 34% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn, and 2 decades are marked not reported for women. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1820snot reported2not reported
1830snot reported4not reported
1840s3260%
1850s71139%
1860s2277%
1870s72820%
1880s74414%
1890s85313%
1900s208120%
1910s178018%
1920s3818217%
1930s4620119%
1940s5623020%
1950s6718227%
1960s7219827%
1970s5917126%
1980s14415748%
1990s17918449%
2000s6212134%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 111,694 in 2020-11.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0618,482
2026-0519,112
2026-0422,890
2026-0322,660
2026-0219,423
2026-0122,394
2025-1225,320
2025-1124,691
2025-1024,407
2025-0926,878
2025-0827,123
2025-0720,760
2025-0620,906
2025-0523,856
2025-0423,877
2025-0334,222
2025-0225,371
2025-0131,825
2024-1232,597
2024-1133,383
2024-1029,309
2024-0930,288
2024-0829,960
2024-0728,064
2024-0623,240
2024-0526,291
2024-0428,705
2024-0333,797
2024-0227,064
2024-0132,897
2023-1233,368
2023-1129,702
2023-1029,322
2023-0932,722
2023-0834,030
2023-0728,423
2023-0645,971
2023-0532,336
2023-0429,143
2023-0334,343
2023-0225,950
2023-0133,622
2022-1230,319
2022-1131,285
2022-1039,066
2022-0931,573
2022-0831,606
2022-0726,670
2022-0624,531
2022-0526,472
2022-0429,480
2022-0332,141
2022-0226,396
2022-0128,355
2021-1228,360
2021-1126,976
2021-1031,296
2021-0929,400
2021-0832,335
2021-0726,480
2021-0621,255
2021-0524,866
2021-0429,426
2021-0344,142
2021-0227,829
2021-0147,915
2020-1234,249
2020-11111,694
2020-1054,895
2020-0937,986
2020-0837,596
2020-0724,649
2020-0624,799
2020-0534,394
2020-0433,003
2020-0332,999
2020-0228,327
2020-0131,623
2019-1235,396
2019-1137,217
2019-1032,902
2019-0935,097
2019-0829,522
2019-0724,186
2019-0622,887
2019-0527,867
2019-0427,820
2019-0333,802
2019-0228,432
2019-0131,365
2018-1236,433
2018-1134,175
2018-1033,540
2018-0934,617
2018-0830,536
2018-0725,960
2018-0625,829
2018-0527,320
2018-0432,851
2018-0343,856
2018-0226,511
2018-0129,473
2017-1230,026
2017-1134,388
2017-1038,015
2017-0930,691
2017-0830,121
2017-0725,248
2017-0624,309
2017-0526,954
2017-0431,074
2017-0334,673
2017-0230,841
2017-0134,448
2016-1232,189
2016-1135,784
2016-1034,649
2016-0931,594
2016-0829,340
2016-0725,275
2016-0625,076
2016-0529,789
2016-0449,738
2016-0358,698
2016-0227,730
2016-0130,988
2015-1230,539
2015-1133,343
2015-1033,680
2015-0934,018
2015-0830,865
2015-0728,290

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

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Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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