Syracuse University
2020-21
The 2020-21 Common Data Set for Syracuse University — admissions, cost, and aid, as the school published them. Download the original file. File date from the archived file's embedded modification date: Apr 29, 2022. Subscribe via RSS.
Acceptance Rate
68.7%
Applications
32,005
Admitted
21,994
Enrolled
3,486
SAT Composite
1180-1340
SAT Math
580-700
SAT Reading
580-670
ACT Composite
25-30
Federal outcomes
Federal data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, vintage 2022-23. Outcomes reflect earlier cohorts than the CDS year shown elsewhere on this page.
$79,164
10 yrs after enrollment
84%
6-year completion
$38,793
sticker minus grants
$26,000
federal loans only
The numbers, as published
536numbers from this report.
General Information
7 TABLESFirst Name:Edward A.
Last Name:Kiewra
Title:Research Associate
Office:Office of Institutional Research
Address Line 1:400 Ostrom Ave.
Zipcode13,244
Country:USA
Phone:315-443-2571
Email Address:eakiewra@syr.edu
Are your responses to the CDS posted for reference on your institution's Website?No
City:Syracuse
StateNY
Name of College/University:Syracuse University
Street Address Line 1:900 South Crouse Ave.
CitySyracuse
StateNY
Zip13,244
Country:USA
Main Phone Number (Area Code)315
Main Phone Number:443-1870
WWW Home Page Address:https://www.syracuse.edu/
Admissions Phone Number (Area Code):315
Admissions Phone Number:443-3611
Admissions Email Address:orange@syr.edu
If there is a separate URL for your school’s online application, please specify:https://www.syrause.edu/admissions/apply
Source of institutional control (Check only one):Private (nonprofit)
Classify your undergraduate institution:Coeducational college
Academic year calendar:Semester
Enrollment And Persistence
5 TABLESFirst-Time, First-Year Admission
8 TABLESEntrance Exams
In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for academic advising?No
APX
CLEPX
Institutional ExamX
Does your institution make use of SAT or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?No
Wait List
Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:6,340
Number accepting a place on the waiting list:2,498
Number of wait-listed students admitted:5,470
Total academic units23
English4
Mathematics4
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-80013.7
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-69952.3
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-59930.9
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-4993.1
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 300-3990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 200-2990
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total100
SAT Math: 700-80025.5
SAT Math: 600-69942.2
SAT Math: 500-59930
SAT Math: 400-4992.1
SAT Math: 300-3990.2
SAT Math: 200-2990
SAT Math: Total100
SAT Composite: 1400-160013.2
SAT Composite: 1200-139958.1
SAT Composite: 1000-119927.3
SAT Composite: 800-9991.4
SAT Composite: 600-7990
SAT Composite: 400-5990
SAT Composite: Total100
ACT Composite: 30-3634.6
ACT Composite: 24-2953.3
ACT Composite: 18-2311.6
ACT Composite: 12-170.5
ACT Composite: 6-110
ACT Composite: Below 60
ACT Composite: Total100
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class33
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class65
Percent in top half of high school graduating class90
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class10
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class1
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:26.6
Percent who had GPA of 4.027.2
Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.9919.5
Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.7421.1
Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.4915.7
Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.2411
Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.995.2
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.490.3
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.990
Percent who had GPA below 1.00
Total100
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:3.67
Does your institution have an application fee?Yes
Amount of application fee:85
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?Yes
Application closing date (fall): Month1
Application closing date (fall): Day1
Priority Date: Month11
Priority Date: Day15
Must reply by (date)X
Date: Month5
Date: Day1
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD):Month5
Deadline for housing deposit (MMDD): Day1
Amount of housing deposit:450
Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:1 year
Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?Yes
Number of early decision applications received by your institution2,116
Number of applicants admitted under early decision plan1,189
Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?No
If you have an application fee and an on-line application option, please indicate policy for students who apply on-line:X
Transfer Admission
4 TABLESIf yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?Yes
FallX
SpringX
Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?Yes
High school transcriptRequired of Some
College transcript(s)Required of All
Essay or personal statementNot Required
InterviewNot Required
Standardized test scoresNot Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)Not Required
List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:Common Application; one academic recommendation; most recent official college transcript, in addition
Fall Closing Date: Month7
Spring Closing Date: Month12
Fall Rolling AdmissionX
Spring Rolling AdmissionX
Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:Common Application with $85 application fee
Fall Closing Date:Day1
Spring Closing Date: Day1
Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:30
American Council on Education (ACE)Yes
College Level Examination Program (CLEP)Yes
DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)Yes
Number30
Unit Typecredit
Number30
Unit Typecredit
Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website?Yes
If yes, please provide the URL where the policy can be located:https://veterans.syr.edu/students/prospective/credit-for-military-experience/
Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution:CDS-D Page 15 Common Data Set 2020-2021
Academic Offerings and Policies
2 TABLESAccelerated programX
Cross-registrationX
Distance learningX
Double majorX
Dual enrollmentX
English as a Second Language (ESL)X
Honors ProgramX
Independent studyX
InternshipsX
Liberal arts/career combinationX
Student-designed majorX
Study abroadX
Teacher certification programX
English (including composition)X
HumanitiesX
Sciences (biological or physical)X
Social scienceX
Student Life
4 TABLESPercent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)65%
Percent of males who join fraternities12%
Percent of females who join sororities36%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing99%
Percent who live off campus or commute1%
Percent of students age 25 and older0%
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)63%
Percent of males who join fraternities23%
Percent of females who join sororities44%
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing53%
Percent who live off campus or commute47%
Percent of students age 25 and older3%
Average age of full-time students18
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)18
Average age of full-time students20
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)20
Campus MinistriesX
Choral groupsX
Concert bandX
DanceX
Drama/theaterX
International Student OrganizationX
Jazz bandX
Literary magazineX
Marching bandX
Model UNX
Music ensemblesX
Musical theaterX
OperaX
Pep bandX
Radio stationX
Student governmentX
Student newspaperX
Student-run film societyX
Symphony orchestraX
Television stationX
YearbookX
Coed residence hallsX
Apartments for single studentsX
Fraternity/sorority housingX
Theme housingX
Wellness housingX
Annual Expenses
5 TABLESPlease provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/cost-and-aid/cost-of-attendance/undergraduate/net-price-calculator
If your institution's 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance are not available at this time please respond.X
Please provide an approximate date (i.e., month/day) when your institution's final 2026-2027 academic year costs of attendance will be available:4/15/2021
Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?No
Do tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program?No
Financial Aid
14 TABLESAcademic Year2020-2021 estimated
Federal$18,114,250
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$4,870,994
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$200,792,714
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$2,085,831
Total Scholarships/Grants$225,863,789
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$22,109,138
Federal Work-Study$14,101,215
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$36,210,353
Parent Loans$3,470,654
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$11,359,026
Athletic Awards$4,396,451
Federal$7,481,686
State all states, not only the state in which your institution is located$976,240
Institutional: Endowed scholarships, annual gifts and tuition funded grants, awarded by the college, excluding athletic aid and tuition waivers (which are reported below).$56,002,977
Scholarships/grants from external sources (e.g. Kiwanis, National Merit) not awarded by the college$4,263,599
Total Scholarships/Grants$68,724,502
Student loans from all sources (excluding parent loans)$39,502,356
State and other (e.g., institutional) work-study/employment (Note: Excludes Federal Work-Study captured above.)$0
Total Self-Help$39,502,356
Parent Loans$27,191,795
Tuition Waivers Note: Reporting is optional. Report tuition waivers in this row if you choose to report them. Do not report tuition waivers elsewhere.$10,998,984
Athletic Awards$15,772,762
Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.3,264
Institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid is availableX
If institutional financial aid is available for undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents, provide the number of undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents who were awarded need-based or non-need-based aid:1,607
FAFSAX
Noncustodial ProfileX
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms:X
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Month):1
Deadline for filing required financial aid forms (Day):1
Students must reply by (date): Month5
Students must reply by (date): Day1
Federal Pell GrantsX
State scholarships/grantsX
Private scholarshipsX
College/university scholarship or grant aid from institutional fundsX
AcademicsX
ArtX
AthleticsX
LeadershipX
Music/dramaX
State/district residencyX
AcademicsX
AthleticsX
If your institution has recently implemented any major financial aid policy, program, or initiative to make your institution more affordable to incoming students such as replacing loans with grants, or waiving costs for families below a certain income level please provide details:Syracuse University is involved in a number of efforts to provide opportunities for access to students of a wide range of socio-economic backgrounds. Syracuse University strives to meet a student's demonstrated financial need. The largest portion of financial assistance is devoted to families demonstrating the greatest financial need. Are these policies related to the COVID-19 pandemic? Yes X No
Instructional Faculty And Class Size
3 TABLESFall 2025 Student to Faculty ratio15
based on ____ students18,396
and ____ faculty1,242