$79,164
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Syracuse University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Syracuse, New York with 15,477 undergraduates and 6,632 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $38,793 a year (tuition and fees $65,528). It admits 46% of applicants and 84% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $79,164 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$38,793
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$65,528
US median $11,837
Admission rate
46%
US median 78%
Completion rate
84%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,000
About $276 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$79,164
Rank 203 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $38,793
- Tuition and fees
- $65,528
- Cost of attendance
- $84,517
- Students with a need-based grant
- 17%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $15,817
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,845
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,132
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $28,780
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $55,401
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $43,318 in 2015-16 to $65,528 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1,375
- SAT reading, middle
- 650
- SAT math, middle
- 660
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 15,477
- Graduate students
- 6,632
- Part-time students
- 3.3%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 84%
- Retention rate
- 90%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 278
- Endowment
- $2.1B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 203 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $38,793 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $65,528 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 46% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 84% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 90% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,000 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,459 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $79,164 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 79% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
278 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 426 | $59,437 | $102,205 | $155,598 | $124,201 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 262 | $26,000 | $34,654 | $65,694 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 246 | $64,914 | $122,790 | $138,634 | $103,485 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 235 | $27,000 | $34,821 | $68,219 | $54,562 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 218 | $24,375 | $54,934 | $90,535 | $63,560 |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 205 | $51,317 | $82,788 | $107,868 | $81,408 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 199 | $25,500 | $55,974 | $83,649 | $82,686 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's | Master's | 199 | $58,146 | $100,873 | $124,750 | $124,807 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 180 | $113,050 | $67,081 | $97,648 | $107,773 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 168 | $27,000 | $72,819 | $120,274 | $83,343 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 166 | $26,564 | $73,033 | $104,842 | $85,294 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationMaster's | Master's | 152 | $71,289 | $62,662 | $87,500 | $80,125 |
| Information Science/StudiesMaster's | Master's | 148 | $49,759 | $102,313 | $146,546 | $112,705 |
| Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $31,000 | $58,622 | $76,367 | $70,074 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $26,091 | $43,232 | $75,239 | $63,293 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $26,951 | $57,777 | $91,235 | $69,303 |
| JournalismBachelor's | Bachelor's | 139 | $27,000 | $40,757 | $70,404 | $56,278 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 118 | $26,406 | $37,556 | $70,815 | $50,497 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $26,000 | $36,767 | $70,106 | $56,359 |
| JournalismMaster's | Master's | 113 | $56,444 | $41,856 | $62,512 | $69,034 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 111 | $27,000 | $65,009 | $91,472 | $68,257 |
| Library Science and AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 110 | $53,304 | $44,225 | $55,160 | $56,301 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 102 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $27,000 | $46,181 | $71,527 | $51,490 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $26,068 | $43,249 | $68,049 | $66,596 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Syracuse University cost?
$38,793 a year is the average net price at Syracuse University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $65,528, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $84,517. Families earning under $30,000 pay $15,817 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Syracuse University?
46% of applicants are admitted to Syracuse University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,375 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Syracuse University graduates earn?
$79,164 a year is the median pay of former Syracuse University students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,459 after 6 years). That ranks 203 of 5,094 US colleges and 32 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $122,790.
How much student debt do Syracuse University graduates have?
$26,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Syracuse University graduates, about $276 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Syracuse University?
84% of first-time, full-time students at Syracuse University finish within 6 years. 90% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Syracuse University?
Computer and Information Sciences, General (426 master's graduates), Psychology, General (262 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (246 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 278 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.