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Syracuse, NY, United States
University profile
Syracuse University is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, founded in 1870. It describes itself as a student-focused R1 research university (Carnegie Classification) with more than 150 years of tradition, more than 200 majors and minors and more than 200 advanced degree programs across 13 schools and colleges. Its colours are orange, its mascot is Otto the Orange, and its motto is Suos Cultores Scientia Coronat (Knowledge crowns those who seek her).
The main campus sits on a hill overlooking the city of Syracuse in Central New York, at 900 South Crouse Avenue. Additional centers are located in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, and study abroad programs run in 60 countries through five study abroad centers. Total enrollment is above 22,000, with more than 15,000 undergraduates and more than 6,000 graduate students.
Schools and colleges.
The College of Arts and Sciences is the founding college. The University was the first institution in the nation to offer a bachelor of fine arts degree and founded one of the first iSchools. It admitted women from 1870, took part in the first G.I. Bill, and runs the National Veterans Resource Center and the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families. It is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, with more than 40 active club sports.
Student life. More than half of students (53%) live on campus, in 21 residence halls, apartment-style housing on South Campus after the second year, and more than 30 living learning communities. There are more than 25 places to eat on campus, more than 300 clubs and groups, a campus shuttle with on-call safety escorts, and health and wellness care through the Barnes Center at The Arch. First-year students are required to live in University housing for their first two years unless their immediate family lives in the Syracuse area and they choose to commute.
International students. The undergraduate body of more than 15,000 represents 98 countries, and about a quarter of the 6,000 graduate students come from outside the United States. The Center for International Services provides visa documentation, orientation and immigration compliance support, and the English Language Institute offers intensive English courses, including Academic English for conditionally admitted students. The University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
All applicants, regardless of citizenship or country of birth, are considered for merit-based scholarships at the time of admission, with no separate application. Awards include the 1870 Scholarship, the Coronat Scholarship (full tuition for College of Arts and Sciences | Maxwell students), the Syracuse University Merit Scholarship, Orange Awards and school-specific awards in architecture, music and engineering. See the merit and talent scholarships page.
Need-based Syracuse University Grants require the FAFSA and CSS Profile (school codes 002882 and 2823). The University reports meeting 95% of demonstrated need for full-time undergraduates who applied for aid, $433 million in University grants and scholarships and $571 million in total support, reaching 82% of students. How to apply; dates and deadlines.
International undergraduates are considered for merit scholarships through their admission application (questions: [email protected]). Federal need-based aid is limited to eligible noncitizens. International graduate funding is decided by departments; contact Graduate Admissions ([email protected]). See financial aid for international students.
University Fellowships (stipend and full tuition up to 30 credits), over 1,200 graduate assistantships, departmental merit scholarships (3.0 GPA to maintain) and a Summer Funding Competition for doctoral dissertations ($4,000 each).
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View scholarships for Syracuse University →Applicants must be enrolled in or have graduated from an accredited high school. SAT/ACT scores are not required for Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 admission, and students who do not submit scores are not disadvantaged and remain eligible for merit scholarships. A college preparatory curriculum is recommended: four years of English, science, social studies and mathematics (through geometry and intermediate algebra) and at least three years of a foreign language.
Applications are made through the Common Application or the Coalition Application (powered by Scoir). Required items: official high school transcript, senior year grade report, high school counselor evaluation, one academic recommendation and the Early Decision agreement if applying ED. The School of Architecture, some College of Arts and Sciences programs, the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the College of Visual and Performing Arts have additional requirements (portfolio or audition).
Applicants who have completed at least 12 credit hours in a degree program at another college or university apply as transfer students; those with fewer credits apply as first-year students. Transfer students are admitted on a rolling basis beginning in late February.
Applicants need a bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and apply online; deadlines are set by school or college (for example College of Engineering and Computer Science fall: May 1 for master's and December 15 for PhD; College of Visual and Performing Arts: February 1; School of Architecture: January 3). International graduate applicants whose first language is not English may need TOEFL or IELTS depending on the program, must provide notarized English translations of transcripts sent directly from the issuing institution, and must show funding for at least the first year.
Main campus, Syracuse, NY (900 South Crouse Avenue): all 13 schools and colleges; 21 residence halls, South Campus apartments and more than 30 living learning communities; more than 25 dining locations; campus shuttle and the Connective Corridor to downtown.
Libraries: more than 4 million books, journals and other items with 24/7 assistance. Bird Library (humanities and social sciences, Special Collections, Blackstone LaunchPad), Carnegie Library (historic reading room on the Shaw Quadrangle), College of Law Library (Dineen Hall), King + King Architecture Library (Slocum Hall) and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (Sims Hall). The Barnes Center at The Arch provides health and wellness care.
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