Syracuse University Business Programs

Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Syracuse, New York. The city atmosphere of Syracuse makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Syracuse University Rankings

Syracuse landed the #104 spot in our 2023 ranking of best colleges. We analyzed 1,477 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #5 out of 122 schools in New York.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Syracuse has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#82	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#86	Best Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Syracuse.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Public Relations & Advertising Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#38	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#57	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Syracuse has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#3	Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	College Factual
#11	Best Entrepreneurial Studies Schools	College Factual
#31	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#51	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#224	Best Schools	Course Advisor

Where Is Syracuse University?

Contact details for Syracuse are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	900 South Crouse Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244
Phone:	315-443-1870
Website:	https://www.syracuse.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/syracuseuniversity
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/SyracuseU

How Do I Get Into Syracuse?

You can apply to Syracuse online at: https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Syracuse

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Syracuse?

With an acceptance rate of 69%, Syracuse does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 71%.

Can I Afford Syracuse University?

The overall average net price of Syracuse is $54,544. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Syracuse, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $10,703 a year. That adds up to $42,812 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Syracuse is 2.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Syracuse University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,479 undergraduate students at Syracuse, with 13,832 being full-time and 647 being part-time.

There are also 6,843 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,832 full-time undergraduates at Syracuse, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Syracuse University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	931
Black or African American	917
Hispanic or Latino	1,425
White	7,563
International Students	1,954
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,042

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Syracuse University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at Syracuse. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Syracuse University

In 2019-2020, 3,112 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Syracuse has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Syracuse

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Syracuse University was $55,926 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Syracuse is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Knowledge Management	#1	#1
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#17	#17
Supply Chain Management	#27	#27
Entrepreneurship	#35	#35
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	#36	#36
Entrepreneurial Studies	#38	#38
Public Relations & Advertising	#62	#62
Management Science	#72	#72

Online Growth Rankings of Syracuse

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Syracuse University was 15.7%. This is the #1,047 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Syracuse regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Syracuse ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Syracuse.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#16
Public Relations & Advertising	#67
Interior Design Management	#103

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Syracuse University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	0	42	0	366	3	411
Finance	0	251	0	0	0	251
Accounting	0	115	0	65	0	180
General Economics	0	180	0	0	0	180
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	0	154	0	0	0	154
Public Relations	0	102	0	31	0	133
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	129	0	129
Advertising	0	106	0	17	0	123
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0	117	0	117
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	0	67	0	6	6	79
Entrepreneurship	0	50	0	15	0	65
Supply Chain Management	0	59	0	0	0	59
Real Estate	0	40	0	0	0	40
Business Management & Marketing	0	0	0	8	0	8
Organizational Leadership	1	6	0	0	0	7
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	0	6	0	0	6
Management Science	0	0	0	6	0	6
Interior Design Management	0	0	0	4	0	4
Knowledge Management	0	2	0	0	0	2
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1	1,174	6	764	9	1,954

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.