Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 15,477 undergrads, where 17% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.64
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
3,839 first-time students
63% came from other states and 6.1% from abroad; 31% are from New York. More from other states than at 88% of colleges.
- In-state (New York)31%
- Other states63%
- Abroad6.1%
Top home states
- New York(home state)31% 1,204
- New Jersey11% 439
- Massachusetts8.6% 331
- California6.5% 251
- Pennsylvania5.8% 222
From 49 states (counting DC) and 20 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
355
new transfer students, 8.5% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 12% of colleges.
291 full-time, 64 part-time.
Going on to another college
11%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 482 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
3.3% of undergrads study part-time.
56% women
Another gender: Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 8,370 students.
Housing
Beds
8,370
About 54 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Atlantic Coast Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
How the Atlantic Coast Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 19% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 22% of men, 41% of women.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha-Upsilon (Syracuse)
Lambda Beta
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2001
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
15 applied · fewer than 10 admitted · 0 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Syracuse University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Syracuse University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)