Syracuse University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Syracuse University is a private research university in Syracuse, NY (city setting), with 15,739 undergraduates (55% women). It admitted 42% of 42,089 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1260–1430 on the SAT and 28–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $85,147 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $51,520 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 81% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in communication & journalism, social sciences, business. The campus reported 0.89 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Syracuse University ranks
3 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 81%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $63,061
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 36 burglaries · 52 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Syracuse University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Syracuse University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 34 | 6 over | 3 | $2.3M | $68,157 | 1000 | |
| Men's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 17 | 2 over | 5 | $16M | $937,429 | 970 | |
| Women's Basketball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $6M | $461,083 | 983 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Atlantic Coast Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 986 | |
| Field Hockey | Atlantic Coast Conference | 26 | room 1 | 1 | $2.2M | $83,816 | 973 | |
| Football | Atlantic Coast Conference | 124 | 19 over | 1 | $42M | $339,435 | 965 | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Atlantic Hockey America (Women's) | 24 | room 2 | 3 | $2.7M | $113,443 | 993 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 56 | 8 over | 5 | $5.2M | $93,510 | 998 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Atlantic Coast Conference | 39 | 1 over | 4 | $3.1M | $78,468 | 990 | |
| Men's Rowing | Independent | 55 | — | 5 | $2.3M | $41,316 | — | |
| Women's Rowing | Atlantic Coast Conference | 52 | room 16 | 5 | $3.4M | $65,058 | 989 | |
| Men's Soccer | Atlantic Coast Conference | 32 | 4 over | 3 | $2.6M | $80,386 | 991 | |
| Softball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 23 | room 2 | 3 | $2.1M | $93,291 | 996 | |
| Women's Tennis | Atlantic Coast Conference | 10 | at cap | 3 | $1.5M | $154,255 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 79 | 34 over | 1 | $2M | $24,700 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Atlantic Coast Conference | 106 | 61 over | 1 | $2.4M | $22,730 | 988 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Atlantic Coast Conference | 19 | 1 over | 4 | $2M | $103,635 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.