Applying to Syracuse

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
41.69%	1,340

Syracuse University's acceptance rate is 41.69% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 42,089 students applied and 17,545 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

Syracuse's acceptance rate places 13rd out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,340 and the ACT score is 30 at Syracuse. Syracuse's SAT score ranks 22nd out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to Syracuse, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Syracuse University is 41.69% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 20.93%. 17,203 men and 24,866 women applied to Syracuse and 7,270 men and 10,275 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,569 men and 2,103 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Syracuse.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Syracuse
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	42,089	17,203	24,866	0	20
Admitted	17,545	7,270	10,275	0	0
Enrolled	3,672	1,569	2,103	0	0
Acceptance Rate	41.69%	42.26%	41.32%	-	0.00%
Yield	20.93%	21.58%	20.47%	-	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Syracuse University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 874 students (24% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 344 students (9%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Syracuse.

The median SAT score is 1,340 with 670 SAT EBRW and 670 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 710 and the 25^th percentile is 630. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 720 and 25^th percentile is 630 .

The median ACT composite score is 30 with 75^th percentile score of 32 and 25^th percentile score of 28 at Syracuse. The median ACT math score is 28 and the ACT English score is 31.

The SAT and ACT scores at Syracuse University are low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,492, ACT: 33 - private (not-for-profit) research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at Syracuse
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1260	1340	1430
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	630	670	710
SAT Math	630	670	720
ACT Composite	28	30	32
ACT Math	26	28	30
ACT English	28	31	34

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Syracuse University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 3,672 first-year students enrolled in Syracuse. The proportion of full-time students is 99.75% and part-time students is 0.25%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 42.73% and women students is 57.27%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Syracuse.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Syracuse
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,672	1,569	2,103
Full-time	3,663	1,563	2,100
Part-time	9	6	3

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Syracuse. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Syracuse University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Syracuse Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Considered, if submitted
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $85 for undergraduate schools and $75 for graduate schools of Syracuse University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Syracuse.

Admission Information for Applying to Syracuse
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$85
Graduate Application Fees	$75
Admission Information	https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/
Online Application	https://www.syracuse.edu/admissions/apply/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	1-Year Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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