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Syracuse University

Syracuse University
100 Crouse-Hinds Hall
Syracuse, NY 13244

Official telephone: (315) 443-1870
Website: syr.edu/

Screen last updated on: December 2016

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

14,798

Full-time undergraduates:

14,169

Part-time undergraduates:

629

Total graduate students:

6,231

Full-time graduate students:

4,634

Part-time graduate students:

1,597

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

Northeast

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

55%

First-year student enrollment breakdown:


0.5%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
8.0%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.4%	Hispanic/Latino
56.1%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
3.3%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
9.4%	Nonresident Alien
3.2%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:


0.7%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
8.4%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.8%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
10.0%	Hispanic/Latino
0.1%	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
56.5%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
8.5%	Nonresident Alien
4.7%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

708 acres

City or town school is located in:

Syracuse

Population of city/town:

145,151

Distance of nearest major city:

1 miles

Online campus map:

www.syr.edu/about/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

No. Juniors and seniors may live off campus.

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (72%)
sorority housing (1%)
fraternity housing (1%)
single-student apartments (25%)
special housing for disabled students (1%)
other housing including Theme and wellness housing.

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

99%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

75%

Percent of students who live off campus:

25%

Students required to live on campus:

Freshmen and sophomores must live on campus.

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

21%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

3500

Other computer facilities/services:

Wireless network, network/computing security, e-mail, calendaring, file storage, printing, personal web pages, multimedia classrooms and collaborative spaces, desktop computer support/training, academic technologies, web conferencing, high-tech collaboratory spaces, laptop loaner program, Help Desk/Support Center, online services (catalog, registration, advising, grades, financial aid, housing), Internet2, broadcast network uplink.

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Special collections research center/audio lab and archive. Geology and law libraries. Architecture reading room.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Global Collaboratory, life sciences complex, Fidelity MODUS 622i flight simulator, investment institute, architecture studios, art building, theatre, child development lab; speech, language, and hearing clinic; environmental and energy systems, science and technology, communications, entrepreneurship, technology, and humanities centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Major/career exploration, mock interviews.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

75%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

21%

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

26%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

Daily Orange

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

350

Campus-based religious organizations:

Adventist Christian Fellowship, Alpha Phi Omega, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Brothers and Sisters In Christ (BASIC) All Nations, Campus Bible Fellowship, SU Student Buddhist Association, Campus Crusade for Christ, Chabad House, Christian Science College Organization, Hillel Jewish Student Union, Hindu Student Council, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Mustard Seed Fellowship, Pan-Orthodox Christian Fellowship, PENSA Campus Ministry, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), Soka Gakkai International, Pagan Association, The Newman Association, The Vineyard; Latter-day Saint, Lutheran, and Muslim Student Associations

Minority student organizations:

African-American Male Congress, Black Artist League, Black Communications Society, Black Graduate Students Association, Black Reign, Coalition of Multicultural Public Administration Students (COMPAS), Creations Dance Troupe, Dinamo, El Club, Hawaii/Pacific Islander Student Association, Kalabash Dance Troupe, La LUCHA, Latino Greek Council, Los Colores, MAXWELLIS, Multicultural Greek Council, Multiracial Experience, NAACP, National Association of Black Accountants, National Association of Black Journalists, National Association of Hispanic Journalists, National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women's Club, National Society of Black Engineers, Native American Students at Syracuse, Nihon Youth Association, Raices Dance Troupe, Rebecca Lee Pre Health Society, SEX S.Y.M.B.A.L.S., Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Society of Multiculture Architects and Designers, Student African-American Society

International student organizations:

African Student Union, Asian Students in America, Association of Bulgarian Students, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Hong Kong Cultural Organization, South Asian Arts Foundation, Taiwan Connection, Connections Program, Mix It Up, Orange Dialogue for Peace, Phi Beta Delta, Club Francophile; Caribbean, Haitian American, Korean, Korean American, South Asian, and Turkish Student Associations

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

American Marketing Association, American Medical Student Association, AMI: A Men's Issue, Architecture Student Organization, Association for Student Elderly Connection, Beyond Compliance Coordinating Committee, Black Box Players, club sports/recreation services, College Democrats, College Republicans, Comm.UNITY, Committee On Women & Art, Conflict Management Center, Dance Works, Empowering Minds Movement, Engineers Without Borders, Fashion Association of Design Students, Graduate Student Organization, Habitat for Humanity, Interfraternity Council, Learning Community Advisory Board, mock trial team, Multicultural Greek Council, Music & Entertainment Industry Student Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)-SU, National Pan-Hellenic Council, National Student Speech Language Hearing Association, Otto's Army, Pride Union, Public Relations Student Society of America, Residence Hall Association, Social Workers United, Society for Conservation Biology, Society for Public Health Education, Society of Physics Students, Society of Undergraduate Geology Students, Student Art Education Association, Student Association, Student Athletes Across Borders, Students for a Democratic Society, Animal Rights Organization, Syracuse University Ambulance, University Judicial Board/Peer Education Team, University Union; entrepreneurship, psychology, sport management, and student veterans clubs

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Daryl Gross,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Renee Baumgartner,
Deputy Director of Athletics

Athletics homepage:

www.maxwell.syr.edu/
deans.aspx?id=36507225279

School colors:

orange

School mascot:

Otto the Orange

Athletic conference memberships:

Big East Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's cheerleading	no
Men's crew	yes	IRA
Men's cross-country	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's football	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's lacrosse	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's cheerleading	no
Women's crew	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's field hockey	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's ice hockey	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosse	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's softball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball	yes	NCAA Div. I

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

10%

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

28%

Athletic facilities:

basketball, indoor volleyball, racquetball/squash, sand volleyball, tennis; football, soccer, and softball fields; swimming pools, dance studio, outdoor track, ice-skating pavillion

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, broomball, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, hockey, kickball, racquetball, soccer, softball, tennis, volleyball

Club sports for men:

badminton, baseball, bowling, cricket, cycling, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, golf, gymnastics, handball, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, martial arts, outing, roller hockey, rugby, running, sailing, skiing, soccer, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling

Club sports for women:

badminton, bowling, cycling, dance, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, figure skating, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, judo, lacrosse, martial arts, outing, rugby, running, sailing, skiing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Syracuse (5 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Rochester (40 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Syracuse (3 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Syracuse (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

75%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

20% within one year of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Boston University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Fordham University, George Washington University, Hofstra University, New York University, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse University, University of California, University of Illinois, University of Maryland, University of Pennsylvania, University of Rochester, University of Southern California.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

90% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Bloomberg LP, Ernst & Young, ESPN, Euro RSCG, FDM Group, Inc., General Dynamics Electric Boat, General Electric Company, IBM, JP Morgan Chase & Co., KPMG, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Macy's Merchandising Group, Mediacom, Morgan Stanley, NBC Universal, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Saatchi & Saatchi, Syracuse University, Teach for America, U.S. Military.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United States
Lt. Col. Eileen Collins, first female Space Shuttle Commander
Aaron Sorkin, playwright, screenwriter, director.

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