Syracuse Acceptance Rate & Chances CDS VERIFIED
New York (Mid-Atlantic) · 15,739 undergrads · ~31 avg class size · 14:1 student-faculty · $62,000/yr sticker
private Tier 4
Median earnings (10yr)
$79K
CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site.
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Acceptance by round
same school, very different odds by round
By application round
Early Decision55.7%
Early Decision II55.7%
Early Action—
Regular Decision—
By college within the university
S.I. Newhouse School of Public CommunicationsTop-5 communications school; selective sub-application within Syracuse
20.0%Whitman School of Management
50.0%School of Architecture
40.0%College of Visual & Performing Arts (VPA)
40.0%College of Engineering & CS
55.0%College of Arts & Sciences
55.0%
▸ What Syracuse weighs in admissions (7 factors they call very important)
From Syracuse's Common Data Set (Section C7) — the factors they say matter most, and the ones they don't.
Weighs most heavily
Course rigorGPAEssaysRecommendationsExtracurricularsTalent / abilityCharacterImportant
Class rankTest scoresFirst-generationVolunteer workWork experienceDemonstrated interestConsidered
InterviewGeographyState residencyDoes not consider
Legacy, Religious affiliation
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Career outcomes · 10 sources
Median graduate earnings · 4.3 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $561K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 10 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).
Where this leads
Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.
- Finance/banking in NYC metro: solid regional network, not bulge bracket recruiting
- Tech sales in Boston: strong pipeline to Salesforce, HubSpot, enterprise SaaS
- Media/broadcasting in NYC: legacy relationships with NBC, cable news, production companies
- Supply chain/logistics upstate NY: proximity to manufacturing, warehousing, distribution hubs
- Public affairs in DC: mid-Atlantic school, alumni in government relations and policy shops
About Syracuse
Newhouse (communications) is one of the top journalism schools. Strong architecture and information studies too. Cold winters.
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