COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 196413PRIVATE NONPROFIT

SYRACUSE, NY

Syracuse University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$38,793Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate82.5%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$79,406working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$26,000completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$79,406
Median earnings 5 years after completion$74,809

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$15,817
$30,001–48,000$15,845
$48,001–75,000$21,132
$75,001–110,000$28,780
$110,001+$55,401

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion82.5%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention90.7%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients17.1%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share32.4%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid40.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort3,894federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates15,477IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate45.9%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$26,000

3,699 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

20 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 180 working graduates$120,274 earnings · $27,000 debt →Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 120 working graduates$112,682 earnings · $27,000 debt →Information Science/StudiesBachelor's Degree · 269 working graduates$104,842 earnings · $26,694 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 103 working graduates$91,472 earnings · $27,000 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 96 working graduates$91,438 earnings · $27,000 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 154 working graduates$91,235 earnings · $26,951 debt →Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 233 working graduates$90,535 earnings · $26,000 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 159 working graduates$83,649 earnings · $26,000 debt →Architectural Sciences and TechnologyBachelor's Degree · 93 working graduates$76,367 earnings · $31,000 debt →Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's Degree · 171 working graduates$75,239 earnings · $26,799 debt →Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's Degree · 143 working graduates$71,527 earnings · $27,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 183 working graduates$70,815 earnings · $27,000 debt →JournalismBachelor's Degree · 183 working graduates$70,404 earnings · $27,000 debt →Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$70,106 earnings · $27,000 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 80 working graduates$69,776 earnings · $27,000 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 89 working graduates$68,283 earnings · $27,000 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 157 working graduates$68,219 earnings · $27,000 debt →International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's Degree · 102 working graduates$68,049 earnings · $26,635 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 200 working graduates$65,694 earnings · $26,865 debt →Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's Degree · 87 working graduates$44,045 earnings · $27,000 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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