Syracuse CDS VERIFIED

New York (Mid-Atlantic) · 15,739 undergrads · ~31 avg class size · 14:1 student-faculty · $62,000/yr sticker

private Tier 4

Newhouse (communications) is one of the top journalism schools. Strong architecture and information studies too. Cold winters.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

45.9%

most recent reported cycle

By college within the university

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications

Top-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%

GPA range

3.6–3.95

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1270–1440

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

29–32

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$79K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 4.3 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 10 sources

$60K

Entry

$79K

10-year

$78K

Mid-career

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).

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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

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