Syracuse University FACTS 2012-13
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FOUNDED Officially chartered in 1870 as a private, coeducational institution offering programs in the physical sciences and modern languages.
CHANCELLOR Nancy Cantor, 11th Chancellor and President.
MAIN CAMPUS Syracuse, located in the heart of Central New York, is within easy driving distance of Toronto, Boston, Montreal, and New York City.
EXTENDED CAMPUS SU offers a rich mix of academic programs, alumni activities, and immersion opportunities in numerous centers in the U.S. and around the globe, including major hubs in New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles.
ENROLLMENT The total University enrollment for fall 2012 is 21,029. Full-time undergraduate enrollment, 14,169; part-time undergraduate enrollment, 629; full-time graduate and law school enrollment, 4,634; part-time graduate and law school enrollment, 1,597.
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHICS The total student population at Syracuse University represents all 50 U.S. states and 126 countries. The full-time undergraduate student population consists of 56 percent women and 44 percent men.
FIRST YEAR STUDENT PROFILE The freshman class of 3,392 students has a mean high school GPA of 3.6; consists of 31 percent students of color; and 16 percent first-generation students. The entering student population consists of 56 percent women and 44 percent men.
DIVERSITY Minority students represent 25.1 percent of the total student population of 21,029. This includes 7.6 percent African Americans; 6.9 percent Asian Americans; 8.0 percent Hispanics; 0.6 percent Native Americans; and 2.0 percent of two or more races.
FINANCIAL AID Last year, nearly two-thirds of SU students received more than $206 million in Syracuse University grants and scholarships. Overall, about 75 percent receive some form of financial support, including assistance from institutional, federal, state, or private sources.
FACULTY Full-time instructional faculty, 1,013; part-time faculty, 96; adjunct faculty, 454. Approximately 86 percent of full-time faculty members have earned Ph.D. or professional degrees.
DEGREES CONFERRED Bachelor’s, 3,077; Master’s, 1,918; Doctoral degree-professional, 191; Doctoral degree-research, 150.
CURRENT ALUMNI ON RECORD 244,591 alumni representing all 50 states and 165 countries and territories.
STAFF Full-time staff, 3,332; part-time staff 361.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS Printed volumes, 3.8 million; microforms, 7.6 million; current periodicals/ serials, 74,504; electronic books, 942,224.
TUITION Full-time undergraduate tuition: $37,610 per year plus housing, meals, and expenses.
SPONSORED PROGRAMS A total of $70.4 million was awarded for research, teaching, and other sponsored programs in fiscal year 2012. The federal government is the major sponsor ($45.4 million). Awards from non-federal sponsors totaled $25 million, the majority of which are from corporate entities ($13.5 million). Various foundations are the third largest sponsors ($5.2 million).
ENDOWMENT FUND The market value was approximately $969 million as of 11/02/12.
THE CAMPAIGN FOR SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Gifts and pledges from individuals, corporations, and foundations totaled $1,025,781,890 as of 11.30.12.
Academic Units
School of Architecture
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Education
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Graduate School
School of Information Studies (iSchool)
College of Law
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
L.C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science
University College
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Centers for research and scholarship*Aging Studies Institute
Burton Blatt Institute
Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture
Center for Advanced Systems and Engineering (CASE)
Center for Natural Language Processing
Center for Policy Research
Daniel P. Moynihan Global Affairs Institute
Falcone Center for Entrepreneurship
Forensic and National Security Sciences Institute
Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism
Institute for the Study of the Judiciary, Politics, and the Media
Institute for Veterans and Military Families
NYS Science and Technology Law Center
Syracuse Biomaterials Institute
SyracuseCoE (Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems)
SyracuseCoE Center for Sustainable Community Solutions
Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
*Partial listing
Making a Difference
SU alumni make their mark in a variety of professions—from actors to zoologists and everything in between.
Sarah Loguen (1876) fourth African American woman physician in U.S.
Stephen Crane (1891) author of The Red Badge of Courage
Sol LeWitt ’49 renowned visual artist
Dick Clark ’51 creator and host of American Bandstand
Jim Brown ’57 football star, actor, and social activist
F. Story Musgrave ’58 pioneering physician-astronaut
Ruth Johnson Colvin ’59 founder of Literacy Volunteers of America
Frank Langella ’59 award-winning stage and film actor (Frost/Nixon)
Joyce Carol Oates ’60, H’00 award-winning novelist
Ernie Davis ’62 first African American to win the Heisman Trophy
Lou Reed ’64 rock singer-songwriter for The Velvet Underground
Dave Bing ’66, H’06 NBA great and mayor of Detroit
Floyd Little ’67 Pro Football Hall of Famer
Joseph Biden L’68 vice president of the United States
Kathrine V. Switzer ’68, G’72 runner and advocate for women’s sports
Donna Shalala G’70 president of the University of Miami
Steve Kroft ’71 award-winning correspondent for 60 Minutes
Bob Costas ’74 host of NBC’s “Football Night in America”
Susan Hilferty ’75 Tony Award-winning costume designer (Wicked)
Eileen Collins ’78 first woman astronaut to command a NASA space mission
Aaron Sorkin ’83 screenwriter and producer of The West Wing
Vanessa Williams ’85 actress and first African American crowned Miss America
Arielle Tepper Madover ’94 award-winning Broadway producer
Dennis Crowley ’98 founder of the social networking site Foursquare
Pamela Chen ’05 award-winning documentary photographer
For More Information
Admissions
315.443.3611
Advancement/External Affairs
315.443.2865
Alumni Relations
315.443.3258
Center for Career Services
315.443.3616
Corporate Relations
315.443.2328
Development Office
315.443.2865
Financial Aid/Scholarship Programs
315.443.1513
Foundation Relations
315.443.4940
Government/Community Relations
315.443.3919
Graduate School
315.443.4492
Parents Office
315.443.1200
Sponsored Programs
315.443.2807
SU Abroad
315.443.3471
University College
315.443.9378
University Operator
315.443.1870
Website
www.syr.edu
YouTube
youtube.com/user/Syracuse
The FACTS brochure is a publication of the Division of Advancement and External Affairs.
