Enrollment Trends at Syracuse

The student population at Syracuse University is 22,589 (15,957 undergraduate and 6,632 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 800 (3.67%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at Syracuse is 70.64% which is increased by 761 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 39 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 79 male students for every 100 female students, down from 88 in 2015.
2,298 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 166.59% since 2015.

School Home 2024 Student Population

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 22,323 where 22,589 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 22,948 students in 2024 and was lowest at 21,322 in 2021. Overall, enrollment rose from 21,789 to 22,589 students, a net gain of 800 (3.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Syracuse University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	21,789	15,196	6,873	8,323	6,593	3,313	3,280
2016-17	21,970 181	15,218 22	6,945 72	8,273 -50	6,752 159	3,395 82	3,357 77
2017-18	22,484 514	15,252 34	7,026 81	8,226 -47	7,232 480	3,651 256	3,581 224
2018-19	22,803 319	15,226 -26	7,008 -18	8,218 -8	7,577 345	3,895 244	3,682 101
2019-20	22,850 47	15,275 49	7,119 111	8,156 -62	7,575 -2	3,889 -6	3,686 4
2020-21	21,322 -1,528	14,479 -796	6,707 -412	7,772 -384	6,843 -732	3,410 -479	3,433 -253
2021-22	21,772 450	14,778 299	6,702 -5	8,076 304	6,994 151	3,356 -54	3,638 205
2022-23	22,698 926	15,421 643	7,030 328	8,391 315	7,277 283	3,408 52	3,869 231
2023-24	22,948 250	15,739 318	7,044 14	8,695 304	7,209 -68	3,273 -135	3,936 67
2024-25	22,589 -359	15,957 218	7,049 5	8,908 213	6,632 -577	2,932 -341	3,700 -236
Average	22,323	15,254	6,950	8,304	7,068	3,452	3,616

Syracuse University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 15,254 where 15,957 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Syracuse University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	15,196	14,566	6,566	8,000	630	307	323
2016-17	15,218	14,607	6,635	7,972	611	310	301
2017-18	15,252	14,675	6,749	7,926	577	277	300
2018-19	15,226	14,655	6,727	7,928	571	281	290
2019-20	15,275	14,727	6,827	7,900	548	292	256
2020-21	14,479	13,832	6,363	7,469	647	344	303
2021-22	14,778	14,167	6,376	7,791	611	326	285
2022-23	15,421	14,806	6,684	8,122	615	346	269
2023-24	15,739	15,081	6,676	8,405	658	368	290
2024-25	15,957	15,310	6,700	8,610	647	349	298
Average	15,254	15,254	6,630	8,012	15,254	320	292

Syracuse University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 7,068 where 6,632 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Syracuse University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	6,593	4,765	2,401	2,364	1,828	912	916
2016-17	6,752	4,546	2,253	2,293	2,206	1,142	1,064
2017-18	7,232	4,563	2,251	2,312	2,669	1,400	1,269
2018-19	7,577	4,529	2,233	2,296	3,048	1,662	1,386
2019-20	7,575	4,505	2,234	2,271	3,070	1,655	1,415
2020-21	6,843	4,068	1,964	2,104	2,775	1,446	1,329
2021-22	6,994	4,114	1,972	2,142	2,880	1,384	1,496
2022-23	7,277	5,301	2,586	2,715	1,976	822	1,154
2023-24	7,209	5,041	2,438	2,603	2,168	835	1,333
2024-25	6,632	4,832	2,251	2,581	1,800	681	1,119
Average	7,068	7,068	2,258	2,368	7,068	1,194	1,248

Syracuse University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 52.34%. The percentage was 52.14% 10 years ago and Syracuse still has a high percentage of white students. 6.30% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.07% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 11.12% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 52.14% to 52.34%. Asian enrollment grew from 6.29% to 6.30%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.43% to 8.07%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.59% to 11.12%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7016 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7107 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Syracuse University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	125	1,370	1,620	1,872	16	11,360	523
2016-17	108	1,341	1,626	1,864	15	11,708	574
2017-18	112	1,332	1,640	1,853	22	12,042	644
2018-19	101	1,400	1,575	1,860	22	12,131	678
2019-20	108	1,311	1,590	1,967	17	12,003	668
2020-21	108	1,283	1,559	2,007	17	11,224	734
2021-22	115	1,377	1,616	2,129	24	11,407	805
2022-23	106	1,445	1,618	2,207	24	11,636	838
2023-24	102	1,427	1,753	2,304	19	11,816	880
2024-25	111	1,423	1,823	2,512	24	11,824	883
Average	110	1,371	1,642	2,058	20	11,715	723

Syracuse University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,298 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 10% of total students. The number of online students has increased 166.59% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Syracuse University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	21,789	862	925	20,002
2016-17	21,970	1,228	1,231	19,511
2017-18	22,484	1,735	946	19,803
2018-19	22,803	2,279	791	19,733
2019-20	22,850	2,377	976	19,497
2020-21	21,322	2,043	1,069	18,210
2021-22	21,772	2,606	2,812	16,354
2022-23	22,698	2,244	2,539	17,915
2023-24	22,948	2,405	2,575	17,968
2024-25	22,589	2,298	2,396	17,895
Average	22,323	2,008	1,626	18,689

Most Searched New York Colleges (last 30 days)

Undergraduate

Cornell University Private, 4-year | Ithaca
New York University Private, 4-year | New York
Columbia University in the City of New York Private, 4-year | New York
Stony Brook University Public, 4-year | Stony Brook
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College Public, 4-year | New York
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Private, 4-year | Troy
Binghamton University Public, 4-year | Vestal
Syracuse University Private, 4-year | Syracuse
Fordham University Private, 4-year | Bronx
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public, 4-year | New York

compare schools

Graduate

New York University Private, 4-year | New York
Columbia University in the City of New York Private, 4-year | New York
University at Buffalo Public, 4-year | Buffalo
Manhattan School of Music Private, 4-year | New York
University of Rochester Private, 4-year | Rochester
The Juilliard School Private, 4-year | New York
Fashion Institute of Technology Public, 4-year | New York
Long Island University Private, 4-year | Brookville
Cornell University Private, 4-year | Ithaca
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice Public, 4-year | New York

compare schools

Online Schools

Marist University Private, 4-year | Poughkeepsie
University at Albany Public, 4-year | Albany
Empire State University Public, 4-year | Saratoga Springs
CUNY Queens College Public, 4-year | Queens
CUNY Hunter College Public, 4-year | New York
Cornell University Private, 4-year | Ithaca
Monroe Community College Public, 2-4 year | Rochester
CUNY Brooklyn College Public, 4-year | Brooklyn
Teachers College at Columbia University Private, 4-year | New York
New York School of Interior Design Private, 4-year | New York

compare schools

Trade Schools

Apex Technical School Private, Less than 2-year | Long Island City
Western Suffolk BOCES Public, 2-4 year | Northport
Access Careers Private, Less than 2-year | Hempstead
Dutchess BOCES-Practical Nursing Program Public, Less than 2-year | Poughkeepsie
SUNY Corning Community College Public, 2-4 year | Corning
Center for Allied Health Education Private, 2-4 year | Brooklyn
Leon Studio One School of Beauty Knowledge Private, Less than 2-year | Williamsville
Atelier Esthetique Institute of Esthetics Private, Less than 2-year | New York
Electrical and HVAC/R Training Center Private, Less than 2-year | Copiague
Berk Trade and Business School Private, Less than 2-year | Long Island City

compare schools

Enrollment Trends at Syracuse

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Ratings & Review