Enrollment Trends at Syracuse

800

Total Enrollment

-205

Men

1,005

Women

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 over the past decade.

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.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,298 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 166.59% since 2015.

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.

70.64% of total students is undergraduate students and 29.36% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 761 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 39 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Syracuse than male students.

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

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1621,78915,1966,8738,3236,5933,3133,280
2016-1721,970
181
15,218
22
6,945
72
8,273
-50
6,752
159
3,395
82
3,357
77
2017-1822,484
514
15,252
34
7,026
81
8,226
-47
7,232
480
3,651
256
3,581
224
2018-1922,803
319
15,226
-26
7,008
-18
8,218
-8
7,577
345
3,895
244
3,682
101
2019-2022,850
47
15,275
49
7,119
111
8,156
-62
7,575
-2
3,889
-6
3,686
4
2020-2121,322
-1,528
14,479
-796
6,707
-412
7,772
-384
6,843
-732
3,410
-479
3,433
-253
2021-2221,772
450
14,778
299
6,702
-5
8,076
304
6,994
151
3,356
-54
3,638
205
2022-2322,698
926
15,421
643
7,030
328
8,391
315
7,277
283
3,408
52
3,869
231
2023-2422,948
250
15,739
318
7,044
14
8,695
304
7,209
-68
3,273
-135
3,936
67
2024-2522,589
-359
15,957
218
7,049
5
8,908
213
6,632
-577
2,932
-341
3,700
-236
Average22,32315,2546,9508,3047,0683,4523,616
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1615,19614,5666,5668,000630307323
2016-1715,21814,6076,6357,972611310301
2017-1815,25214,6756,7497,926577277300
2018-1915,22614,6556,7277,928571281290
2019-2015,27514,7276,8277,900548292256
2020-2114,47913,8326,3637,469647344303
2021-2214,77814,1676,3767,791611326285
2022-2315,42114,8066,6848,122615346269
2023-2415,73915,0816,6768,405658368290
2024-2515,95715,3106,7008,610647349298
Average15,25415,2546,6308,01215,254320292
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.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-166,5934,7652,4012,3641,828912916
2016-176,7524,5462,2532,2932,2061,1421,064
2017-187,2324,5632,2512,3122,6691,4001,269
2018-197,5774,5292,2332,2963,0481,6621,386
2019-207,5754,5052,2342,2713,0701,6551,415
2020-216,8434,0681,9642,1042,7751,4461,329
2021-226,9944,1141,9722,1422,8801,3841,496
2022-237,2775,3012,5862,7151,9768221,154
2023-247,2095,0412,4382,6032,1688351,333
2024-256,6324,8322,2512,5811,8006811,119
Average7,0687,0682,2582,3687,0681,1941,248
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).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161251,3701,6201,8721611,360523
2016-171081,3411,6261,8641511,708574
2017-181121,3321,6401,8532212,042644
2018-191011,4001,5751,8602212,131678
2019-201081,3111,5901,9671712,003668
2020-211081,2831,5592,0071711,224734
2021-221151,3771,6162,1292411,407805
2022-231061,4451,6182,2072411,636838
2023-241021,4271,7532,3041911,816880
2024-251111,4231,8232,5122411,824883
Average1101,3711,6422,0582011,715723
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.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1621,78986292520,002
2016-1721,9701,2281,23119,511
2017-1822,4841,73594619,803
2018-1922,8032,27979119,733
2019-2022,8502,37797619,497
2020-2121,3222,0431,06918,210
2021-2221,7722,6062,81216,354
2022-2322,6982,2442,53917,915
2023-2422,9482,4052,57517,968
2024-2522,5892,2982,39617,895
Average22,3232,0081,62618,689

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