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.
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.
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.
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).
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.