SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY J-16

Syracuse, NY 13244-0003
Tel: (315)443-1870
Admissions: (315)443-3611
E-mail: orange@suadmin.syr.edu
Web Site: http://www.syracuse.edu/

Description:

Independent, university, coed. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees and post-master's certificates. Founded 1870. Setting: 200-acre urban campus. Endowment: $788.2 million. Research spending 2003-04: $47.1 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $32,281 per student. Total enrollment: 16,753. Faculty: 1,406 (879 full-time, 527 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 12:1. 16,019 applied, 59% were admitted. 44% from top 10% of their high school class, 80% from top quarter, 98% from top half. Full-time: 10,665 students, 56% women, 44% men. Part-time: 85 students, 41% women, 59% men. Students come from 52 states and territories, 59 other countries, 60% from out-of-state, 0.3% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 6% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 2% 25 or older, 73% live on campus, 3% transferred in. Retention: 91% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: visual/performing arts; business/marketing; social sciences and history. Core. Calendar: semesters. ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, external degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force.

Entrance Requirements:

Options: Common Application, electronic application, early admission, early decision, deferred admission, international baccalaureate accepted. Required: essay, high school transcript, 2 recommendations, interview, SAT or ACT. Required for some: audition for drama and music programs, portfolio for art and architecture programs. Entrance: very difficult. Application deadlines: 1/1, 11/15 for early decision. Notification: 3/15, 12/31 for early decision.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $60. Comprehensive fee: $36,704 includes full-time tuition ($25,720), mandatory fees ($1014), and college room and board ($9970). College room only: $5400. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility. Part-time tuition: $1120 per credit hour.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, marching band, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 250 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local fraternities; 12% of eligible men and 16% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: Student Government Association, Programming Council, First Year Players, Student African-American Society. Major annual events: opening weekend activities, Homecoming/Parents' Weekend, Senior Celebration. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, crime prevention and neighborhood outreach programs. 7,381 college housing spaces available; 7,337 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen guaranteed college housing. On-campus residence required through sophomore year. Option: coed housing available. E. S. Bird Library plus 6 others with 3.1 million books, 6 million microform titles, 15,154 serials, 1.2 million audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2003-04: $15.8 million. 1,200 computers available on campus for general student use. Computer purchase/lease plans available. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

The city of Syracuse (metropolitan area population of 500,000) is the business, educational, and cultural hub of central New York. The city offers professional theater, symphony, opera, and visiting artists and performers. Highlights of the downtown area are the Everson Museum of Art, designed by I.M. Pei, the impressive Civic Center, and the popular Carousel Center shopping Mall. Central New York offers lakes, parks, mountains, and outstanding recreational opportunities. Syracuse is serviced by most major airlines, Amtrak, and Greyhound. Hancock International Airport is only a few miles from downtown and the University, and is served by taxis. The famous Finger Lakes region, offering excellent summer and winter activities, is easily accessible. Diversified industry includes medicine, education, manufacturing, banking, insurance, communications, engineering, and retailing. Part-time employment opportunities are available for students. A transportation network includes bus lines, airlines, and excellent highways and thruways. Parking is excellent in the downtown shopping and theatrical districts. Syracuse is home to 40 museums and galleries, 40 golf courses (more than any other area in the northeast), and has m