	Syracuse University 2016 University Academic Rankings
Crouse College, a Romanesque building completed in 1889, housed the first College of Fine Arts in the United States. It is now the home of the university's College of Visual and Performing Arts and the Setnor School of Music. Syracuse University, commonly referred to as Syracuse, 'Cuse, or SU, is a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The institution's roots can be traced to the Genesee Wesleyan Seminary (later becoming Genesee College), founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, New York, in 1831. After several years of debate over relocating the college to Syracuse, the university was established in 1870, independent of the college. Since 1920, the university has identified itself as nonsectarian, although it maintains a relationship with The United Methodist Church. The campus is in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, east and southeast of downtown, on one of the larger hills. Its large campus features an eclectic mix of buildings, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival structures to contemporary buildings. SU is organized into 13 schools and colleges, with nationally recognized programs in information studies and library science, architecture, communications, business administration, inclusive education and wellness, sport management, public administration, engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences. Syracuse University athletic teams, known as the Orange, participate in 20 intercollegiate sports. SU is a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference for all NCAA Division I athletics, except for the rowing team. SU is also a member of the Eastern College Athletic Conference. History \| Founding The Genesee Wesleyan Seminary was founded in 1831 by the Genesee Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lima, New York, south of Rochester. In 1850, it was resolved to enlarge the institution from a seminary into a college, or to connect a college with the seminary, becoming Genesee College. However, the location was soon thought by many to be insufficiently central. Its difficulties were compounded by the next set of technological changes: the railroad that displaced the Erie Canal as the region's economic engine bypassed Lima completely. The trustees of the struggling college then decided to seek a locale whose economic and transportation advantages could provide a better base of support. The college began looking for a new home at the same time Syracuse, ninety miles to the east, was engaged in a search to bring a university to the city, having failed to convince Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White to locate Cornell University there rather than in Ithaca. Syracuse resident White pressed that the new university should locate on the hill in Syracuse (the current location of Syracuse University) due to the city's attractive transportation hub, which would ease the recruitment of faculty, students, and other persons of note. However, as a young carpenter working in Syracuse, Cornell had been twice robbed of his wages, and thereafter considered Syracuse a Sodom and Gomorrah insisting the university be in Ithaca on his large farm on East Hill, overlooking the town and Cayuga Lake. Meanwhile, there were several years of dispute between the Methodist ministers, Lima, and contending cities across the state, over proposals to move Genesee College to Syracuse. At the time, the ministers wanted a share of the funds from the Morrill Land Grant Act for Genesee College. They agreed to a quid pro quo donation of $25,000 from Senator Cornell in exchange for their (Methodist) support for his bill. Cornell insisted the bargain be written into the bill and Cornell became New York State's Land Grant University in 1865. In 1869, Genesee College obtained New York State approval to move to Syra ... [more on wikipedia]

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Syracuse University Details

Syracuse University Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
public	Private
scores	1730/1153/26
level	AboveAverage
rank	[172
overall ROI rank	[216
size	medium
undergrads	15224
grads	6268
price	59320
drop	19
stem	16
research	92
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Syracuse University?

1. number 172 for Academics.

2. number 216 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Syracuse University?

1. DePaul University

2. CUNY Hunter College

3. Saint Louis University

4. University of Kansas

5. University of Nebraska-Lincoln

6. Old Dominion University

7. The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Syracuse University National Academic Rankings

Syracuse University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	172	194	249	141	143	84	130	231	216
Div1	89	71	99	84	85	52	84	97	98
Div1 Nonivy	82	66	99	79	80	44	77	96	95
Div1 Private	29	37	47	27	26	18	21	44	40
Private	80	97	100	64	68	38	38	91	96
Power5	55	42	67	54	57	38	61	66	67
Atlantic Coast Conference	14	14	15	14	14	11	14	15	15
New England Region	74	85	100	61	60	38	45	91	89
State of New York	27	26	73	17	16	11	12	43	27
Top Ten Top250	172	194	249	141	143	84	130	231	216

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Syracuse University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Syracuse University

Syracuse University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Syracuse University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.95	DePaul University	Illinois	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	193	150
92.68	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
92.09	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
91.91	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
91.75	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
91.71	Old Dominion University	Virginia	Conference USA	Public	Average	356	368
91.35	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
91.31	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
91.23	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
91.23	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
91.19	Loyola University Chicago	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Private	AboveAverage	228	206
90.25	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
86.51	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
86.20	Western Washington University	Washington	Great Northwest Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	297	338
86.18	Ball State University	Indiana	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	337	326
85.94	University of Memphis	Tennessee	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	359	314
85.68	University of North Carolina Wilmington	North Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	221	228
85.66	SUNY at Albany	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	188	218
85.41	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
85.36	University of Delaware	Delaware	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	107	138
84.94	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
84.81	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
84.57	College of Charleston	South Carolina	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	AboveAverage	219	233
84.56	East Carolina University	North Carolina	American Athletic Conference	Public	Average	312	325
84.54	George Mason University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	156	143
84.54	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
84.50	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
84.44	University of Northern Iowa	Iowa	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	AboveAverage	252	248
84.08	University of South Carolina-Columbia	South Carolina	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	93	130
84.01	Georgia State University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	253	230
83.67	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
83.57	San Diego State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	183	218
83.41	University of North Texas	Texas	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	192	165
83.08	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
82.47	University of Denver	Colorado	The Summit League	Private	AboveAverage	204	186
79.96	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	North Carolina	Southern Conference	Public	Average	449	439
79.85	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	350	248
79.77	St John's University-New York	New York	Big East Conference	Private	Average	309	444
79.77	CUNY Queens College	New York	East Coast Conference	Public	Average	307	400
79.75	Miami University-Oxford	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Good	118	67
79.57	University of California-Santa Cruz	California	Division III Independents	Public	Average	157	208
79.51	Bowling Green State University	Ohio	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	442	351
79.40	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
79.37	Sam Houston State University	Texas	Southland Conference	Public	Average	472	383
79.33	Oakland University	Michigan	Horizon League	Public	Average	417	270
79.28	University of Rhode Island	Rhode Island	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	270	328
78.97	Georgia Southern University	Georgia	Sun Belt Conference	Public	Average	254	236
78.95	University of New Hampshire	New Hampshire	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Average	221	225
78.92	Illinois State University	Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference	Public	Average	279	222
78.87	Eastern Michigan University	Michigan	Mid American Conference	Public	Average	445	385

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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Syracuse University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Syracuse University

Syracuse University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Syracuse University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.51	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
97.00	CUNY Hunter College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	193	228
95.27	University of Michigan-Flint	Michigan	No Conference Affiliation	Public	AboveAverage	189	264
95.15	Utah State University	Utah	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	165	120
93.92	Saint Louis University	Missouri	Atlantic 10 Conference	Private	AboveAverage	169	165
93.74	Texas Christian University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	AboveAverage	214	181
93.41	New Jersey Institute of Technology	New Jersey	Independent Northeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	195	185
93.22	Conference USA (Average)	-	Conference USA	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	148
93.20	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
93.00	University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras	Puerto Rico	Independent Southeast Region	Public	AboveAverage	176	232
92.72	University of Arkansas	Arkansas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	171	119
92.72	Temple University	Pennsylvania	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	168	199
92.19	Oklahoma State University	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	182	124
92.15	University of Oregon	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	174	221
92.10	University of Kentucky	Kentucky	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	159	130
92.10	The University of Alabama	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	175	112
91.07	Emerson College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Good	207	240
90.80	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
90.21	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
89.91	University of San Diego	California	Pioneer Football League / West...	Private	Good	203	195
89.54	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
89.54	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
89.22	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
89.19	Lafayette College	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	165	106
89.11	Furman University	South Carolina	Southern Conference	Private	Good	232	192
86.41	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
86.29	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
85.99	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
85.88	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
85.37	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
85.06	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
84.96	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
84.96	Davidson College	North Carolina	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	Excellent	155	129
84.37	Whitman College	Washington	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	153	154
83.67	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
83.56	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
83.40	Kenyon College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	147	91

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