Syracuse University (informally ‘Cuse or SU) is a private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Located in the city’s University Hill neighborhood, east and southeast of Downtown Syracuse, the large campus features an eclectic mix of architecture, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival to contemporary buildings.
It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 14,778 (fall 2021), its setting is city, and the campus size is 721 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Syracuse University’s ranking in the 2022-2023 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #62. Its tuition and fees are $60,135.