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Compare with New York Public Colleges

Compare with New York Public Colleges for Syracuse University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	$54,597 lower in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Binghamton University Vestal, NY	$54,961 lower in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University at Albany Albany, NY	$54,662 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$54,592 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$58,146 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY	$58,058 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	$57,990 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY City College New York, NY	$58,188 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$58,064 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Military Academy West Point, New York	$65,528 lower in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	$56,575 lower in-state tuition	28% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	$56,776 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	$56,529 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo, NY	$56,995 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY	$58,076 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale, NY	$56,902 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	$56,697 lower in-state tuition	24% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, NY	$56,654 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville, NY	$56,703 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	$56,703 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	$56,956 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island, NY	$58,038 lower in-state tuition	46% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia, NY	$56,697 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck, NY	$56,939 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY	$56,225 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, NY	$56,493 lower in-state tuition	32% higher acceptance rate	Compare
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica, NY	$56,903 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, NY	$64,633 lower in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with New York Private Colleges

Compare with New York Private Colleges for Syracuse University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
New York University New York, NY	$2,732 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Cornell University Ithaca, NY	$3,786 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY	$6,317 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Fordham University Bronx, NY	$613 lower in-state tuition	13% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colgate University Hamilton, NY	$4,778 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Rochester Rochester, NY	$1,552 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Barnard College New York, NY	$4,360 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY	$5,502 higher in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. John's University New York Queens, NY	$12,508 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY	$1,447 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pace University New York, NY	$12,238 lower in-state tuition	30% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hofstra University Hempstead, NY	$7,868 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marist University Poughkeepsie, NY	$17,778 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, NY	$6,254 lower in-state tuition	21% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY	$1,762 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Adelphi University Garden City, NY	$16,418 lower in-state tuition	20% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Manhattan University Riverdale, NY	$12,128 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Pratt Institute Main Brooklyn, NY	$3,683 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The New School New York, NY	$6,834 lower in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Ithaca College Ithaca, NY	$11,988 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hamilton College Clinton, NY	$3,432 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Siena College Loudonville, NY	$18,948 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	$6,130 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Long Island University Brookville, NY	$23,096 lower in-state tuition	40% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson, NY	$908 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville, NY	$1,334 higher in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Union College Schenectady, NY	$3,511 higher in-state tuition	2% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Le Moyne College Syracuse, NY	$25,198 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
St Lawrence University Canton, NY	$372 higher in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY	$411 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Albany, NY	$24,053 lower in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Canisius University Buffalo, NY	$31,028 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Marymount Manhattan College New York, NY	$23,658 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY	$18,968 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Yeshiva University New York, NY	$13,728 lower in-state tuition	10% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Houghton University Houghton, NY	$47,098 lower in-state tuition	43% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Elmira College Elmira, NY	$26,552 lower in-state tuition	31% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY	$18,708 lower in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Touro University New York, NY	$43,078 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Nazareth University Rochester, NY	$23,078 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York, NY	$1,829 higher in-state tuition	3% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Webb Institute Glen Cove, NY	$2,314 lower in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Syracuse University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$44,884 lower in-state tuition	15% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MD	$53,719 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$48,718 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Mason University Fairfax, VA	$51,308 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA	$47,756 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$43,602 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	$51,278 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Rutgers University New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	$47,599 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$44,484 lower in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Naval Academy Annapolis, Maryland	$65,528 lower in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Vermont Burlington, VT	$46,470 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJ	$45,896 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Maryland Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	$52,272 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ	$45,554 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	$50,888 lower in-state tuition	34% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Salisbury University Salisbury, MD	$54,444 lower in-state tuition	41% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of New Hampshire Main Campus Durham, NH	$46,326 lower in-state tuition	42% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA	$48,562 lower in-state tuition	37% higher acceptance rate	Compare
William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ	$49,824 lower in-state tuition	44% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	$55,536 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
United States Coast Guard Academy New London, Connecticut	$65,528 lower in-state tuition	24% lower acceptance rate	Compare
St. Mary's College of Maryland St. Mary's City, MD	$50,230 lower in-state tuition	23% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Lehigh Valley Center Valley, PA	$50,320 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Wilkes Barre Dallas, PA	$51,248 lower in-state tuition	51% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Private Colleges

Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Syracuse University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Harvard University Cambridge, MA	$3,852 lower in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Princeton University Princeton, NJ	$2,840 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	$298 lower in-state tuition	40% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston University Boston, MA	$2,574 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$3,158 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Yale University New Haven, CT	$1,722 higher in-state tuition	42% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Villanova University Villanova, PA	$2,248 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Georgetown University Washington, DC	$2,489 higher in-state tuition	33% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Howard University Washington, DC	$29,718 lower in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA	$718 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA	$5,174 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brown University Providence, RI	$5,884 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA	$3,132 lower in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northeastern University Boston, MA	$634 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
George Washington University Washington, DC	$2,182 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	$3,116 lower in-state tuition	33% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	$2,740 higher in-state tuition	41% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT	$10,048 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA	$2,284 higher in-state tuition	17% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Tufts University Medford, MA	$5,176 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Rhode Island School of Design Providence, RI	$2,840 lower in-state tuition	27% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Emerson College Boston, MA	$8,472 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA	$548 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
American University Washington, DC	$6,757 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Babson College Wellesley, MA	$8,376 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Amherst College Amherst, MA	$4,952 higher in-state tuition	37% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lafayette College Easton, PA	$130 lower in-state tuition	15% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Bentley University Waltham, MA	$4,528 lower in-state tuition	1% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Swarthmore College Swarthmore, PA	$34 lower in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Brandeis University Waltham, MA	$2,552 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ	$12,358 lower in-state tuition	27% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Williams College Williamstown, MA	$3,032 higher in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH	$1,080 higher in-state tuition	9% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Providence College Providence, RI	$1,978 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oberlin College Oberlin, OH	$1,838 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Scranton Scranton, PA	$11,545 lower in-state tuition	35% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Wesleyan University Middletown, CT	$4,814 higher in-state tuition	30% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Haverford College Haverford, PA	$5,160 higher in-state tuition	34% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA	$16,542 lower in-state tuition	38% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Fairfield University Fairfield, CT	$7,178 lower in-state tuition	13% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA	$2,723 lower in-state tuition	26% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Colby College Waterville, ME	$4,072 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	$1,648 higher in-state tuition	32% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	$2,072 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Endicott College Beverly, MA	$24,878 lower in-state tuition	25% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bryant University Smithfield, RI	$12,851 lower in-state tuition	19% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ	$2,066 lower in-state tuition	2% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, MD	$8,378 lower in-state tuition	29% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA	$1,112 higher in-state tuition	7% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Syracuse University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Baylor University Waco, TX	$7,428 lower in-state tuition	5% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Brigham Young University Provo, UT	$58,840 lower in-state tuition	22% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=196413.

Last updated: August 2026