Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York is a nonprofit private college with nearly 24,000 students. It focuses on only a select few programs.

An ACT or SAT exam may be required before applying to this institution. Scores in the range of 1180 (25th percentile) – 1380 (75th percentile) on the SAT and between 26 (25th percentile) – 30 (75th percentile) for the ACT exam is common among applicants admitted to SU. We were able to estimate the Syracuse University (SU) average GPA (3.48 – 3.64) of admitted students by applying sampled GPA data on over 150 schools.

SU accepts about 40% of students applying. Of those that are accepted, around 23% of students registered for enrollment. Using acceptance rate data from previous years, we can project that the Syracuse University (SU) acceptance rate in 2021 is going to be around 44%. You can get more information from the admissions office website at .syracuse.edu.

syracuse university acceptance rate 2021

In general, the acceptance rate for Syracuse University has been getting lower when compared to the average from previous years.

Acceptance Rate By Year

• 2016-2017: 52.3%
• 2017-2018: 46.9%
• 2018-2019: 49.9%
• 2019-2020: 44.4%
• Projected SU Acceptance Rate 2021-2022: 44.2%

syracuse university architecture portfolio requirements

PORTFOLIO DEADLINES

Early Decision submission via SlideRoom	November 15, 2021
Final day for Early Decision Portfolio Interview*	November 15, 2021
Regular Decision submission via SlideRoom	January 1, 2021
Final day for Regular Decision Portfolio Interview*	December 15, 2021

To be considered for admission to the master’s program in architecture, you must submit your portfolio online via SlideRoom. In addition, we provide the optional opportunity for you to present your work one-one-one to a member of our admissions team.

ONLINE VIA SLIDEROOM

• Please note this very important formatting requirement. Your portfolio must be submitted as a single, multi-page PDF file with pages in the horizontal (landscape) orientation.
• Include text descriptions integrated into each page with your image.
• On Macs, the ability to save any document as a PDF is built in.
• On Windows, most programs have a ‘Save As PDF’ option. If not, free PDF creation software is available from http://www.pdfforge.org/pdfcreator.
• Programs that can be used to layout your digital portfolio include, but are not limited to, Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, Scribus, Inkscape and Apple Pages for Mac.

PORTFOLIO INTERVIEW

This interview will give you a chance to tell us why you want to study architecture, which portfolio pieces you think demonstrate your strengths, and some of your thoughts about our institution.

Interviews take place until December 15 with a member of the architecture admissions committee. Please note, if you are applying Early Decision (ED), the review would need to take place by November 15 to meet the ED application deadline. Your portfolio must be submitted in SlideRoom 24 hours prior to your review. This is not a critique of your work.

All interviews will take place on Zoom. Click here to reserve your fifteen minute interview timeslot.*

*If you cannot use the Calendly interface to make a reservation due to accessibility reasons, you may email us at archug@syr.edu. 

syracuse architecture ranking

The industry’s leader for ranking design programs ranked Syracuse University School of Architecture’s undergraduate program at 4th place in the United States.