Test-optionalED

Syracuse University

NY · Private · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 100 tier · 15,645 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate48.8%
ED rate55.7%1,478 of 2,654
Regular round (est.)†48.4%estimated, see note below

† Regular round (est.) = (all admitted students − Early Decision admits) ÷ (all applicants − Early Decision applicants).

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

OverallEarly Decision
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2544.4%68.7%59.2%48.8%60.2%56.2%61.9%55.7%no datano datano data

ED share of the enrolled freshman class (% of first-years admitted ED, not an admit rate)

ED admits ÷ enrolled first-years
0%20%40%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2534.1%29.6%no datano datano datano datano data

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

Early Decision I & II, binding · School admissions page ↗What this means:
The school’s admissions website (page ↗) lists Early Decision I & II, binding for Fall 2027. Its 2025-26 Common Data Set (file ↗) lists ED I and ED II and Early Action.

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optionalSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Superscores
ACT
Superscores

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry. If you use SAT Score Choice, all test scores are required.

How to send scores

Self-report accepted; official scores only after admission/enrollment

Send all scores? Required (if using SAT Score Choice)

School’s words: “self-reported scores are accepted during the application process. ... Official scores are only required if a student is admitted and chooses to enroll. ... If you're considering the Score Choice option for the SAT, please be aware that all of your test scores will be required.”

Source 1 ↗ · Source 2 ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡31%SAT 23% + ACT 8%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT23%
Submitted ACT8%

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1300–1410 median 1350
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
650–720 median 690
500800
SAT Math
640–710 median 670
500800
ACT composite
29–33 median 31
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%99.0%38.0%31%70.0%69.0%25.0%23%32.0%30.0%13.0%8%no datano datano data

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251210–1368136812101180–1340134011801230–138013801230no datano datano data1300–141014101300

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
36322824'19'20'21'22'23'24'2526–30302625–30302527–323227no datano datano data29–333329

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

  • 2025: 31%
  • 2021: 14%

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 CDS not available2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 CDS not available2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2024 CDS not available2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required for some2019-20 CDS

Sources