Syracuse earned 120 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 4 in the top 1%, 29 in the top 5%, 50 in the top 10% and 37 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 8 in Most Popular Online for Other Computer Sciences, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Badges earned: 120 (2027 edition)
In the top 1% / top 5%: 4 / 29
Highest placement: #1 of 8, a top 1% award
Fields of study with a badge: 22
Placements this edition: 499
Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
How Many Ranking Badges Has Syracuse University Earned?
Syracuse University holds 120 ranking badges across 22 fields of study, 33 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. College Factual re-runs each ranking as fresh data is published. This page reflects the 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. College administrators who want to showcase these awards through our badge program can contact us.
Count by Award Level
Award Level
Badges
Top 1%
4
Top 5%
29
Top 10%
50
Top 15%
37
Total
120
What Is Syracuse University Known For?
Syracuse University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 9 of its 97 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Human Sciences Business Services, Communication Sciences and Public Administration. Its highest traditional-student placement is #1 of 5 in Highest Paid Graduates for Human Sciences Business Services.
In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Syracuse University earned 13 badges across 12 sports; its highest placement is #52 of 933 in Basketball.
How Does Syracuse University Rank for Online Students?
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, Syracuse University earned 5 badges across 4 online programs, 3 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 8 in Most Popular Online for Other Computer Sciences.
Each ranking here is drawn from U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Syracuse University appears in 499 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
by our College Data Analytics Team