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Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York Public 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Upstate Medical University is a public four-year institution based in Syracuse, New York. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 1,341 students in fall 2024, including 166 undergraduates and 1,175 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of State University of New York System.

Upstate Medical University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 32 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Physical Therapy/Therapist, and Public Health. It awarded 413 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

Key figures

1,341
Students enrolled
413
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
32
Programs and majors
8:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 32

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 22
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 9
Psychology 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
8:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
74
Master's degrees
103
Doctoral degrees (research)
16
Professional doctorates
213
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
4

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,341
Undergraduates, fall 2024
166
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,175
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,456
Undergraduates, 2024-25
220
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,236
Full-time, 2024-25
92%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
65%
Men
35%
White
50%
Hispanic or Latino
9%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
16%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
8
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
Mantosh Dewan
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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