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Upstate Medical University
Total enrollment
1,341
peer median 1,066
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About
The State University of New York Upstate Medical University is a public medical school in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1834, Upstate is the 15th-oldest medical school in the United States and the only medical school in Central New York. The university is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 23 Title IV programs, 9 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 14 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
23
Passing
9
39.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
23programs
- Passing9 · 39.1%
- No Data14 · 60.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
8
No data
14
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$64,395
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+4.1%
+$2,541
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+4.1%
$64,395 vs $61,854
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$79,170
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+28.0%
+$17,316
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.0%
$79,170 vs $61,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$82,480
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+33.3%
+$20,626
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.3%
$82,480 vs $61,854
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$115,161
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+86.2%
+$53,307
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+86.2%
$115,161 vs $61,854
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$125,628
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+103.1%
+$63,774
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+103.1%
$125,628 vs $61,854
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$142,670
$61,854
National Same-Field BA Median
+130.7%
+$80,816
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+130.7%
$142,670 vs $61,854
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$86,543
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+151.9%
+$52,193
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+151.9%
$86,543 vs $34,350
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$88,981
$34,350
Same-State HS Median
+159.0%
+$54,631
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+159.0%
$88,981 vs $34,350
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+4.1%
+$2,541
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$221,343
$115,161
192%
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$221,343 debt · $115,161 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$129,269
$79,170
163%
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$129,269 debt · $79,170 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$76,029
$142,670
53%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$76,029 debt · $142,670 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$50,782
$125,628
40%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$50,782 debt · $125,628 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000
$86,543
23%
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$20,000 debt · $86,543 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$17,785
$88,981
20%
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$17,785 debt · $88,981 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Accredited since 1952Next review Jan 2027
Programmatic accreditations · 14
Action history · 18
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Education for Public Health · Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Sep 2024Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- Aug 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency)
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 40 students received $281K in Pell grants, alongside $44.2M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
40
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$281K
$280,700 total
Direct Loans
$44.2M
1,242 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
0k’20
0k’21
0k’22
0k’23
0k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$323K
64 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$281K
52 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$25.5M
638 loan awards
Parent PLUS$66K
3 loan awards
Grad PLUS$18.0M
485 loan awards
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 337 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
0.2%
-2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
337
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
0.8%-8.5
2017
1.3%-7.9
2018
2.4%-4.6
2019
0.2%-2.1
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Upstate Medical
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs32
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
406 total completions
01Health Professions
38594.8%
01Health Professions
38594.8%
02Biological Sciences
184.4%
02Biological Sciences
184.4%
03Psychology
30.7%
03Psychology
30.7%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
1,341
12-mo unduplicated
1,456
Undergraduate
220
Graduate
1,236
Gender split
Men
35%512
Women
65%944
Race / ethnicity composition
White
73.2%
Unknown
12.7%
Asian
4.9%
Hispanic
2.9%
Black
2.4%
Non-resident
1.9%
Two or more
1.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
22.55
29 offenses · 1,286 students
3-year trend
12.302 yrs ago25.861 yr ago22.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
85
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
76
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
10
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
9
Fondling
9
Aggravated assault
6
Robbery
3
Arson
1
Motor vehicle theft
1
By location
29total
- On campus11
- Non-campus17
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
19
Domestic violence
4
Dating violence
2
Stalking
25 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
- Religion1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons70
Drugs40
Liquor20
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Data quality: 11 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
8.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
700
Upstate Medical vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Upstate Medical selected for federal comparison reporting.
This institutionPeer median
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUpstate Medical University | — | — | 1,341 | — | — |
| — | — | 2,750 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,103 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,029 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,256 | — | — | |
| — | — | 400 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,220 | — | — | |
| — | — | 997 | — | — | |
| — | — | 359 | — | — | |
| 57% | 71.0% | 578 | $13,744 | — | |
| — | — | 2,332 | — | — | |
| — | — | 835 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 57% | 71.0% | 1,066 | $13,744 |
Institutions like Upstate Medical
Explore the federal data for institutions in Upstate Medical's comparison group.
- Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,750Net price—View data - Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,103Net price—View data - Ohio
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,029Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,256Net price—View data - New York
SUNY College of Optometry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment400Net price—View data - New York
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,220Net price—View data - Texas
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment997Net price—View data - Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price—View data - Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Grad rate57%Admit rate71.0%Enrollment578Net price$13,744View data - Texas
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,332Net price—View data - West Virginia
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment835Net price—View data
Upstate Medical Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Academic Affairs
Email
equity [at] upstate.edu
Our role in the institutional research process is to provide timely and reliable data analyses to help SUNY Upstate make informed strategic decisions, evaluate student outcomes, and meet accreditation requirements.
Visit IR office pageTeam
4 members
- Amanda Dox BobbettInstitutional Equity Officer, Title IX Coordinator and Title VI Coordinator
- Josie SuserAssistant Director of Institutional Research
- Marie LeroyComplaint Investigator
- Andrea WatersComplaint Investigator
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data dictionaryREDCap2023REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) is a secure, web-based platform used by Upstate Medical University to support data collection for various research and operational needs. The system is compliant with FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and supports HIPAA regulations, making it suitable for clinical trials, operational tracking, and surveys. It features flexible user access, multiple language support, and integration with tools like Excel and Google Maps. The platform offers support for creating basic to advanced surveys, with options for anonymous or tracked responses. While highly versatile, REDCap has limitations in built-in data analysis, and it may have a steeper learning curve for new users. Training resources and video series are available for users to learn about the platform's functionalities.upstate.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- GlossaryGlossary of TermsThe glossary from Upstate Medical University provides definitions for key academic and administrative terms. It includes descriptions for metrics like AAFTE and FTE, graduation statistics, and surveys such as IPEDS and NSSE. The terms also cover systems and measures used for student data reporting and tracking, as well as distinctions between full-time and part-time students for academic and tuition purposes.upstate.edu
- Strategic planThe Strategic Plan of Upstate Medical University2023Upstate Medical University's 2023-2028 Strategic Plan outlines a framework to enhance quality and access across its key missions. The plan emphasizes innovation, efficiency, and sustainability, aligning all levels of the institution with the strategic goals. Central to the plan are six strategic priorities aimed at promoting excellence in healthcare, education, research, and a community-focused approach to diversity and inclusion.upstate.edu
Frequently asked questions about Upstate Medical University
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Upstate Medical.
How many students attend Upstate Medical University?
Upstate Medical University reports a total enrollment of 1,341 students per the latest IPEDS.
Where is Upstate Medical University located?
Upstate Medical University is located in Syracuse, New York 13210.
Who runs Institutional Research at Upstate Medical University?
Upstate Medical University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Academic Affairs.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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