Discover / Rankings

Find your kind of excellence.

University reputation, career strength and value.

University rankings

Univised · Value

Observed earnings and career strength per sticker cost. Lower cost is a genuine advantage; higher-priced schools need stronger outcomes. Not a lifetime ROI forecast.

RankUniversityValue index
#48 Syracuse UniversitySyracuse · US · USD
0.78

Limited confidence

Cost and outcome breakdown

Annual tuition + living: $81,505.
Observed median earnings, 10 years after entry: $79,164.

Compared with the same eligible schools: 0.89× affordability · 0.95× earnings · 0.87× evidence-adjusted career strength.

Equal weight to earnings and career strength in a geometric average, multiplied by relative affordability. Career fields: Technology, Consulting, Finance and Accounting. Career inputs use the same continuous adjustment as industry rankings, not inferred peer outcomes. The ordering also checks sensitivity to individual markets.

Point estimate 0.81 · conservative Value index 0.78. These are model sensitivity checks, not statistical confidence bounds. No financial aid, taxes, loan interest or lifetime earnings are included. College Scorecard release 2025-05; cohorts vary.

View market breakdown

Technology · 292 recorded search appearances. 0.75× career presence.

292 recorded appearances ÷ 388.7 expected = 0.75×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.75× · whole-institution comparison 0.97×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.24×2 appearances
California0.73×179 appearances
London0.37×1 appearances
New York1.06×75 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.42×8 appearances
Texas0.61×27 appearances

Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds.

Consulting · 8 recorded search appearances. 0.53× career presence.

8 recorded appearances ÷ 15.1 expected = 0.53×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 0.53× · whole-institution comparison 0.50×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.00×0 appearances
California0.30×1 appearances
London0.00×0 appearances
New York0.60×3 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.83×3 appearances
Texas0.49×1 appearances

Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds.

Finance and Accounting · 11 recorded search appearances. 1.10× career presence.

11 recorded appearances ÷ 10.0 expected = 1.10×. Expected counts use the same sampled schools and their estimated field cohorts.

Raw field-cohort comparison 1.10× · whole-institution comparison 1.09×. Differences between these cohort definitions inform the rating's evidence adjustment.

Boston0.00×0 appearances
California0.98×2 appearances
New York1.63×6 appearances
Philadelphia + Dc0.43×1 appearances
Texas1.45×2 appearances

Raw overall presence adds observed counts across comparable markets and divides by their total expected counts. Local raw presence uses only that market. These raw ratios are preserved; headline rankings apply an additional evidence adjustment. Counts may overlap; these are historical appearances, not unique people or hiring odds.

Sources & methodology