Application Deadlines
Fall Application Deadlines
Ph.D. Programs – December 15th
M.S. Programs – May 1st
Priority Deadline for M.S. Programs – March 15th. The application fee for each program is $75, which is non-refundable. The application fee is reduced to $35 for those students who submit by the priority deadline.
Spring Application Deadline
M.S. Programs – November 1st
Required Application Materials
- Graduate Application Application Management (syr.edu)
- Transcript(s) from every post-secondary institution attended
- Letters of recommendation
- Exam Scores:
- GRE Test Scores – Applicants are recommended to submit a GRE score. Use institution code 2823 when requesting ETS to send your scores electronically to Syracuse University. This is optional for Spring 2025 and Fall 2025 applications.
- International applicants are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo test scores. We require scores from one of these tests only.
- Personal statement
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- $75 non-refundable application fee
- Financial Documents (international applicants only) – Financial documents are not required for the review of your application for admission. Students may wait and submit financial documents after they receive admission. Please note that submitting financial documents with your application will reduce I-20 processing time.
English Language Proficiency Requirement
Applicants from countries other than those on the list below must submit a score from an approved English language test. Applicants who have studied for at least one year in a higher education institution in one of those countries may request an exemption from this requirement. Most students take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). We also accept scores from the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) and Duolingo in place of the TOEFL.
Countries That Do Not Require English Language Proficiency Scores
| Australia | Isle of Man | Republic of Ireland |
| Bahamas | Jamaica | Scotland |
| Barbados | Jersey | Seychelles |
| Belize | Kenya | Sierra Leone |
| Bermuda | Kiribati | Singapore |
| Botswana | Lesotho | South Africa |
| Cameroon | Liberia | St. Helena |
| Canada (except Quebec) | Malawi | St. Kitts and Nevis |
| Cayman Islands | Marshall Islands | St. Lucia |
| Cook Islands | Mauritius | St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Dominica | Micronesia | Swaziland |
| Ethiopia | Montserrat | The Gambia |
| Fiji | New Zealand | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Ghana | Nigeria | Uganda |
| Grenada | Norfolk Island | United Kingdom |
| Guam | Norther Mariana Islands | Virgin Islands (U.S. and British) |
| Guernsey | Philippines | Zambia |
| Guyana | Zimbabwe |
Request To Waive English Proficiency Test Requirement
If you have completed an advanced degree taught at an accredited U.S. educational institution, your English proficiency test requirement will be waived once your application reaches the review committee.
If you would like to gain additional English language skills before enrolling in a program at ECS, Syracuse University’s English Language Institute (ELI) can help. The institute specializes in helping international students improve their written and spoken English language skills to be successful in U.S. graduate classes. Six-week and full-semester programs are offered. For more information on the ELI, please visit: eli.syr.edu
Sending Supplementary Application Materials
Application Mailing Address
Your application and supporting materials should be submitted online. If you need to send any additional items you can email grad@syr.edu, or physically mail them to:
Enrollment Management Processing Center
P.O. Box 35060
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY 13235-5060
Note: If you are sending materials using a package delivery company (i.e. FedEx, UPS, DHL), please use this address:
Enrollment Processing-Graduate Admissions
Syracuse University
804 University Ave., Suite 201
Syracuse, New York 13244
Applicants must send transcripts from any post-secondary institution from which they have earned or will earn a degree. Contact the Registrar’s Office from each higher educational institution that you have attended and have one copy of your transcript(s) sent to the Syracuse University Enrollment Management Processing Center.
Applicants do not need to send transcripts from secondary schools as part of this application.
Though we’ll consider applications with unofficial transcripts, we recommend that you send official transcripts. If you choose to submit an unofficial transcript, all offers of admission from Syracuse University are conditional pending receipt of official academic credentials showing that a U.S. bachelor’s degree (or international equivalent) has been conferred upon you.
More information on the Official Degree Bearing Transcript Requirement can be found here.
Tuition and Financial Aid
There is no separate application required for financial support. All students are considered for support by their academic department at the time of application review.
M.S. Students
We offer scholarship support, in the form of competitive merit-based tuition grants which range from 5-50% to select admitted M.S. students. In order to be considered for these awards, students must submit their application by the required deadlines. Consideration for tuition grants is based on the merit of a student’s overall academic profile, including grades and test scores.
Ph.D. Students
Highly qualified doctoral students are supported through Research Assistantships, Teaching Assistantships, and University Fellowships.
Syracuse University Fellowships are awarded competitively from applications received by December 15th on an all-University basis. Doctoral fellows receive a stipend for 9 months of full-time study, plus a tuition scholarship for up to 12 credits per semester for a total of up to 24 credits for the academic year. Fellows devote full-time to their studies and are not assigned duties.
Graduate Assistantships in the form of research assistantships and teaching assistantships are awarded on a competitive basis from among applications received by December 15th; assistantships are usually not available at any other time of the year. Recipients of these assistantships receive a stipend in addition to a tuition scholarship for up to 24 credits per year. Summer support is available for selected students on various research projects.
Proof of Financial Support (for international applicants only)
Syracuse University requires admitted international students to provide proof of sufficient financial support to cover the costs of their program of study. Sufficient funding for at least the first year of graduate study, less any scholarship support, is required for authorization of a student visa. The total amounts necessary are listed on the Graduate School site.
Student visas will not be issued until financial documentation has been received and reviewed, so please provide the requested support documentation when you file your application for admission. This will not hurt your chances of receiving merit-based financial aid.