College Profile for: Syracuse University
Syracuse University (SU) is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. It was founded as a university in 1870, but its roots can be traced back to a seminary founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832 which eventually became Genesee College. In 1870, Methodist ministers moved the college from Lima, New York to Syracuse, where it was chartered by the State of New York as a university. Since 1920, the university has identified itself as nonsectarian. Syracuse was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1966. The campus is located in the University Hill neighborhood of Syracuse, east and southeast of downtown, on one of the larger hills. It features an eclectic mix of buildings, ranging from nineteenth-century Romanesque structures to state-of-the-ar...
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Syracuse, NY
13244-1100
315-443-1870 (general)
315-443-1513 (financial aid)
315-443-3611 (admissions)
Web Site:
http://www.syracuse.edu/
