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Philosophy & religion at Syracuse

Syracuse graduates about 24 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 58th of 562 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $15 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#58 of 562 for philosophy & religion →
Graduates a year24under 1% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$36,000
Research in the field$15Ma year, NSF
Admit rate46%whole school
SAT middle 50%1260–1430whole school

Around Syracuse

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Where philosophy & religion happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Hendricks Chapel, F. Franklin Moon Library, Alibrandi Catholic Center, Carnegie Library, Belfer Archive, E. S. Bird Library.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 65 · Dorm 22 · Library 5 · Chapel 3 · Athletics 3 · Student housing 1.

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Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking

  1. Whitman College 85
  2. Baylor University 84
  3. Fordham University 83
  4. Saint Louis University 83
  5. Macalester College 83
  6. University of Georgia 82
  7. Marquette University 82
  8. College of the Holy Cross 82

Other strong majors at Syracuse

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Syracuse with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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