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College · Catholic life on campus

Upstate Medical University

  • LocationSyracuse, NY
  • Type and sizePublic · 4-year · 1,286 students
Official website

Upstate Medical University is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 0.6 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Upstate Medical University, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miCathedral of the Immaculate Conception: 0.6 mi1Saint Lucy's: 1.1 mi2All Saints Church: 1.3 mi3Transfiguration Church: 1.5 mi4St. John the Baptist Church: 2.1 mi5Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church: 2.1 mi6Upstate Medical University (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception — 0.6 mi · 259 East Onondaga Street, Syracuse
  2. Saint Lucy's — 1.1 mi · 432 Gifford Street, Syracuse
  3. All Saints Church — 1.3 mi · 1340 Lancaster Avenue, Syracuse
  4. Transfiguration Church — 1.5 mi · 740 Teall Avenue, Syracuse
  5. St. John the Baptist Church — 2.1 mi · 1410 Park Street, Syracuse
  6. Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church — 2.1 mi

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

N/AAcademic Excellence: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.
Not enough information
Federal data covers too few of the measures to score this school.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.8 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$78,617

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member8 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
118
Total students1,286
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
—
Cost of attendance (per year)—
Median federal debt at graduation$15,000
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
—
First-year retention—
Median earnings 10 years after entry$92,257
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants27%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Syracuse

The Most Reverend Douglas J. Lucia, Bishop of Syracuse

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 7, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s county list (Wikipedia). Confirm with the diocese.

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Is Upstate Medical University a Catholic college?
No. Upstate Medical University is not a Catholic college. Catholic School Compass rates the Catholic life on its campus instead.

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