How safe is the campus at Syracuse University?

Syracuse University reported 1,269 safety-related incidents involving students on or near campus or other Syracuse affiliated properties in 2016. Of the 2,795 colleges and universities that reported crime and safety data, 2,768 of them reported fewer incidents than this. read more

The campus is safe, as is the surrounding neighborhood. Campus security reports an occasional mugging, but nothing worse. Princeton Review named Syracuse its "Top Party School," so drunkenness and noise can be problems. read more

If you’re interested in Syracuse University, check out our article on the Best and Worst Professors at SU. There’s a general sense of disapproval surrounding the new Chancellor. Determined to eliminate underage drinking and the party scene, he has the Syracuse Police Department and Department of Public Safety patrolling these areas instead. read more