Syracuse University rose to the No. 60 spot in the 2017 U.S. News and World Report National University rankings, one up from last year. The rankings were released Tuesday at about noon.

Last year, SU shared the No. 61 ranking with four other schools. This year, the university tied at No. 60 with five other schools: Fordham University, Purdue University – West Lafayette, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland – College Park and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

SU remained as the seventh-highest ranking university in the state of New York. The university has a more selective acceptance rate of 48 percent and a freshman retention rate of 92 percent, according to the U.S. News and World Report website.

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry fell 10 spots on the 2017 list, tying for 99th. SUNY-ESF’s ranking has dropped for at least three years in a row. Last year the university was ranked No. 89 and in 2015 it was No. 76.

Princeton University and Harvard University retained their No. 1 and No. 2 spots, respectively. The University of Chicago tied for third with Yale University, bumping down Columbia University which tied for No. 5 with Stanford University.

The rankings, which are released annually, take into account each university’s acceptance rate, freshman retention, graduation rate and strength of faculty.

Here are how SU’s peer institutions compare:

• Northwestern University— tied for No. 12
• Cornell University — tied for No. 15
• University of Notre Dame — tied for No. 15
• Vanderbilt University — tied for No. 15
• Georgetown University — tied for No. 20
• Boston College — No. 31
• University of Rochester — tied for No. 32
• Boston University — tied for No. 39
• Northeastern University — tied for No. 39
• Tulane University — tied for No. 39
• Lehigh University — tied for No. 44
• George Washington University — tied for No. 56
• Southern Methodist University — tied for No. 56
• American University —tied for No. 74
• Marquette University — tied for No. 86
• University of Dayton — tied for No. 111

Published on September 13, 2016 at 11:12 pm

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