Each program of study has specific tuition deposit information. The list below outlines program requirements and deadlines.
If you have additional questions, please contact us. The tuition deposit is not required for limited residency distance learning programs.
Your offer of admission will become void if the tuition deposit has not been received by the deadlines indicated. If your program requires the advance tuition deposit, it can be made on MySlice under Applicant Services. Select Graduate Tuition Deposit to make your payment by credit card. We will also accept a check or money order made payable to Syracuse University. When you enroll for the semester for which you have been admitted, your deposit will be credited to your Bursar account as an advance tuition payment. The deposit is not refunded if you do not enroll.
School of Architecture
M.Arch and M.S. in Architecture Programs
The School of Architecture determines when the tuition deposit is due for these programs. If after reviewing the information that you have received from the School you are unsure about the due date, contact the School of Architecture at 315.443.1041 or archgrad@syr.edu. Remember to include your Intent to Register Form to the Office of Enrollment Management with your tuition deposit.
College of Arts and Sciences
Only two graduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences require a tuition deposit. Applicants admitted to any other graduate program in the College should return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.
Speech-Language Pathology, M.S. Program
Doctor of Audiology, Au.D. Program
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders determines when the tuition deposit is due for these programs. If after reviewing the information that you have received from the department you are unsure about the due date, contact csd@syr.edu or 315.443.9615. Remember to include your Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management with your tuition deposit.
David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
Nutrition Science Master’s
Applicants admitted for any semester who wish to attend must submit the tuition deposit. Questions may be directed to the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics at 315.443.5555 or falk@syr.edu. Remember to include your Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management with your tuition deposit.
No other graduate program in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics requires a tuition deposit. Applicants admitted to any other graduate program in Falk should return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.
College of Engineering and Computer Science
All Master’s Programs
M.S. applicants admitted for the fall semester who wish to attend must submit the tuition deposit. Questions may be directed to the College of Engineering and Computer Science at 315.443.2219 or topgrads@syr.edu . Please remember to include your Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management with your tuition deposit.
All Doctoral Programs
Applicants admitted to doctoral programs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science need not submit a deposit. They should return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.
School of Information Studies
All Master’s Programs
Applicants admitted to any master’s program who wish to attend must submit their tuition deposits by May 1. Questions may be directed to Bridget Crary (bmcrary@syr.edu or 315.443.2911). Master’s students must return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management with the deposit.
All Doctoral Programs
Applicants admitted to the doctoral program in the iSchool need not submit a deposit. They should return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Applicants admitted to the Master of Public Administration (MPA) and Master of Arts in International Relations (MAIR) programs must submit a nonrefundable $500 advance tuition deposit along with the Intent to Register form (included with the official admission letter) to the Office of Enrollment Management by April 15. Students admitted to any dual program with the MPA or MAIR only need to provide one deposit of $500.
Students admitted to the Online Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA Online) program must submit the nonrefundable $500 deposit by the date listed in their offer of admission.
Deposits are not required for any other Maxwell School graduate programs. Questions can be directed to MaxEnroll@syr.edu.
Newhouse School of Public Communications
All Master’s Programs (excluding Communications Management, M.S. Independent Study)
Applicants admitted for summer or fall to any master’s program who wish to attend must submit the tuition deposit by April 15. Questions about this may be directed to the Graduate Records Office (pcgrad@syr.edu or 315.443.4039). Applicants should return the Intent to Register form to Newhouse as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.
Applicants admitted to the doctoral program need not submit a deposit. They should return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.
College of Visual and Performing Arts
All Master’s Programs
Applicants admitted for summer or fall to any master’s program must submit a nonrefundable $500 advance tuition deposit along with the Intent to Register form (included with the official admission letter) to the Office of Enrollment Management by April 15.
Whitman School of Management
All Master’s Programs
M.S. applicants admitted for the fall or spring semester who wish to attend must submit the $1,000 non-refundable tuition deposit. Questions may be directed to the Whitman School of Management at 315-443-4327 or [busgrad@syr.edu|busgrad@syr.edu]. Please remember to submit your Intent to Register/admissions acceptance form (AAF) in your admitted student portal as well. International applicants will also need to submit sufficient financial documentation to receive their I-20.
Applicants admitted to a master’s program in the Whitman School should consult the admissions communications that they have received to determine the date they are expected to submit a deposit by. Students who have applied by the final application deadline typically have until April 15.
All Doctoral Programs
Applicants admitted to doctoral programs in the Whitman School of Management need not submit a deposit. They should return the Intent to Register form to the Office of Enrollment Management as soon as they have determined whether or not they will attend Syracuse University.