Outcome figures are institution wide, from the US Department of Education College Scorecard.
GRENot required
Optional, considered if submitted
English test (TOEFL or IELTS)Not stated
Minimum GPASee policy
3.0
Recommendation lettersNot stated
Prior degreeSee policy
Bachelor's or Master's
Statement of purposeNot stated
“Biology graduate students are guaranteed support for a specific number of years (i.e., 5 years for Ph.D., and 2 years for M.S.) as long as they maintain good standing in the program.”
“High scores on the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing tests of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) may strengthen an application, although GRE scores are not required.”
“Successful applicants generally have a minimum undergraduate average (GPA) of B (3.0).”
Extracted from coursecatalog.syracuse.edu (opens in new tab) and graduateschool.syr.edu (opens in new tab) · latest recorded check 2026-09-08