"Military Times" ranks Syracuse University the top "Private School for Vets" and 4th overall in the "Best for Vets". Syracuse University is ranked tied for 30th in "Best Colleges for Veterans" by "U.S. News & World Report" for 2021. To position Syracuse University as the center of veteran life on the school's campus, in the local community, across Central New York; and the nation's hub of research and programming connected to the veteran and military sectors, the school completed the $63 million state-of-the-art National Veterans Resource Center (NVRC) in 2020, the first-of-its kind facility in the United States.