- The Inkwell
- New York
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NYCity: midsizeZIP 13210Founded 1911
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1911
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.esf.edu
New YorkPublic
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a public university in Syracuse, New York, with 1,839 undergraduates. It admits 63% of applicants, graduates 72% within six years and costs $18,375 a year after aid.
72%graduate
Admission rate63%
Retention87%
4-year graduation60%
Pell Grant share23%
Federal loans33%
$18,375net price / year
63%admission rate
—average SAT
72%graduate in 6 years
$64,530median earnings, 10 yrs
$15,000median debt
#581 of 1,704 for earnings#748 of 1,739 for lowest net price#326 of 1,738 for graduation rate#426 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $28,694tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,303
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $23,253
- Average net price
- $18,375national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,258
$30,001–48,000$11,486
$48,001–75,000$17,303
$75,001–110,000$21,031
$110,001+$24,772
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 63%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college63%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college87%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college72%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college23%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 72%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 60%
- First-year retention
- 87%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,172
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,530middle 50%: $44,988–$86,560
- Median debt at graduation
- $15,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$86,560
Median, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry$64,530
Lower quarter$44,988
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,839
- Part-time
- 5.1%
- Women / men
- 53% / 47%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 23%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,954 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $25,510
- Endowment, end of year
- $47,820,260
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White75%
Hispanic11%
Black2.9%
Asian2.7%
Two or more races4.6%
U.S. nonresident2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown1.9%
8 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences41%
Natural resources & conservation35%
Engineering13%
Business & management3.5%
Architecture2.1%
Engineering technologies2.1%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies2.1%
Physical sciences1.2%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196103. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7603610.