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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · ESF · SCESF

Public institution in Syracuse, NY · 1,725 undergraduates · 83% acceptance rate · $55,763 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$18,730967th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,206507th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$21,036929th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,958858th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt
$11,000137th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,763751st highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,327636th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
69.9%427th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention
85.0%434th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
82.9%1,002nd most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
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Campus

Undergraduates
1,7251,028th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,172nd smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.7%1,444th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 191 mi (EWR)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 18 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,997—
Construction Trades, OtherConstruction Tradesbachelors$60,623—
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$59,781$55,348
Landscape ArchitectureArchitecturebachelors$49,019$42,682
ForestryNatural Resourcesbachelors$39,369—
Natural Resources Management and PolicyNatural Resourcesbachelors$36,848$36,131
BiotechnologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$36,312—
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$35,518$31,423
Zoology/Animal BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$25,194$19,683
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors$24,983$22,880
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiological Sciencesbachelors——
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherBiological Sciencesbachelors——

Campus facts

Athletics — 7 sports

USCAA · Other

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0 · Coed $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.