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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, New York · Midsize city

63.3%
Admit rate
$18,952
Avg net price
66%
Graduation rate
$55,763
Median earnings

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Syracuse, New York (midsize city setting), enrolling 1,839 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 1,839 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 63% admitUSCAACold wintersSnowy

About Syracuse, New York

Syracuse is a city in New York, United States, and the county seat of Onondaga County. At the invitation of the Onondaga Nation, one of the five nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, a Jesuit priest by the name of Simon Le Moyne, accompanied by soldiers and coureurs des bois, including Pierre Esprit Radisson, set up a mission, known as Ste. Live jazz music is the centerpiece of two annual outdoor festivals in Syracuse, the Syracuse Jazz Festival, Polish Festival as well as the CNY Jazz Arts Foundation's Jazz in the Square Festival. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Syracuse, NY
To Great Lakes shore
35 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Syracuse Hancock (SYR) · major hub

How SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry compares

Selectivity63.3%

More selective than 73% · #47 most selective of 137 in New York

Graduation rate66%

Higher than 71% · #64 of 159 in New York

First-year retention87%

Higher than 81%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,763

Higher than 56% · #86 of 133 in New York

Average net price$18,952

Cheaper than 55% · #76 cheapest of 153 in New York

Median debt at graduation$11,000

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment1,839

Larger than 55%

Percentiles compare SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,215students
  • Undergraduate1,83983%
  • Graduate37617%

Undergraduates by gender

1,839undergrads
  • Women86447%
  • Men97553%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White75%
  • Black2.9%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian2.7%
  • Other or multiracial8.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,839
Graduate enrollment
376
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
20%
First-generation students
20%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$68,412
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$89,586
Endowment
$47,820,260

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 398 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York75%
  • Other U.S. states25%

Most first-years stay in state — SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry draws overwhelmingly from New York.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
63.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,303
Out-of-state tuition
$22,263
Room & board
$18,080
Books & supplies
$1,260
Total cost of attendance
$28,133
Average net price
$18,952

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
66%
Graduated on time (4 years)
56%
First-year retention
87%
Transferred to another college
26%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$48,327
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,763
Median debt at graduation
$11,000
Students with federal loans
31%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
77%

About 11% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
56%
Low-income (Pell)
15%
First-generation
20%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
620
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
34%
Housing charge (year)
$9,900
Meal plan (year)
$7,880
Application fee
$50
Athletics
USCAA
Varsity athletes
230 (148 men · 82 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (7)

Soccer48
Other Sports42
Track and Field (Indoor)39
Cross Country39
Track and Field (Outdoor)37
Basketball14
Golf11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
1

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (2,757 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.0reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.3 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.7
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$9,473
$30–48k
$11,635
$48–75k
$18,870
$75–110k
$20,953
$110k+
$24,014

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$80,051

$18,870/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,623
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 94% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,623. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 340 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$55,763
Typical debt at graduation
$11,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
20%
Out-earn a HS grad
60%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,536
Men
$62,275

Men out-earn women by $10,739 (21%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
39.9″
Annual snow
127.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Syracuse Hancock Intl AP, NY US station (5.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.