SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Syracuse, NY · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Midsize · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Overall admit rate
84.7%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
8.9%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
68.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
—
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
—
Avg loan debt at graduation
$15,647

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates1,850
Total all graduate377
Grand total all students2,227

Admissions

Total applicants4,954
Total admitted4,197
Total enrolled374
Overall admit rate84.7%
Admit rate — women87.6%
Admit rate — men80.6%
Yield rate8.9%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/15
EA notification date1/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT——
% submitting ACT——
SAT EBRW 25th %ile——
SAT EBRW 75th %ile——
SAT Math 25th %ile——
SAT Math 75th %ile——
ACT Comp 25th %ile28
ACT Comp 75th %ile30
% in top 10% of HS class——
% in top 25% of HS class——

Cost

Tuition — in-state——
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees——
Room and board——
Total cost — in-state——
Total cost — out-of-state——

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$8,662
Avg % of need met68.0%
% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,287
Avg loan debt at graduation$15,647

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist55
# admitted from waitlist26
Waitlist admit rate100.0%
Transfer applicants (total)565
Transfer admit rate51.7%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio——
% faculty full-time76.2%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)63.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$18,952Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)74.5%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)55.4%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate86.1%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$57,774Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant26.3%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan42.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full16.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress41.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress21.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged——
Defaulted2.0%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Test scores & admissions

These percentiles reflect students who enrolled. Admitted-student scores typically run higher, since the highest scorers with multiple offers often enroll elsewhere.

SAT Reading/Writing, 25th percentile——
SAT Reading/Writing, 75th percentile——
SAT Math, 25th percentile——
SAT Math, 75th percentile——
Are test scores considered for admission?Neither required nor recommendedScorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduates

% part-time5.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white74.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino10.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women41.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men59.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white74.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian12.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Biological And Biomedical Sciences41.2%
Natural Resources And Conservation35.2%
Engineering12.7%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services3.5%
Architecture And Related Services2.1%
Engineering Technologies And Engineering-Related Fields2.1%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies2.1%
Physical Sciences1.2%