by our College Data Analytics Team
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry was awarded 183 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is natural resources conservation.
College Factual ranked ESF as #149 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when ESF held the #175 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 143 colleges in New York, ESF is ranked at #15.
See all of the rankings for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
The acceptance rate at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a competitive 60%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 82% of students accepted to ESF submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 570 and 650. Math scores were between 560 and 650.
Learn more about SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry admissions.
The student to faculty ratio at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has a freshmen retention rate of 86%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At ESF the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 65%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,754 undergraduates at ESF with 1,625 being full-time and 129 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,190 | $17,245 | $21,638 | $22,634 | $27,218 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of ESF, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At ESF, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,469 a year. That adds up to $29,876 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at ESF is 0.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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See which majors at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry make the most money.
Get more details about the location of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
Contact details for ESF are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One Forestry Dr., Syracuse, NY 13210 |
| Phone: | 315-470-6500 |
| Website: | www.esf.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/sunyesf/ |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/sunyesf |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology | 96 | $22,722 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | 80 | $35,083 |
| Natural Resource Management | 46 | $35,553 |
| Environmental Engineering | 31 | NA |
| Biomedical Engineering | 31 | NA |
| Forestry | 26 | NA |
| Zoology | 24 | NA |
| Landscape Architecture | 16 | NA |
| Biotechnology | 15 | NA |
| Construction Management | 14 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 1,804 students took at least one online class at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. This is an increase from the 74 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-2020 | 1,804 | 413 |
| 2018-2019 | 74 | 13 |
| 2017-2018 | 65 | 10 |
| 2016-2017 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015-2016 | 56 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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