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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a public campus in Syracuse proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$8,211

family income
under $30k

$10,770

$30–48k

$18,458

$48–75k

$20,248

$75–110k

$23,955

over $110k

Average net price

$18,9522023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry rose from $13,661 (2008) to $18,952 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,661
2009	$16,644
2010	$16,175
2011	$17,676
2012	$17,408
2013	$18,321
2014	$17,615
2015	$17,804
2016	$17,923
2017	$19,341
2018	$19,737
2019	$21,413
2020	$21,248
2021	$20,059
2022	$18,730
2023	$18,952

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$28,1332024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry rose from $19,379 (2009) to $28,133 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$19,379
2010	$20,601
2011	$20,297
2012	$22,235
2013	$22,550
2014	$23,671
2015	$24,366
2016	$24,430
2017	$25,297
2018	$26,736
2019	$27,820
2020	$29,680
2021	$29,020
2022	$28,191
2023	$27,958
2024	$28,133

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,727	$8,627
2001	$3,776	$8,676
2002	$3,826	$8,726
2003	$4,350	$10,300
2004	$4,991	$11,251
2005	$5,032	$11,292
2006	$5,069	$11,329
2007	$5,675	$11,935
2008	$5,209	$11,469
2013	$7,033	$16,483
2014	$7,398	$17,048
2015	$7,848	$17,698
2016	$8,103	$17,953
2017	$8,543	$18,193
2018	$8,874	$18,654
2019	$9,130	$19,040
2020	$9,130	$19,040
2021	$9,206	$19,966
2022	$9,266	$20,916
2023	$9,206	$21,036

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry reports tuition of $9,303 for in-state students and $22,263 for out-of-state students. Check SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Enrollment sits at 1,839 — SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is one of the smaller campuses on this site.

66.3% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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66.3%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has wandered from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 78.4% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 66.3%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	63.3%
1992 cohort	65.7%
1993 cohort	73%
1996 cohort	70.7%
1997 cohort	68.5%
1998 cohort	65%
1999 cohort	62.6%
2000 cohort	61.9%
2001 cohort	66.2%
2002 cohort	70.6%
2003 cohort	64%
2004 cohort	63.7%
2005 cohort	66.1%
2006 cohort	67.4%
2007 cohort	71.6%
2008 cohort	67.7%
2009 cohort	75.3%
2010 cohort	74.6%
2011 cohort	78.4%
2012 cohort	77.2%
2013 cohort	75.7%
2014 cohort	77.2%
2015 cohort	76.4%
2016 cohort	71.5%
2017 cohort	69.9%
2018 cohort	66.3%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,000	$7,688
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$11,000	$6,946
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$11,000	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,425	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,228	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,132	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$5,561
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,500	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,376	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,528	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,688	$6,724
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,500	$6,809
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,643	$6,135
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,668	$8,199
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,994	$8,125
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,708	$7,875
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,200	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,000	$12,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,000	$13,501
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$12,000	$13,325
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$11,000	$13,462

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$48,327

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$54,896

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$55,763

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry admitted 2,370 of 3,745 applicants in Fall 2024. The 63.3% rate describes that application pool.

63.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,206 in-state tuition · 2023–24 1,839 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry received 3,745 applications and admitted 2,370 (63.3%), with 418 enrolling.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry under that historical policy.

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Acceptance rate

63.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	50.8%
Fall 2002	57.7%
Fall 2003	62.7%
Fall 2004	63.8%
Fall 2005	65.7%
Fall 2006	64.2%
Fall 2007	50.8%
Fall 2008	48.5%
Fall 2009	43.1%
Fall 2010	46.3%
Fall 2011	46.7%
Fall 2012	50.7%
Fall 2013	50.5%
Fall 2014	51.1%
Fall 2015	51.9%
Fall 2016	54.2%
Fall 2017	52.1%
Fall 2018	61.4%
Fall 2019	69.5%
Fall 2020	60.2%
Fall 2021	65.3%
Fall 2022	69.5%
Fall 2023	82.9%
Fall 2024	63.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1130–1300Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1060	1230
Fall 2002	1040	1240
Fall 2003	1040	1220
Fall 2004	1030	1240
Fall 2005	1040	1230
Fall 2006	980	1190
Fall 2007	1050	1230
Fall 2008	1060	1240
Fall 2009	1070	1260
Fall 2010	1060	1250
Fall 2011	1080	1270
Fall 2012	1100	1270
Fall 2013	1060	1260
Fall 2014	1090	1280
Fall 2015	1120	1300
Fall 2016	1070	1260
Fall 2017	1150	1300
Fall 2018	1120	1310
Fall 2019	1120	1300
Fall 2020	1130	1300

IPEDS Fall 2001–2020, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–30Fall 2020 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	21	25
Fall 2003	21	25
Fall 2004	22	28
Fall 2005	22	27
Fall 2006	21	25
Fall 2007	22	27
Fall 2008	21	27
Fall 2009	23	27
Fall 2010	23	27
Fall 2011	23	27
Fall 2012	25	28
Fall 2013	23	27
Fall 2014	24	29
Fall 2015	25	29
Fall 2016	23	27
Fall 2017	24	28
Fall 2018	23	29
Fall 2019	23	28
Fall 2020	24	30

IPEDS Fall 2002–2020, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,839Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry rose from 1,208 (Fall 2002) to 1,839 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,208
Fall 2003	1,280
Fall 2004	1,336
Fall 2005	1,372
Fall 2006	1,385
Fall 2007	1,455
Fall 2008	1,540
Fall 2009	1,569
Fall 2010	1,610
Fall 2011	1,653
Fall 2012	1,697
Fall 2013	1,694
Fall 2014	1,718
Fall 2015	1,746
Fall 2016	1,746
Fall 2017	1,790
Fall 2018	1,819
Fall 2019	1,810
Fall 2020	1,714
Fall 2021	1,576
Fall 2022	1,604
Fall 2023	1,725
Fall 2024	1,839

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

87%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has held near 87% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	93%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	81%
Fall 2006 cohort	84%
Fall 2007 cohort	86%
Fall 2008 cohort	80%
Fall 2009 cohort	89%
Fall 2010 cohort	84%
Fall 2011 cohort	86%
Fall 2012 cohort	86%
Fall 2013 cohort	84%
Fall 2014 cohort	85%
Fall 2015 cohort	88%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	84%
Fall 2018 cohort	82%
Fall 2019 cohort	86%
Fall 2020 cohort	76%
Fall 2021 cohort	79%
Fall 2022 cohort	85%
Fall 2023 cohort	87%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

19.7% of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry as a primarily residential campus of 1,839 undergraduates — and 87% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 63.3%. Review SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry63.3%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry$9,303

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry$55,763

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	63.3%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,303	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$55,763	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 8 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Construction Trades, Other	$99,249
Engineering, General	$74,307
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	$65,604
Landscape Architecture	$59,480
Forestry	$57,664
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$50,010
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$49,489
Zoology/Animal Biology	$42,505

These 8 fields listed for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry measure earnings after completion. The $55,763 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 12 additional SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry report?

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 63.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry's acceptance rate?

63.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,370 admitted from 3,745 applicants.

How much does SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry cost?

In-state tuition is $9,303; out-of-state students pay $22,263. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $55,763. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

SUNY Polytechnic Institute — 81.3% admitted
University at Buffalo — 74.2% admitted
SUNY Brockport — 70.7% admitted
SUNY Buffalo State University — 72.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.