SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, New York · Also known as ESF · Website
$55,763
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,763
median earnings, 10 years after starting
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a public 4-year college in Syracuse, New York with 1,839 undergraduates and 376 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,952 a year (tuition and fees $9,303 in-state, $22,263 out-of-state). It admits 63% of applicants and 66% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,763 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,952
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,303
Out-of-state $22,263
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
66%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,763
Rank 1,042 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,952
- Tuition in-state
- $9,303
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,263
- Cost of attendance
- $28,133
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 31%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,473
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,635
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $18,870
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,953
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,014
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $7,848 in 2015-16 to $9,303 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Undergraduates
- 1,839
- Graduate students
- 376
- Part-time students
- 5.1%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 66%
- Retention rate
- 87%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 49
- Endowment
- $47.8M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,042 of 5,094 US colleges and 111 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,952 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,303 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 66% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 87% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,327 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,763 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
49 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | Withheld | Withheld | $50,010 | $48,842 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | $49,489 | $55,012 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,604 | $56,185 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Zoology/Animal BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,505 | $44,055 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate's | Associate's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $46,689 | $45,634 |
| ForestryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | $57,664 | $58,784 |
| ForestryAssociate's | Associate's | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,725 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,451 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $74,607 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 16 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,527 |
| Landscape ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $59,480 | $66,387 |
| Construction ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| BiotechnologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,097 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 11 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $97,173 |
| Sustainability StudiesOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchDoctoral | Doctoral | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Paper Science and EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| ForestryMaster's | Master's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,466 |
| Engineering-Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $66,570 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Landscape ArchitectureMaster's | Master's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $70,306 |
| Paper Science and EngineeringDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health EngineeringMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry cost?
$18,952 a year is the average net price at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,303 for in-state students and $22,263 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $28,133. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,473 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry?
63% of applicants are admitted to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduates earn?
$55,763 a year is the median pay of former SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,327 after 6 years). That ranks 1,042 of 5,094 US colleges and 111 of 299 in New York.
How much student debt do SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 31% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry?
66% of first-time, full-time students at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry finish within 6 years. 87% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry?
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (93 bachelor's graduates), Natural Resources Conservation and Research (52 bachelor's graduates), Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (46 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 49 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.