SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,802
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 70%
From Region 17%
Athletes 147 (8.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 75%
Hispanic 11%
Mixed 5%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry 390 47% 75% 2% 1% 8% 7% $62,566 17 -0.25 69 97%
Bioprocess Engineering 20 — 65% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $87,364 20 -0.54 92 — — — — —
Chemical Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $91,204 8 -1.47 94 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 31 — 42% 81% 3% 3% 10% 0% $87,004 55 +0.22 92 — — — — —
Paper and Bioprocess Engineering 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $87,402 22 -0.54 92 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,500 22 -0.59 73 — — — — —
Biochemistry 3 — 100% 33% 0% 0% 33% 0% $66,969 25 -0.40 75 — — — — —
Biological Sciences 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $63,808 37 -0.31 71 — — — — —
Biotechnology 16 — 38% 50% 6% 0% 31% 6% $73,706 61 +0.20 83 95% — — — —
Conservation Biology 59 — 34% 81% 2% 0% 8% 0% $52,041 34 -0.47 45 96% — — — —
Environmental Biology 48 — 38% 73% 4% 2% 6% 6% $52,041 34 -0.47 45 96% — — — —
Aquatic and Fisheries Science 10 — 80% 80% 10% 0% 0% 0% $52,041 42 -0.29 45 96% — — — —
Environmental Science 33 — 45% 76% 3% 0% 9% 6% $59,364 58 +0.09 63 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 38 — 39% 84% 0% 3% 3% 3% $59,364 58 +0.09 63 96% — — — —
Environmental and Natural Resources Management 27 — 70% 70% 4% 0% 11% 0% $62,240 71 +0.45 68 95% — — — —
Forest Biology 5 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $71,921 87 +0.97 81 100% — — — —
Forestry 16 — 81% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,921 87 +0.97 81 100% — — — —
Sustainability Management 9 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $63,520 19 -0.95 70 — — — — —
Wildlife Science 37 — 30% 89% 0% 3% 8% 0% $42,587 5 -1.32 20 100% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 9 — 56% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $63,814 26 -0.49 71 100% — — — —
Construction Management 15 — 93% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,685 16 -0.87 94 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,774
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $23,685
Est. In-State Cost $12,644
Est. Out-of-State Cost $30,639
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 87%
4-Year Graduation Rate 56%
6-Year Graduation Rate 66%
Transfer-Out Rate 26%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Agriculture & Food Science 44.9% 175 49% 82% 2% 1% 7% 2% $57,563 39 -0.12 59 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 33.6% 131 37% 73% 3% 1% 11% 3% $55,478 7 -0.38 54 96% —
Engineering 14.1% 55 53% 49% 2% 2% 9% 36% $87,233 2 -0.13 92 — —
Professional 3.8% 15 93% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,685 90 -0.87 94 — —
Arts 2.3% 9 56% 89% 0% 0% 0% 11% $63,814 92 -0.49 71 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.3% 5 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,500 13 -0.59 73 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $22.6M #55 18% $0.5M 11 #46 59 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $6.2M #181 5% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $4.5M #224 24% $0 3 #201 36 5
Engineering $1.8M #253 76% $0 9 #183 34 7
Education $1.6M #194 4% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $1.6M #279 61% $0 4 #185 41 12
Computer Science $0.2M #344 100% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0.1M #349 13% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Total $38.6M #214 21% $0.5M 27 #343 170 30

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Other Sports 26 $34K $28K $5K
Soccer 26 $26K $31K -$5K
Cross Country 24 $27K $29K -$1K
Track & Field (indoor) 24 $10K $8K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 23 $19K $16K $2K
Basketball 14 $61K $58K $2K
Golf 11 $16K $16K $402
Total 104 $195K $190K $5K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 22 $25K $32K -$6K
Other Sports 16 $15K $16K -$1K
Cross Country 15 $22K $23K -$572
Track & Field (indoor) 15 $7K $5K $1K
Track & Field (outdoor) 14 $14K $9K $5K
Total 43 $86K $88K -$1K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 48 $51K $63K -$11K
Other Sports 42 $49K $45K $3K
Cross Country 39 $50K $53K -$2K
Track & Field (indoor) 39 $18K $14K $3K
Track & Field (outdoor) 37 $33K $26K $7K
Basketball 14 $61K $58K $2K
Golf 11 $16K $16K $402
Total 147 $340K $336K $3K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (non-ED) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional