SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #1616 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #467 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #422 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #40 of 221 | In New York State |
| #3 of 4 | In Syracuse |
| #283 of 1,011 | For Forestry |
| Top50% | For 17 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 60%
- Undergraduates
- 1,754
- Graduates
- 373
- Male:Female Ratio
- 51:49
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- esf.edu
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Acceptance rate and Admissions statistics
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 60% | 56% | 64% |
| Applicants | 1,951 | 883 | 1,068 |
| Admissions | 1,174 | 494 | 680 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 302 | 151 | 151 |
1,391 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
413 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
239 or 82%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1130
or below
75% of them
had 1300
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are 1130-1300 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
106 or 36%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 24
or below
75% of them
had 30
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are 24-30 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| College-preparatory program | Required |
|---|---|
| Recommendations | Required |
| SAT/ACT | Required |
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment by race or ethnicity
| White | 1597 (75%) |
|---|---|
| Nonresident Alien | 128 (6%) |
| Hispanic | 126 (6%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 82 (4%) |
| Asian | 81 (4%) |
| Two or more races | 60 (3%) |
| Black or African American | 42 (2%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
- Average aid awarded
- $7,914
- Students receiving aid
- 92%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $7,070 | $11,310 |
| Tuition in-state | $7,070 | $11,310 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $16,980 | $23,100 |
| Fee in-district | $2,060 | $1,890 |
| Fee in-state | $2,060 | $1,890 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,060 | $1,890 |
Room and board price
| Dormitory capacity | 620 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $18,690 |
| Room charge | $9,050 |
| Meal charge | $9,640 |
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Majors
| Major | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation Biology | 70 | 28 | 6 | |
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 63 | 2 | ||
| Environmental Biology | 60 | |||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 40 | 7 | 3 | |
| Environmental Science | 35 | 10 | 2 | |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 47 | |||
| Wildlife Biology | 33 | |||
| Forest Technology & Technician | 27 | |||
| Landscape Architecture | 17 | 10 | ||
| Environmental Studies | 25 | |||
| Forest Management & Forest Resources Management | 16 | 7 | 1 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 21 | |||
| Biotechnology | 15 | |||
| Aquatic Biology & Limnology | 15 | |||
| Paper Science and Engineering | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
| Biochemistry | 12 | |||
| Chemistry, General | 10 | |||
| Environmental Chemistry | 6 | 4 | ||
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other | 8 | |||
| Construction Management, General | 8 | |||
| Surveying Technology & Surveying | 5 | |||
| Construction Engineering | 4 | |||
| Energy and Environmental Policy | 2 | 2 | ||
| Forest Sciences and Biology | 2 | |||
| Grand Total | 53 | 483 | 81 | 20 |
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 77% | 69% | 86% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 19 | 497 |
| 1992 | 12 | 569 |
| 1993 | 15 | 486 |
| 1994 | 14 | 513 |
| 1995 | 21 | 509 |
| 1996 | 17 | 523 |
| 1997 | 25 | 494 |
| 1998 | 17 | 505 |
| 1999 | 34 | 560 |
| 2000 | 18 | 558 |
| 2001 | 42 | 722 |
| 2002 | 35 | 781 |
| 2003 | 32 | 1085 |
| 2004 | 40 | 1207 |
| 2005 | 50 | 1565 |
| 2006 | 55 | 1746 |
| 2007 | 57 | 1964 |
| 2008 | 81 | 2187 |
| 2009 | 70 | 2550 |
| 2010 | 63 | 2829 |
| 2011 | 85 | 3331 |
| 2012 | 106 | 3978 |
| 2013 | 132 | 4541 |
| 2014 | 147 | 5342 |
| 2015 | 162 | 5595 |
| 2016 | 123 | 6090 |
| 2017 | 141 | 6226 |
| 2018 | 121 | 6618 |
| 2019 | 155 | 7994 |
| 2020 | 184 | 9061 |
| 2021 | 170 | 10937 |
Notable alumni
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Roger Donlon
- Occupations
- soldier
- Biography
-
Roger Hugh Charles Donlon is a former United States Army officer. He is the first person to receive the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, as well as the first member of the United States Army Special Forces to be so honored.
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Bob Marshall
- Occupations
- foresterconservationistwriter
- Biography
-
Robert Marshall was an American forester, writer and wilderness activist who is best remembered as the person who spearheaded the 1935 founding of the Wilderness Society in the United States. Marshall developed a love for the outdoors as a young child. He was an avid hiker and climber who visited the Adirondack Mountains frequently during his youth, ultimately becoming one of the first Adirondack Forty-Sixers. He also traveled to the Brooks Range of the far northern Alaskan wilderness. He wrote numerous articles and books about his travels, including the bestselling 1933 book Arctic Village.
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Bonnie Thunders
- Occupations
- roller derby player
- Biography
-
Nicole Williams, known as Bonnie Thunders, is a roller derby skater. Widely considered to be one of the greatest players of modern roller derby, Bonnie Thunders has been referred to by multiple writers as "the LeBron James of roller derby".
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William Shemin
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
-
William “Bill” Shemin was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War I. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery in action at Vesle River, near Bazoches, France. On June 2, 2015, Elsie Shemin-Roth and her sister Ina Bass accepted the nation's highest military award for valor on behalf of their father from President Barack Obama at the White House. Shemin was assigned to Company G, 47th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, American Expeditionary Force.
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Rachel May
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Rachel May is an American academic, university administrator, and politician. She is a member of the New York State Senate, representing the 53rd district since 2019. The district comprises Syracuse, New York and surrounding communities. A Democrat, May defeated incumbent David Valesky in a 2018 primary election and was first elected to the State Senate in November 2018.
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Moshe Levy
- Occupations
- chemist
- Biography
-
Moshe Levy was an Israeli professor of Chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.
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Robert Lee Gilbertson
- Occupations
- botanistmycologistexplorer
- Biography
-
Robert Lee Gilbertson was a distinguished American mycologist and educator. He was a faculty member at University of Arizona for 26 years until his retirement from teaching in 1995; he was a Professor Emeritus at U of A until his death on October 26, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona. 2011. He held concurrent positions as Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona (1967–95) for a project Research on wood-rotting fungi and other fungi associated with southwestern plants and was collaborator and consultant with Center for Forest Mycology Research, US Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin (1957–1981).
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Harry Frederick Recher
- Born in
-
United States - Occupations
- ornithologist
- Biography
-
Professor Harry Frederick Recher is an Australian ornithologist who was born, and grew up, in the United States of America. He studied at the State University of New York College of Forestry and received his B.S. in 1959 from Syracuse University. He received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1964, and then did an NIH postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania and Princeton University. He moved to Australia in 1967.
General info
| Alternative names | SUNY-ESF ESF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1911 |
| Motto | Improve Your World |
| Colors | green, white, gold |
| Academic Calendar | August to May. Also Summer Session (June - July) |
| Total FTE staff | 416 |
| Carnegie Classification | Doctoral Universities: Moderate Research Activity |
Location and Contacts
| Address | One Forestry Dr. Syracuse, New York, 13210 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 149,000 |
| Phone | 3154706500 |
| Fax | +1 (315) 470 6779 |