SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Statistics

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#1324 of 14,131 In the World
#366 of 2,597 In North America
#329 of 2,496 In the United States
#33 of 221 In New York State
#3 of 4 In Syracuse
#82 of 1,097 For Landscape Architecture
Top50% For 73 other topics
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Acceptance rate
65%
Aid receiving
92%
Undergraduates
1,638
Graduates
374
Male:Female Ratio
48:52
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
esf.edu

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has an acceptance rate of 65% and is among the top 26% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 65% 61% 69%
Applicants 2,252 1,009 1,243
Admissions 1,471 619 852
Freshmen enrolled full time 300 134 166
Freshmen enrolled part time 15 5 10

275 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

63 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 1496 (75%)
Hispanic 133 (7%)
Nonresident Alien 118 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 77 (4%)
Two or more races 74 (4%)
Asian 63 (3%)
Black or African American 41 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$7,331
Students receiving aid
92%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,070$11,310
Tuition in-state $7,070$11,310
Tuition out-of-state $17,830$23,100
Fee in-district $2,136$1,850
Fee in-state $2,136$1,850
Fee out-of-state $2,136$1,850

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 620
Combined charge for room and board $17,890
Room charge $9,050
Meal charge $8,840

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry majors

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has granted 409 bachelor's degrees across 19 programs, 58 master's across 11 programs, and 25 doctorate degrees across 7 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry.

Major Associate Bachelor Master Doctoral
Conservation Biology 50 19 8
Environmental Studies 49 6
Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General 46
Environmental Science 31 6 6
Forest Management & Forest Resources Management 23 13 2
Environmental Biology 36
Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering 31 2 3
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 31
Forest Technology & Technician 27
Wildlife Biology 24
Natural Resources & Conservation, General 22
Landscape Architecture 16 3
Biotechnology 15
Construction Management, General 14
Paper Science and Engineering 7 4 3
Biochemistry 11
Aquatic Biology & Limnology 10
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 6
Chemistry, General 5
Environmental Chemistry 2 2
Forest Sciences and Biology 3
Surveying Technology & Surveying 3
Energy and Environmental Policy 1 1
Construction Engineering 1
Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other 1
Sustainability Studies 1
Grand Total 52 409 58 25

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has a graduation rate of 76%, which is among the 15% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 76% 78% 75%
  • Full-time retention rate - 76%
  • Part-time retention rate - 75%

Publications & Citations

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry has published 6,213 scientific papers with 202,545 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Biology, Ecology, Chemistry, Engineering, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
6,213
Citations
202,545

Publication / Citation count by topic

Environmental Science
5,101 / 177,023
Biology
4,749 / 150,555
Ecology
4,135 / 147,105
Chemistry
3,303 / 122,191
Engineering
3,261 / 125,134
Geology
3,207 / 131,240
Geography and Cartography
2,736 / 99,091
Physics
2,510 / 92,841
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,344 / 66,701
Organic Chemistry
2,211 / 94,956
Botany
2,101 / 64,720
Paleontology
1,833 / 55,725
Biochemistry
1,813 / 51,959
Medicine
1,704 / 48,634
Genetics
1,481 / 42,016
Materials Science
1,450 / 53,348
Computer Science
1,359 / 41,657
Oceanography
1,146 / 53,402
Quantum and Particle physics
1,138 / 43,791
Environmental Management
1,051 / 40,675
History
1,031 / 34,222
Sociology
1,001 / 24,846
Agricultural Science
983 / 37,184
Archaeology
969 / 33,601
Zoology
959 / 22,462
Forestry
781 / 33,629
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
763 / 28,875
Political Science
750 / 13,552
Public Health
721 / 21,626
Law
706 / 12,742
Demography
698 / 19,621
Philosophy
650 / 14,770
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
614 / 33,500
Mathematics
601 / 18,296
Horticulture
586 / 16,245
Metallurgical Engineering
565 / 25,519
Business
561 / 12,432
Geotechnical Engineering
532 / 22,193
Statistics
531 / 17,681
Pathology
525 / 16,004

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 56 774
1991 53 713
1992 61 813
1993 35 765
1994 42 754
1995 48 841
1996 53 880
1997 47 812
1998 55 992
1999 53 1018
2000 67 1120
2001 84 1329
2002 88 1382
2003 90 1632
2004 90 1943
2005 110 2375
2006 128 2798
2007 129 3328
2008 137 3791
2009 151 4051
2010 122 4660
2011 159 5534
2012 196 6565
2013 229 7545
2014 226 8864
2015 254 9868
2016 235 10243
2017 234 11274
2018 247 12012
2019 293 14463
2020 341 16979
2021 393 21984
2022 333 21011
Academic rankings

Notable alumni

  1. Roger Donlon

    Roger Donlon
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1934-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    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.

  2. Bob Marshall

    Bob Marshall
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1901-1939 (aged 38)
    Occupations
    foresterwriterconservationist
    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.

  3. Bruce Shelley

    Bruce Shelley
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    video game developerpublishertelevision producergame designer
    Biography

    Bruce Campbell Shelley is an American board and video game designer. He is primarily associated as the co-designer of the video games Railroad Tycoon and Civilization with Sid Meier, and later the Age of Empires series.

  4. Bonnie Thunders

    Bonnie Thunders
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1983-.. (age 40)
    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".

  5. William Shemin

    William Shemin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1896-1973 (aged 77)
    Occupations
    military personnel
    Biography

    William 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 Division, American Expeditionary Forces.

  6. Rachel May

    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.

  7. Moshe Levy

    Moshe Levy
    Born in
    Greece Flag Greece
    Years
    1927-2015 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    chemist
    Biography

    Moshe Levy was an Israeli professor of Chemistry at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel.

  8. Robert Lee Gilbertson

    Robert Lee Gilbertson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1925-2011 (aged 86)
    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).

  9. Harry Frederick Recher

    Harry Frederick Recher
    Occupations
    ornithologist
    Biography

    Emeritus Professor Harry Frederick Recher RZS AM (born 27 March 1938, New York City) is an Australian ecologist, ornithologist and advocate for conservation.

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 417
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

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