SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #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 |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 65%
- 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
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| |||
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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
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 |
Notable alumni
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Roger Donlon
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
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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
- 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.
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Bruce Shelley
- Occupations
- video game developerpublishertelevision producergame designer
- Biography
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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United States - 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 |