SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry operates as a public institution located in Syracuse, New York (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,839 students of which 2,791 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 63.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,952, with published in-state tuition of $9,303 and a Pell grant recipient share of 19.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $11,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 87.0%. Graduates earn a median of $55,763 ten years after enrolling, compared with $48,327 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 77700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 64.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.