Admissions Information
In addition to the admission requirements that all prospective students must meet, international applicants must provide the following:
- Evidence of proficiency in the English language that meet one of the following standards established by the faculty of SUNY-ESF:
| Standard | Undergraduate Admission Score (Minimum) | Graduate Admission Score (Minimum) |
| TOEFL (Paper-based) | 550 | 550 |
| TOEFL (Computer-based) Scores accepted until October 2008 | 213 | 213 |
| TOEFL (Internet-based)As of September 2007 | 79 | 80 (with no individual component score < 17) |
| IELTS | Total: 6 (with no less than 5 in Writing) | Total: 6 (with no less than 5 in Writing) |
| STEP EIKEN | Grade pre-1 | (University level) Grade 1 |
| Previous college-level instruction was in English | Completion of at least one year of instruction at an institution where English was the language of instruction. | Completion of at least two years of college at an institution where the courses were taught in English. |
- Ability to meet all of the financial obligations which will be incurred while attending the College. For an estimate of expenses, click here.
- Complete translations into English of all transcripts without any additions or deletions by the translators. Translations of documents by the applicant will not be accepted. Credential evaluator and translation services for academic documents may be found through the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES).
- Submission of the State University of New York Foreign Student Admission forms. No fee is required for processing these forms.
International students who are currently enrolled at an institution in the U.S. may apply for admission to ESF. In addition to the entrance requirements for other international students, students who transfer from one institution within the U.S. to ESF must obtain permission to transfer to ESF from the college in which they are currently enrolled.
