ESF at a Glance
- Founded in 1911, the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry is the nation’s oldest and most respected school dedicated to the study of the environment, developing renewable technologies and building a sustainable future.
- The ESF campus occupies 12 acres in Syracuse and 25,000 acres on its regional campuses throughout Central New York and the Adirondack Park.
- The ESF student body consists of approximately 1,500 undergrads and 600 graduate students.
- ESF alumni number more than 16,000 worldwide.
- ESF offers 22 undergraduate and 26 graduate degree programs to choose from, including bachelor's, master's, and doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in the sciences and engineering, and an accelerated B.L.A./M.S. program in landscape architecture. ESF also offers associate degrees in forest technology and land surveying technology at The Ranger School in the Adirondacks.
- The college’s long-standing partnership with Syracuse University provides ESF students with the opportunity to take classes at SU, use library and computing facilities, participate in clubs (including club sports), and live in SU residence halls.
- US News & World Report ranks ESF among the "Top Public National Universities" and one of the "50 Great Schools at Great Prices."
- ESF freshmen are expected to live on campus. Residence halls are located at Syracuse University, which is directly adjacent to ESF. ESF offers learning communities for first-year students that enhance the student experience by integrating in- and out-of-classroom learning.
- Transfer students living on-campus may choose to live in one of over a dozen Syracuse University learning communities such as Outdoor Pursuits or Women in Science and Engineering.
- 95 percent of ESF students are employed or pursuing graduate study within six months of graduation.
- 62 percent of ESF grads work in the private sector, 20 percent for government, and 18 percent for non-profit agencies.
- ESF's Lower-Division Honors Program engages first- and second-year students in unique educational experiences that are fun and challenging. Junior and senior level students may be invited to participate in the college's Upper-Division Thesis Honors Program and complete an Honors thesis/project related to their academic interests.
