SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestryis a public institution that was founded in the year 1911. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 1,725, its setting is urban, and the campus area is 12 acres. It has a semester-based academic calendar. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is ranked 82 in 2012 edition of the Best Colleges is National Universities.

The ESF Mighty Oaks sports teams participate in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association, including small schools, and students can participate in club and intramural sports at Syracuse. The University has an additional campus in the Adirondack Mountains, called as Ranger School; here students study forest technology in their sophomore year. The Ranger School provides associate degree completion programs, as well as the courses toward a bachelor’s degree. Earth Day is the weeklong celebration at environmental school, with events such as yoga on campus quad, student wide barbecues, and volunteer clean ups of the local streams.

ESF is one of the 64 schools in State University of New York system. The university is recognized for its sustainability efforts, and its faculty is engaged in the research projects. ESF has notable graduates including Sol Feinstein, a historian and author and Reginald Balch, a Canadian photographer and scientist.

Campus Location

1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210

General Information

School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1911
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester
Setting-urban