Enrollment Trends at ESF

535

Total Enrollment

62

Men

473

Women

The student population at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is 2,757 (2,381 undergraduate and 376 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 535 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at ESF is 86.36% which is increased by 626 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 91 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

65 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 983.33% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,266 where 2,757 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

86.36% of total students is undergraduate students and 13.64% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 626 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 91 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.21 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in ESF than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,2221,755953802467231236
2016-172,186
-36
1,751
-4
942
-11
809
7
435
-32
203
-28
232
-4
2017-182,213
27
1,791
40
951
9
840
31
422
-13
205
2
217
-15
2018-192,220
7
1,825
34
962
11
863
23
395
-27
199
-6
196
-21
2019-202,209
-11
1,812
-13
945
-17
867
4
397
2
177
-22
220
24
2020-212,127
-82
1,754
-58
932
-13
822
-45
373
-24
171
-6
202
-18
2021-222,012
-115
1,638
-116
828
-104
810
-12
374
1
156
-15
218
16
2022-231,976
-36
1,621
-17
813
-15
808
-2
355
-19
153
-3
202
-16
2023-242,737
761
2,346
725
1,078
265
1,268
460
391
36
156
3
235
33
2024-252,757
20
2,381
35
1,090
12
1,291
23
376
-15
156220
-15
Average2,2661,867949918399181218
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 1,867 where 2,381 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-161,7551,726935791291811
2016-171,7511,711918793402416
2017-181,7911,737918819543321
2018-191,8251,776939837492326
2019-201,8121,747913834653233
2020-211,7541,6258567691297653
2021-221,6381,278652626360176184
2022-231,6211,287655632334158176
2023-242,3461,640757883706321385
2024-252,3811,746814932635276359
Average1,8671,8678367921,867114126
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 399 where 376 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1646728112615518610581
2016-174352551131421809090
2017-184222481151331749084
2018-193952311091221649074
2019-20397221911301768690
2020-213732251011241487078
2021-223741927911318277105
2022-23355177701071788395
2023-243911947312119783114
2024-25376234951391426181
Average399399971293998489
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 67.39%. The percentage was 78.13% 10 years ago and ESF still has a high percentage of white students. 3.88% of enrolled students is Asian and 4.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.25% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 78.13% to 67.39%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.15% to 3.88%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.44% to 4.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.05% to 9.25%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5307 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3863 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-16570329011,73646
2016-17673369721,68347
2017-1811803611311,68743
2018-1911773311321,68046
2019-2013774011121,66249
2020-2111814212601,59760
2021-2210634113301,49674
2022-2312574515111,45674
2023-241510714326311,81685
2024-251210712425511,858152
Average11795714511,66768
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

65 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 983.33% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-162,2226972,119
2016-172,1860562,130
2017-182,2130122,201
2018-192,22010552,155
2019-202,20913612,135
2020-212,1274131,391323
2021-222,012632751,674
2022-231,976412011,734
2023-242,737692112,457
2024-252,757654352,257
Average2,266682791,919

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