College Overview
Type: |
Public institution |
Year Founded: |
1911 |
Religious Affiliation: |
None |
Academic Calendar: |
Semester |
Undergrad Student Body: |
1,539 |
Local Setting: |
Urban |
Endowment: |
$9,840,637 |
Application Deadline: |
Rolling |
Application Fee: |
$40 |
Selectivity: |
More selective |
Tuition Costs: |
$5,069 in-state, 11,329 out-of-state |
Room & Board Costs: |
$10,600 |
Extracurricular Activites
Student Activities: |
choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook |
Student Organizations: |
200 |
Honor Societies: |
Alpha Xi Sigma |
Religious Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Multiple and Varied |
International Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Baobab Society |
Other Organizations: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Wildlife Society, Student Environmental Action Coalition, Woodsmen's Team, Creative Minds Club |
Student Papers: |
(Appears as submitted by school) Knothole (weekly); Daily Orange (daily) |
Number of Fraternities: |
27 |
Fraternity Chapter Houses |
27 |
Percent Fraternity Members: |
N/A |
Number of Sororities: |
20 |
Sorority Chapter Houses |
20 |
Percent Sorority Members: |
N/A |
College Services
Basic: |
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance |
Remedial: |
writing, study skills |
Counseling: |
minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious |
Career: |
co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training |
Local Hiring Firms: |
State and Federal Agencies
Engineering Firms |
Library: |
Yes |
# of Library Books: |
138,518 |
Library Facilities: |
F. Franklin Moon Library contains more than 135,000 cataloged items and receives approximately 1,000 print journals and hundreds more electronically. The collection constitutes a specialized information source for the chemistry, engineering, forestry, environmental science, and landscape architecture programs at the college. The collection has concentrations in such areas as botany and plant pathology, biochemistry, chemical ecology, forest chemistry, polymer chemistry, economics, entomology, environmental studies, landscape architecture, environmental design, managment, paper science, photogrammetry, silvaculture, soil science, water resources, world forestry, wildlife biology, wood products engineering and zoology. Special collections include the College Archives, Ranger School Library, Cranberry Lake Biological Station Library and the Adirondack Ecological Center Library. |
Museums |
The Syracuse University libraries, including the Science and Technology library immediately adjacent to the ESF campus and the libraries at SUNY Upstate Medical University, are within short walking distance of ESF. Moon Library shares an online library catalog with Syracuse University, which also provides access to hundreds of web-based databases.
Students have access to climate-controlled greenhouses, a pilot-scale plywood laboratory, plant and insect growth chambers, a semi-commercial paper mill, one of the most complete photogrammetry and remote sensing laboratories in the world, and an extensive computer-aided design laboratory.
ESF also has eight regional campuses and field stations totaling more than 25,000 acres across New York. |
Computers Available: |
120 |
Computers At: |
computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center |
Wired Classrooms |
N/A |
Wired Labs: |
N/A |
On-Campus Wireless Network: |
No |
Wireless Areas: |
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Wireless Capacity: |
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Online Registration: |
Yes |
Campus Safety: |
24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc) |
Campus Life
Offers Housing: |
Yes |
Campus Housing: |
Yes |
Off Campus Assistance: |
Yes |
Housing Types Available: |
coed dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students, special housing for disabled students, special housing for international students, other housing options |
Sprinkler System: |
N/A |
Fire Alarms: |
N/A |
Campus Size: |
12 acres |
Nearest Airports (miles): |
Syracuse (10) |
Nearest Train Stations(miles) |
Syracuse (5) |
Nearest Bus Stations (miles): |
Syracuse (5) |
Cars Permittedt: |
No |
Army ROTC |
Offered at cooperating institution (Syracuse University) |
Navy ROTC: |
Not offered |
Airforce ROTC: |
Offered at cooperating institution (Syracuse University) |
Alcohol Permitted: |
No |
Additional Policies: |
smoking prohibited |
Popular Events: |
Culture Fest, Earth Week, Banquets |
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