Tuition, Cost & Aid

Affordability and Cost

Average Net Price

$17,923

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Average Net Price By Family Income

Income

Average Amount

< $30k

$9,685

$30k - $48k

$13,302

$48k - $75k

$17,745

$75k - $110k

$20,047

$110k+

$22,014

Tuition

In-State Tuition In-state tuition is the tuition charged by institutions to those students who meet the state's or institution's residency requirements. In-district tuition is the tuition charged by the institution to those students residing in the locality in which they attend school and may be a lower rate than in-state tuition if offered by the institution.	$8,874
Out-of-State Tuition Out-of-state tuition is the tuition charged by institutions to those students who do not meet the state’s or institution’s residency requirements. Out-of-district tuition is the tuition charged by the institution to those students not residing in the locality in which they attend school.	$18,654

Additional Costs

Room and Board The weighted average for room and board and other expenses is generated as follows: (amount for on-campus room, board and other expenses * # of students living on-campus. + amount for off-campus (with family) room, board and other expenses * # of students living off-campus with family + amount for off-campus (not with family) room, board and other expenses * # of students living off-campus not with family) divided by the total # of students. Students whose living arrangements are unknown are excluded from the calculation. For some institutions the # of students by living arrangement will be known, but dollar amounts will not be known. In this case the # of students with no corresponding dollar amount will be excluded from the denominator.	$17,870
Books and Supplies	$1,200
Tuition Payment Plan	Yes

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Aid & Grants

100

70%

Need Met

Students Receiving Gift Aid

26%

Average Aid Per Year

$7,628

Students Receiving Grants

26%

Average Federal Grant Aid Per Year

$4,844

Average Institution Grant Aid Per Year

$4,725

Students receiving state aid

40%

Average State Grant Aid Per Year

$3,318

Students receiving federal aid

24%

Average Federal Grant Aid Per Year

$4,844

Total Non-Need-Based Scholarships/Grants

$1,990,249

Student Loans

Students Borrowing Loans

57%

Average Loan Amount Per Year

$6,925

Students receiving federal loans

55%

Average Federal Loans Per Year

$5,633

Average Other Loans Per Year

$10,808

Average Debt at Graduation

$15,500

Loan Default Rate

US National: 7%

Median Monthly Loan Payment

$204

What Students Are Saying

3.74 Average Rating

Being a State school, ESF isn't that costly. I am out of state, but have an ESF academic scholarship which covers the extra out of state tuition. I believe its around $5,000 a year, but unfortunately it is slowly going up.

Your first year will be the most costly considering you're made to live on campus. You live in Syracuse dorms and eat Syracuse food, which Syracuse being a private school makes the whole cost of living more than it really needs to be. But it's definitely worth it!

Samamtha from White Hall, MD

ESF is fairly cheap by most standards - you get an education you could get from a bigger college for a state college price, as well as access to everything at SU, if you so please. However, if you have a broad range of interests and aren't just narrowly focused on the environment, that access to SU seems almost essential. You won't really find anything other than that on the ESF campus.

Centennial is insanely nice, but the price is huge (somewhere around the 6th highest room and board in the nation, I think). If I wasn't getting most of the money from financial aid, I wouldn't be able to afford living here. And getting an off-campus apartment with a few friends is definitely cheaper once your second year comes up (as well as having all of the other associated advantages).

Ravyn from Romulus, NY

Great price for what you get! Compared to a lot of other colleges I looked at this was definitely one of the more reasonably priced ones. I am an out-of-state student but received a scholarship from ESF so I am basically paying in-state tuition.

Jordan

ESF is a SUNY school so the tuition is very cheap. I would say the bang for the buck is really big. The ESF facilities are very nice and the professors and classes are challenging, yet very high quality. ESF students also have access to all of Syracuse University's facilities, activities, and even some classes, while still paying SUNY tuition. Besides the overpriced meal plan through Syracuse, what you get for the money you spend is totally worth it!

Ashlyn from South Lima, NY

ESF is very inexpensive, even for a SUNY school. For in-state students, tuition plus fees comes to about $3000 a semester. It is incredibly affordable, helpful with financial aid and loans, and you get a priceless education. There is no reason to go to an expensive school if your college career plans match up with what ESF has to offer.

Hilary-Anne from Fabius, NY

A great education at a highly accredited school for a good price.

Amanda

Tuition at SUNY ESF is a third of those paying at Syracuse University, yet we are still able to reap most of the benefits. It has a small school feeling yet has all the amenities of a large school.

Kristine from Syracuse, NY

SUNY = 1/2 the cost of private schools and a school like ESF has all the connects that a private school would. Plus the added bonus of having SU right next door is amazing. They have every major you could think of and I've used professors at SU as a resource multiple times. The courses at ESF are also some that aren't found anywhere else.

OAKIE!

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