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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
  • SUNY Polytechnic Institute

What stands out

SUNY Polytechnic Institute has the lower average net price, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry reports the higher graduation rate, SUNY Polytechnic Institute reports higher median earnings ten years on, while SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry compared with SUNY Polytechnic Institute
MetricSUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NYPublic · 4-yearHighest graduation rateHighest retentionLowest median debtSUNY Polytechnic InstituteUtica, NYPublic · 4-yearLowest net priceHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$18,952$14,164lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.$28,133$23,741
In-state tuition$9,303$8,625
Out-of-state tuition$22,263$21,215
Admissions
Acceptance rate63%81%
SAT midpointNot reported1,220
ACT midpointNot reported27
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.68%highest57%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.87%highest69%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$11,000lowest$17,250
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$55,763$64,355highest
Campus
Undergraduates1,8391,849

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.