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| Metric | SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry | St. Mary's College of Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| Getting in | ||
| Admissions data | Fall 2024 | Fall 2025Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate | 63% | 73%Fall 2025 |
| Acceptance rate, men / women | 65% / 62% | 65% / 71% |
| Acceptance rate, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 75% / 74% / 11%Fall 2025 |
| Yield, in-state / other states / international | Not published | 17% / 10% / 0.0%Fall 2025 |
| Applicants | 3,745 | 3,504Fall 2025 |
| Admitted | 2,370 | 2,542Fall 2025 |
| Enrolled | 374Fall 2025 | 404Fall 2025 |
| Yield | 18% | 16%Fall 2025 |
| SAT middle 50% | – | 1110–1320Fall 2025 |
| ACT middle 50% | – | 26–31 |
| Sent an SAT | – | 89 (22%)Fall 2025 |
| Sent an ACT | – | 17 (4%)Fall 2025 |
| Scored 1400+ on the SAT | – | 7%Fall 2025 |
| Scored 30+ on the ACT | – | – |
| Admission: High school GPA | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: High school record | Required | Required |
| Admission: Class rank | Not consideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: College-prep program | Required | Considered |
| Admission: Recommendations | ConsideredFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Essay | ConsideredFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Legacy status | Not considered | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Work experience | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstration of competencies | Not considered | Not considered |
| Admission: English proficiency test | Required | Required |
| Admission: Other tests | Not considered | Not considered |
| Average high school GPA | 3.41Fall 2025 | 3.49Fall 2025 |
| First-years in the top tenth of their class | – | 15% (of the 41% with a rank)Fall 2025 |
| Early decision | Not offered2025–26 | 77% of 101 admittedFall 2025 |
| Early action | Offered2025–26 | Offered, restrictive2025–26 |
| Wait list | 26 admitted of 26 who acceptedFall 2025 | 13 admitted of 28 who acceptedFall 2025 |
| Admission: Rigor of high school record | Very importantFall 2025 | Very importantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Test scores | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Interview | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Extracurricular activities | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Talent or ability | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Character and personal qualities | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: First generation | – | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Geographic residence | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: State residency | ConsideredFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Religious affiliation | – | Not consideredFall 2025 |
| Admission: Volunteer work | ConsideredFall 2025 | ImportantFall 2025 |
| Admission: Demonstrated interest | ImportantFall 2025 | ConsideredFall 2025 |
| Test policy | Test-blind | Required for some applicantsFall 2027 applicants |
| Application fee | $50 | $50 |
| Deadlines & deposit | Reply by May 1 or 4 wkFall 2026 cycle | Apply by January 15 · reply by May 1 or 2 wkFall 2026 cycle |
| Gap year allowed | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle | Yes, up to 1 yearFall 2026 cycle |
| Credit for AP exams | Yes | Yes |
| Transfer acceptance rate | 52%Fall 2025 | 63%Fall 2025 |
| Students & campus | ||
| Setting | City: Midsize | Rural: Fringe |
| Carnegie class | Mixed Baccalaureate | Special Focus: Arts and Sciences |
| Research activity | R2: high research | Not a research tier |
| Student access & earnings | Lower Access, Medium Earnings | Higher Access, Medium Earnings |
| HBCU, tribal, land-grant | None | None |
| Minority-serving, single-sex | None | None |
| Religious affiliation | None | None |
| Athletics | No NCAA or NAIA division | Division III |
| Conference | None | United East Conference |
| ROTC | Army, Air Force | Not listed |
| Study abroad | Offered | Offered |
| Undergraduate research program | Yes | Yes |
| Calendar | Semesters | Semesters |
| Undergrads | 1,841Fall 2025 | 1,603 |
| Beds in college housing | 620 | 1,499 |
| First-years must live on campus | No | No |
| Men in a fraternity | – | 0.0%Fall 2025 |
| Women in a sorority | – | 0.0%Fall 2025 |
| Fraternity/sorority housing | Offered2025–26 | – |
| Greek councils present | – | – |
| Pell Grant | 20% | 21% |
| First-gen | 20% | 23% |
| Men / women | 50% / 50%Fall 2025 | 40% / 60% |
| Part-time students | 5%Fall 2025 | 2% |
| Students 25 and older | 6% | 2% |
| First-years from in state | 69% | 87% |
| First-years from other states | 30% | 13% |
| First-years from abroad | 0% | 0% |
| New transfer students this fall | 210 | 69 |
| Transfers, share of new undergraduates | 33% | 15% |
| Diversity index | 0.42Fall 2025 | 0.50 |
| Academics | ||
| Students per faculty member | 14 to 1 | 10 to 1 |
| Classes under 20 students | 60%Fall 2025 | 72%Fall 2025 |
| Full-time faculty share | 79% | 70% |
| Average faculty salary | $88,850 | $81,389 |
| Bachelor's degrees awarded | 390 | 360 |
| Most popular majors | Conservation Biology 15% · Environmental Biology 12% · Environmental Studies 10% | Psychology, General 13% · Biology/Biological Sciences, General 9% · Environmental Studies 9% |
| Instruction spending per student | $25,510 (public, GASB accounting) | $13,110 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Endowment per student | $23,791 (public, GASB accounting) | $26,210 (public, GASB accounting) |
| Tuition share of core revenue | 11% | 23% |
| Cost & aid | ||
| Average cost, all students (est.) | $23,985 | $23,604 |
| Aid generosity (grants ÷ full price) | 26% | 32% |
| Net price, students with grants | $19,814 | $21,071 |
| Sticker price, in-state | $29,276 | $32,519 |
| Sticker price, out-of-state | $41,106 | $48,595 |
| Tuition guarantee | No | No |
| Promise program | Yes | No |
| Tuition & fees, in-state | $9,206 | $15,236 |
| Tuition & fees, out-of-state | $21,036 | $31,312 |
| First-years paying out-of-state rates | 26% | 14% |
| First-years with grants | 96% | 98% |
| Average grant | $8,699 | $11,398 |
| Aid from the college | 96% | 97% |
| Need-based aid up to | Little need-based aid above $110K | Little need-based aid above $110K |
| Merit for students without need | – | 52% got merit aid, averaging $5K |
| Published promise | – | – |
| Aid forms | – | FAFSAFall 2026 entrants |
| Aid priority date or deadline | February 1 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants | February 28 (priority)Fall 2026 entrants |
| Need met, first-years | 67%2025–26 (estimated) | 88%2024–25 |
| Average aid package, first-years | $14,0812025–26 (estimated) | $23,4012024–25 |
| College grant dollars given as merit | 46%2025–26 (estimated) | 40%2024–25 |
| Aid for international students | Offered2025–26 (estimated) | – |
| Outcomes | ||
| Median earnings (10 yrs) | $55,763 | $60,110 |
| Graduation rate | 78% | 71% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients | 56% | 61%Entered fall 2019 |
| Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan | 71% | 72%Entered fall 2019 |
| Pell graduation gap | 16 pts lower | 11 pts lowerEntered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 46%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 62%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 4 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 56%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: Pell recipients | Not published | 58%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: neither Pell nor subsidized loan | Not published | 70%Entered fall 2019 |
| Finished within 5 years: all first-time full-time | Not published | 63%Entered fall 2019 |
| Graduated in 6 years, White students | 68% | 76% |
| Graduated in 6 years, Asian students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Hispanic/Latino students | 45% | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, Black students | Under 30 students | 42% |
| Graduated in 6 years, students of two or more races | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Graduated in 6 years, international students | Under 30 students | Under 30 students |
| Retention rate | 85%Entered fall 2024 | 82%Entered fall 2024 |
| Credential within 4 years, all students | 69% | 62% |
| Credential within 8 years, all students | 77% | 71% |
| Enrolled at another college, 8 years on | 18% | 22% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $21,000 |
| Undergrads with a federal loan | 31% | 43% |
| Median debt, Pell Grant recipients | $13,500 | $17,000 |
| Website | esf.edu | smcm.edu |
Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;College Scorecard, most recent release;National directories of campus chapters and groups, October 2026;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;College Scorecard, 2023–24;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26 (estimated);Common Data Set, most recent release;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2027 applicants;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 cycle;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2019;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;St. Mary's College of Maryland Common Data Set 2025–26, 2024–25About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)
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