Overall Rating Platinum
Overall Score 86.83
Liaison Mark Lichtenstein
Submission Date Feb. 28, 2023

STARS v2.2

State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.97 / 4.00 Mark Hill
Director
Financial Aid & Scholarships
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Provide at least one of the following figures:

Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
68

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
42

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
22

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
91

Optional Fields

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
ESF participates in the "Say Yes to Education" program, which provides full-tuition scholarships to every low-income student graduating from the Syracuse City School District (https://sayyessyracuse.org/scholarships/college-partners/).

ESF also participates in the "Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)," which provides extra monetary and academic support to students who are disadvantaged both financially and academically. Specific support is provided through EOP grants and directed orientation, tutoring, and other support programming (https://www.esf.edu/students/eop/).

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Information about the lactation room on the ESF campus and all-gender bathrooms as outlined by the ESF Women’s Caucus (https://www.esf.edu/womenscaucus/bathrooms.php).

Online information is available on the brief history and overview of related issue of childcare, breastfeeding, and related issues as outlined by the ESF Women’s Caucus (https://www.esf.edu/womenscaucus/resources.php).

ESF Office of Research Programs Trial Caregiver Grant Program (https://www.esf.edu/research/documents/carer-grant-application.pdf)

Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
0

Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
"Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students" has been intentionally left blank. Tracking and assessment of programmatic impact is an area of growth for ESF.

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