10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$134,068at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
⌖ Syracuse, NY · 9 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$134,068 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
21.0 yrsModeled economic break-even
−52%Modeled 10-year ROI
$57,174Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$18,952Average net price / year
$28,133Cost of attendance
$57,174Median earnings · year 5 after completion
66.3%Completion rate
63.3%Admission rate
1,839Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
Not availableYear 1
$57,774Year 4
$57,174Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Construction Trades, Other · Bachelor's Degree$99,2492Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree$74,3073Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy · Bachelor's Degree$65,6044Landscape Architecture · Bachelor's Degree$59,4805Forestry · Bachelor's Degree$57,6646Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology · Bachelor's Degree$50,0107Natural Resources Conservation and Research · Bachelor's Degree$49,4898Natural Resources Conservation and Research · Associate's Degree$46,689Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in NY
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
New Paltz, NY
State University of New York at New Paltz
- Annual net price
- $18,809
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,166
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -52%
Fashion Institute of Technology
- Annual net price
- $19,095
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,636
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -55%
SUNY Oneonta
- Annual net price
- $19,158
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,485
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -47%
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
- Annual net price
- $17,156
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,178
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Trades, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $99,249 | Not available |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | $74,307 | Not available |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | $65,604 | Not available |
| Landscape Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $59,480 | Not available |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $57,664 | Not available |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,010 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $49,489 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Associate's Degree | $46,689 | Not available |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,505 | Not available |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.