The
State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (
SUNY-ESF, or
ESF) is an American, specialized, doctoral-granting institution based in
Syracuse, New York. It is immediately adjacent to
Syracuse University, within which it was founded, and with whom it maintains a special relationship. ESF is a part of the
State University of New York (SUNY) system. ESF also operates facilities in the
Adirondack Park (including the
Ranger School in
Wanakena), the
Thousand Islands, elsewhere in central New York, and
Costa Rica. The College's curricula focus on the understanding,
management and
sustainability of the environment and natural resources. ESF is considered by
Peterson's to be the premier college in the U.S. for the study of environmental and natural sciences, design, engineering, policy and management of natural resources and the environment. The college has expanded its initial emphasis on forestry to include professional education in environmental science, landscape architecture, environmental studies, and engineering in addition to distinguished programs in the biological and physical sciences. ESF is ranked at 37th in the 2016
US News & World Report rankings of the top public national universities. It commemorated its centennial in 2011.