As many as 92% of the students at SCESF get some sort of financial aid, and the total amount of assistance/loans provided is more than $5,164,254 in a year. Notably, a total of 33% of the applicants to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry receive the Federal Grant every year. In comparison, 87% of the students are awarded the Student Grant, 87% get the Institution Grant, and 32% of the applicants receive the Pell Grant. Moreover, the average aid amount for Federal Grant awardees stands at $4,834, while the same comes to $3,711 for State Grant receivers and $3,802 for Institution Grant awardees. As far as the Pell Grant beneficiaries are concerned, the average aid received stands at $4,430. The annual family income of a candidate is one of the key factors in determining their total eligibility for financial aid. In addition to financial grants and scholarship schemes, students can also avail of monetary benefits like student loans to pay for their education. However, student loans attract a certain rate of interest at which the funds are borrowed. While grants and scholarship schemes do not require repayment, student loans should be repaid by the applicants within a given period. At SCESF, an estimated number of 58% of the applicants choose to go for student loans.