Binghamton University Overview

Located in Vestal, New York, Binghamton University is a public institution. Vestal is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Binghamton University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Binghamton University.
• During a recent academic cycle, 75% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Binghamton University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $80,596 a year. That's about 98% more than their peers at other schools.
• The average Binghamton University student graduates in 4.1 years. That's better than the national average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Binghamton University?

Contact details for Binghamton University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850-6000
Phone:	607-777-2000
Website:	www.binghamton.edu

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How Do I Get Into Binghamton University?

You can apply to Binghamton University online at: www.binghamton.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Binghamton University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Binghamton University?

You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to Binghamton University. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 42%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 40%, and the acceptance rate for women is 43%.

Average Test Scores

About 54% of students accepted to Binghamton University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 650 and 730. Math scores were between 690 and 780.

Binghamton University received ACT scores from 12% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 34.

Can I Afford Binghamton University?

The overall average net price of Binghamton University is $35,105. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Binghamton University, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $7,783 a year. That adds up to $31,132 over four years for those students.

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Binghamton University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 14,333 undergraduate students at Binghamton University, with 13,889 being full-time and 444 being part-time.

There are also 3,815 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 13,889 full-time undergraduates at Binghamton University, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Binghamton University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,138
Black or African American	650
Hispanic or Latino	1,723
White	8,088
International Students	651
Other Races/Ethnicities	639

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Binghamton University. At this time, 25 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at Binghamton University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Binghamton University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Biology	458	0	15	11	484
Business Administration & Management	57	22	270	0	349
General Psychology	323	0	0	0	323
Economics	302	0	14	5	321
Computer Science	117	0	168	6	291
Nursing	190	9	73	11	283
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	256	0	0	0	256
Accounting	122	0	86	0	208
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	173	0	0	0	173
Mechanical Engineering	107	0	40	8	155
Finance & Financial Management	131	0	0	0	131
Industrial Engineering	58	0	59	14	131
Natural Resources Conservation	119	0	12	0	131
Political Science & Government	118	0	8	3	129
General English Literature	103	0	13	4	120
Mathematics	105	0	10	4	119
Human Development & Family Studies	118	0	0	0	118
History	89	0	4	4	97
Social Work	25	0	70	0	95
Biomedical Engineering	53	0	33	5	91
Marketing	90	0	0	0	90
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	81	81
Management Information Systems	74	0	0	0	74
Chemistry	58	0	5	3	66
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	61	0	0	0	61
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	38	5	4	13	60
Anthropology	31	0	26	3	60
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	0	0	55	4	59
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	56	0	56
Computer Engineering	56	0	0	0	56
Public Administration	0	1	55	0	56
Fine & Studio Arts	51	0	1	3	55
Electrical Engineering	44	0	0	0	44
Sociology	37	0	3	2	42
Romance Languages	31	0	3	0	34
Educational Administration	0	18	13	0	31
Systems Theory	0	1	25	4	30
Writing Studies	29	0	0	0	29
Geography & Cartography	22	0	7	0	29
Information Science	0	0	27	0	27
Geological & Earth Sciences	20	0	4	3	27
Physics	19	0	2	3	24
Philosophy	19	0	2	1	22
Public Health	0	0	21	0	21
Security Science and Technology	0	21	0	0	21
Drama & Theater Arts	14	0	6	0	20
Music	12	0	6	0	18
Ethnic Studies	17	0	0	0	17
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	17	0	0	0	17
Area Studies	13	0	1	0	14
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	0	5	7	12
Special Education	0	1	10	0	11
Child Development & Psychology	1	0	5	5	11
Computer Information Systems	7	0	2	0	9
Materials Engineering	0	0	4	5	9
Homeland Security	0	8	0	0	8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	3	4	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Systems Engineering	0	6	0	0	6
General Education	0	0	0	5	5
Religious Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	1	0	3	4
Public Policy	0	3	1	0	4
Classical Languages & Literature	3	0	0	0	3
Information Technology	0	2	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	2	0	0	0	2
Statistics	0	0	2	0	2
General Social Sciences	0	2	0	0	2
International Relations & National Security	2	0	0	0	2
Teaching English or French	0	1	0	0	1
General Engineering	1	0	0	0	1
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	1	0	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Classical & Ancient Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3,806	102	1,229	224	5,361

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Claire H under License

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