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?

• The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Binghamton University.
• In 2017-2018, 70% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Binghamton University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $61,600 a year. That's about 51% 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.

Binghamton University Rankings

Binghamton University is ranked #357 out of 2,587 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2022 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Binghamton University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#18	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Geography & Cartography Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Best Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#99	Best General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#117	Best Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#126	Best Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Binghamton University has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#12	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#20	Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#66	Best Psychology Schools	College Factual
#101	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#153	Best Nursing Schools	Nursing Degree Search

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
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/pages/Binghamton-NY/Binghamton-University/51791915551
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/binghamtonu

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	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Binghamton University?

The acceptance rate of Binghamton University is 43%. While it may not be as selective as some schools, it does screen its applicants very carefully. Do what you can to stand out among others in the pool of applicants!

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 43%, and the acceptance rate for women is 43%.

Average Test Scores

About 99% 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 640 and 710. Math scores were between 650 and 740.

Binghamton University received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 29 and 32.

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 48% of students took out student loans averaging $7,630 a year. That adds up to $30,520 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is 1.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Binghamton University

In 2019-2020, 16,275 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Binghamton University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Binghamton University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Binghamton University was 1,215.9%. This is the #87 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Binghamton University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
Economics	349	0	27	3	379
General Psychology	316	0	12	0	328
Business Administration & Management	83	27	200	2	312
General Biology	284	0	17	4	305
Accounting	189	0	109	0	298
Nursing	174	10	62	14	260
Computer Science	90	0	149	9	248
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	231	0	0	0	231
Industrial Engineering	72	0	100	15	187
Mathematics	173	0	3	7	183
Political Science & Government	160	0	8	4	172
General English Literature	141	0	8	9	158
Mechanical Engineering	100	0	37	15	152
Electrical Engineering	52	0	79	15	146
Human Development & Family Studies	144	0	0	0	144
History	105	0	9	3	117
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	115	0	0	0	115
Finance & Financial Management	103	0	0	0	103
Biomedical Engineering	59	0	27	4	90
Social Work	0	1	83	0	84
Sociology	65	0	6	9	80
Public Administration	0	0	77	0	77
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	48	7	4	14	73
Anthropology	38	0	23	7	68
Fine & Studio Arts	61	0	0	3	64
Natural Resources Conservation	52	0	9	0	61
Chemistry	49	0	4	8	61
Marketing	58	0	0	0	58
Geological & Earth Sciences	51	0	4	1	56
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	51	0	0	0	51
Romance Languages	47	0	3	0	50
Writing Studies	47	0	0	0	47
Geography & Cartography	37	0	10	0	47
Educational Administration	0	15	30	0	45
Computer Engineering	45	0	0	0	45
Management Information Systems	44	0	0	0	44
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	40	0	40
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	38	0	0	0	38
Philosophy	27	0	4	4	35
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	30	0	0	0	30
Physics	23	0	1	2	26
Computer Information Systems	25	0	0	0	25
Drama & Theater Arts	23	0	2	0	25
Ethnic Studies	24	0	0	0	24
Area Studies	21	0	0	0	21
Systems Theory	0	0	20	1	21
Music	15	0	6	0	21
Special Education	0	1	14	0	15
General Education	0	0	4	9	13
Homeland Security	0	11	0	0	11
Religious Studies	10	0	0	0	10
Other Public Administration	0	0	0	9	9
Classical Languages & Literature	8	0	0	0	8
Germanic Languages	8	0	0	0	8
International Relations & National Security	8	0	0	0	8
Teaching English or French	0	0	7	0	7
Materials Engineering	0	0	5	2	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Public Health	0	0	6	0	6
Systems Engineering	0	5	0	0	5
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	5	5
Statistics	0	0	4	0	4
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	3	0	0	0	3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	3	3
Community Organization & Advocacy	0	3	0	0	3
General Social Sciences	0	1	0	0	1
Public Policy	0	1	0	0	1
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	0	0	0	0	0
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Medieval Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	3,902	82	1,213	181	5,378

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.