Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · Public four-year · Suburb: Midsize
14,409undergraduates
39%admitted
Test-optionalSAT/ACT
$18,860average net price per year
84%graduate in 6 years
88%return for year two
Admissions
- Applicants
- 49,513
- Admitted
- 18,683
- Admit rate
- 39%
- Admit rate, women
- 39%
- Admit rate, men
- 36%
- Admitted students who enroll
- 17%
- First-year students
- 3,095
- SAT/ACT
- Test-optional
- Students who sent SAT scores
- 47%
- SAT reading and writing (middle 50%)
- 660-730
- SAT math (middle 50%)
- 660-760
- Students who sent ACT scores
- 9%
- ACT composite (middle 50%)
- 29-34
| High school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High school record | Required |
| College-prep coursework | Considered, not required |
| SAT or ACT scores | Considered, not required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Essay or personal statement | Required |
| Class rank | Not considered |
| Demonstrated competencies | Considered, not required |
| English proficiency test | Required |
| Work experience | Considered, not required |
| Legacy status | Not considered |
Majors
62 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (55 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (456 awarded)
- Neuroscience Bachelor's (242 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (7)
- Accounting Bachelor's (121 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (65 awarded)
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (135 awarded)
- Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Management Information Systems, General Bachelor's (101 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (89 awarded)
Social sciences (7)
- Anthropology, General Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- Applied Economics Bachelor's (95 awarded)
- Economics, General Bachelor's (200 awarded)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Bachelor's (10 awarded)
- International Relations and Affairs Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Political Science and Government, General Bachelor's (103 awarded)
- Sociology, General Bachelor's (36 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (357 awarded)
Engineering (5)
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's (64 awarded)
- Computer Engineering, General Bachelor's (48 awarded)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering Bachelor's (47 awarded)
- Industrial Engineering Bachelor's (50 awarded)
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's (119 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (2)
- International Public Health/International Health Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor's (169 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer Science Bachelor's (143 awarded)
- Information Technology Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (2)
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's (156 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (9)
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (45 awarded)
- Cinematography and Film/Video Production Bachelor's (24 awarded)
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's (7 awarded)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Fine/Studio Arts, General Bachelor's (13 awarded)
- Music Performance, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Natural resources and conservation (2)
- Environmental Science Bachelor's (59 awarded)
- Environmental Studies Bachelor's (44 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (2)
- Creative Writing Bachelor's (28 awarded)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (70 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (98 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Bachelor's (92 awarded)
Physical sciences (3)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (49 awarded)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
- Physics, General Bachelor's (24 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (55 awarded)
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (39 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (6)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- French Language and Literature Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- German Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Italian Language and Literature Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Linguistics Bachelor's (16 awarded)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (10 awarded)
Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities (1)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Bachelor's (21 awarded)
Philosophy and religious studies (2)
- Jewish/Judaic Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Philosophy Bachelor's (9 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (4)
- African-American/Black Studies Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Asian-American Studies Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Latin American Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Women's Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (75)
- Computer Science Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Information Science/Studies Master's
- Information Technology Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Doctorate (research)
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Post-master's certificate
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Engineering, General Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Industrial Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Materials Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mechanical Engineering Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Systems Engineering Post-master's certificate
- Adult Health Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (professional)
- Nursing Science Doctorate (research)
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist Doctorate (professional)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Master's
- Pharmacy Doctorate (professional)
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Doctorate (professional)
- Public Health, General Master's
- Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing Post-master's certificate
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Community Organization and Advocacy Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate (research)
- International Policy Analysis Post-master's certificate
- Public Administration Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Social Work Master's
- Biology Teacher Education Master's
- Chemistry Teacher Education Master's
- Education, General Doctorate (professional)
- Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities Master's
- Educational Leadership and Administration, General Post-master's certificate
- English/Language Arts Teacher Education Master's
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's
- Mathematics Teacher Education Master's
- Physics Teacher Education Master's
- Reading Teacher Education Master's
- Social Studies Teacher Education Master's
- Spanish Language Teacher Education Master's
- Special Education and Teaching, General Master's
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Master's, Post-master's certificate
- Anthropology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Master's
- Economics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's
- Medical Anthropology Master's
- Political Science and Government, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Sociology, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Chemistry, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Geology/Earth Science, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Physics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Behavioral Neuroscience Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Clinical Psychology Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Psychology, General Master's
- Systems Science and Theory Master's, Doctorate (research)
- English Language and Literature, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management Post-master's certificate
- Forensic Science and Technology Post-master's certificate
- Environmental Studies Master's
- Art History, Criticism and Conservation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's
- Music Performance, General Master's
- History, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Mathematics and Statistics Master's
- Mathematics, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Comparative Literature Post-master's certificate
- Italian Language and Literature Master's
- Language Interpretation and Translation Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Philosophy Doctorate (research)
- Human Development and Family Studies, General Post-master's certificate
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $10,363
- Tuition and fees, out-of-state
- $29,453
- Housing and food on campus
- $18,294
- Books and supplies
- $1,000
- Other on-campus costs
- $1,000
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $30,657
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $49,747
- Total cost living at home
- $15,108
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $12,916 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $16,168 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $21,832 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $23,279 |
| Over $110,000 | $28,008 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23 and paid in-state tuition.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 78%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 61%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $10,832
- Got a grant from the college
- 55%
- Average grant from the college
- $4,652
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 27%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 48%
- Average amount borrowed
- $7,637
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 77%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 83%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 84%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 85%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 84%
- Transferred to another college
- 16%
- Came back for year two
- 88%
| Pell grant students | 79% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 84% |
| Neither | 86% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 1,329 | 89% |
| Men | 1,343 | 78% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Asian | 412 | 87% |
| Black | 113 | 79% |
| Hispanic | 300 | 76% |
| White | 1,581 | 86% |
| Two or more races | 61 | 70% |
| Race unknown | 50 | 84% |
| International | 154 | 68% |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 2,589 | 85% | 13% |
| Started here, part-time | 70 | 79% | 1% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 1,334 | 81% | 15% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 25 | 72% | 24% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 18,456
- Undergraduates
- 14,409
- Full-time undergraduates
- 14,088
- Part-time undergraduates
- 321
- Graduate students
- 4,047
- Students per faculty member
- 18 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 83%
- From out of state
- 13%
- From other countries
- 3%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 2%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 1%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 13%
| Women | 53% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 18% |
| Black | 5% |
| Hispanic | 13% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 53% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Race unknown | 2% |
| International | 4% |
Campus life
- Setting
- Suburb: Midsize
- Address
- 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY, 13850-6000
- County
- Broome County
- Part of
- State University of New York System
- Type
- Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Athletics
- NCAA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Air Force ROTC, Study abroad, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, On-campus child care, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.