Binghamton University
Vestal, NY · Public · Midsize suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · Binghamton University
Public institution in Vestal, NY · 14,401 undergraduates · 38% acceptance rate · $80,596 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 6%Median ACT
- Top 7%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 8%Graduation rate (4-year)
- Top 8%Average SAT
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $21,3641,211th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,363632nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,4531,234th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,657924th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,500490th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,596135th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $61,621217th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 83.7%157th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.5%290th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 37.7%154th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 141586th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3258th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 14,401174th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 18.0:11,713th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 27.5%1,343rd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 134 mi (EWR)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $73,112 | $75,921 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $69,446 | $69,775 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $68,079 | $73,949 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,660 | $72,214 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,728 | $69,002 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $64,087 | $60,325 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $63,997 | $63,005 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,792 | $59,726 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $62,674 | $63,430 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $54,635 | $47,260 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $51,829 | $55,286 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $47,473 | $46,708 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1946source
- Athletic nickname: "Bearcats"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Greensource
- Mascot: Baxter the Bearcatsource
- Motto: ""From breadth through depth to perspective" / On seal: "Unity, Identity, Excellence""source
- Campus size: about 930 acressource
- Formerly known as "Triple Cities College of Syracuse University" (1946–1950)source
- Formerly known as "Harpur College" (1950–1965)source
- Athletic conference: America Eastsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- 1 Nobel laureate affiliatedsource
- Notable alum: Camille Pagliasource
- Notable alum: William Baldwinsource
- Notable alum: Norman Finkelsteinsource
- Notable alum: Lee Ranaldosource
- Notable alum: Paul Reisersource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $5,322,689 (M $2,612,234 · W $2,710,455)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebinghamton.edu
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