- The Inkwell
- New York
- Binghamton University
Vestal, NYSuburb: midsizeZIP 13850Founded 1946
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1946
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.binghamton.edu
- Member of
- APLU
New YorkPublic
Binghamton University
Binghamton University is a public university in Vestal, New York, with 14,655 undergraduates. It admits 39% of applicants, graduates 82% within six years and costs $20,907 a year after aid.
82%graduate
Admission rate39%
Retention89%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans39%
$20,907net price / year
39%admission rate
1415average SAT
82%graduate in 6 years
$89,136median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,750median debt
#120 of 1,704 for earnings#939 of 1,739 for lowest net price#157 of 1,738 for graduation rate#149 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $30,939tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,567
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $32,467
- Average net price
- $20,907national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,463
$30,001–48,000$13,445
$48,001–75,000$18,397
$75,001–110,000$22,349
$110,001+$28,293
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 39%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1415
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 670–740
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 670–760
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 30–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college39%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college89%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college82%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 82%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 89%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 83%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $67,500
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $89,136middle 50%: $58,839–$130,908
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$130,908
Median, Binghamton University$89,136
Lower quarter$58,839
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 14,655
- Part-time
- 2.3%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 20.2
- First-generation students
- 25%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 18 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 79%
- Average faculty salary
- $11,086 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,520
- Endowment, end of year
- $221,028,373
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White51%
Hispanic14%
Black4.8%
Asian19%
Two or more races4.2%
U.S. nonresident4.0%
Unknown2.9%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Biological & biomedical sciences21%
Business & management14%
Social sciences13%
Psychology9.9%
Engineering9.6%
Health professions5.7%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.0%
Computer & information sciences3.7%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 196079. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q863813.