In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Binghamton University was awarded 505 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is language translation.
Binghamton University is ranked #180 out of 2,241 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Binghamton University held the #188 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 143 colleges in New York, Binghamton University is ranked at #18.
Binghamton University has an acceptance rate of 43%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Binghamton University.
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.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Binghamton University, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Binghamton University is 73%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 92% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Binghamton University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At Binghamton University the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 72%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Binghamton University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,333 undergraduates at Binghamton University with 13,889 being full-time and 444 being part-time.
$0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
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$13,380 | $16,323 | $21,423 | $22,259 | $26,047 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Binghamton University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 1.9%. 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.
See which majors at Binghamton University make the most money.
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Contact details for Binghamton University are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850-6000 |
Phone: | 607-777-2000 |
Website: | www.binghamton.edu/ |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Binghamton-NY/Binghamton-University/51791915551 |
Twitter: | http://twitter.com/binghamtonu |
Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
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General Psychology | 341 | $30,317 |
Economics | 337 | $44,831 |
General Biology | 319 | $22,816 |
Neurobiology & Neurosciences | 258 | $20,852 |
Nursing | 193 | $69,111 |
Mathematics | 178 | $40,844 |
Accounting | 173 | $63,784 |
Human Development & Family Studies | 169 | $31,262 |
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 154 | $31,885 |
Political Science & Government | 145 | $37,730 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2019-2020, 16,275 students took at least one online class at Binghamton University. This is an increase from the 1,052 students who took online classes the previous year.
Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
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2019-2020 | 16,275 | 5,478 |
2018-2019 | 1,052 | 110 |
2017-2018 | 890 | 121 |
2016-2017 | 640 | 92 |
2015-2016 | 1,152 | 150 |
Learn more about online learning at Binghamton University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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