Binghamton University Data & Information Overview

Find out more about how Binghamton University ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below. All you need to do to learn more about a stat is click on its tile, and you'll be taken to another page that analyzes that data more closely. Also, you can use the links below to scroll to any section of this page.

• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning
• Related Schools

How Well Is Binghamton University Ranked?

2021 Rankings

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 157 badges in the 2021 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.

Overall Quality

Binghamton University landed the #177 spot in College Factual's 2021 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 1,715 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation.

Binghamton University also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in New York ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Binghamton University?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Binghamton University is a competitive 40%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.

Average Test Scores

About 97% 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 711. Math scores were between 650 and 720.

Binghamton University received ACT scores from 50% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 28 and 31.

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Binghamton University Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Binghamton University is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 71%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Binghamton University

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 91% 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.

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Binghamton University for first-time, full-time students is 69%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

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Good Overall Diversity at Binghamton University

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 14,021 undergraduates at Binghamton University with 13,630 being full-time and 391 being part-time.

Binghamton University Diversity Score

For each college and university, College Factual calculates an overall diversity score that takes four factors into account: gender, ethnicity, age, and home location of the student. Then, the schools with the best mixtures of students with respect to these factors are ranked the highest.

The overall diversity score for Binghamton University is 82.24 out of 100, meaning that is is more diverse than most schools in the country.

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How Much Does Binghamton University Cost?

The overall average net price of Binghamton University is $18,958. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Binghamton University

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$11,867	$14,985	$19,061	$21,172	$24,429

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.

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 51% of students took out student loans averaging $7,066 a year. That adds up to $28,264 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is 2.1%. 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.

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How Much Money Do Binghamton University Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Binghamton University with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $61,600 in their early years. That's great news for Binghamton University students since it is 55% more than the average college graduate's salary of $39,802 per year.

See which majors at Binghamton University make the most money.

Location of Binghamton University

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.

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Contact details for Binghamton University are given below.

	Contact Details
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

Binghamton University Majors

During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 71 majors graduated from Binghamton University. Of these students, 3,888 received undergraduate degrees and 1,297 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors	Bachelor’s Degrees	Average Salary of Graduates
Economics	363	$43,000
General Psychology	289	$36,600
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	263	$28,200
General Biology	233	$24,000
Accounting	202	$57,400
Nursing	180	$67,300
Mathematics	155	$46,700
Political Science & Government	152	$34,100
General English Literature	142	$28,000
Human Development & Family Studies	138	$28,400

Learn more about the majors offered at Binghamton University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Binghamton University

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2017-2018, 890 students took at least one online class at Binghamton University. This is an increase from the 640 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2017-2018	890	121
2016-2017	640	92
2015-2016	1,152	150
2014-2015	948	87
2013-2014	981	140

Learn more about online learning at Binghamton University.

Related Schools

If you’re considering Binghamton University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.

• College of Charleston
• College of William and Mary
• Brooklyn College
• Indiana University - Bloomington
• Stony Brook University

Curious on how these schools stack up against Binghamton University? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!

Notes and References

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.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• Image Credit: By Claire H under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.