Binghamton University: Statistics

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Acceptance rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
76%
Undergraduates
14,307
Graduates
3,748
Male:Female Ratio
48:52
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
binghamton.edu

Binghamton University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

Binghamton University has an acceptance rate of 44% and is among the top 11% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 44% 57% 34%
Applicants 39,533 17,359 22,174
Admissions 17,455 9,876 7,579
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,084 1,427 1,657
Freshmen enrolled part time 5 3 2

1,472 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

219 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,658 or 54%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1310
or below

75% of them
had 1470
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Binghamton University are 1310-1470 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
401 or 13%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 30
or below

75% of them
had 33
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Binghamton University are 30-33 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Recommendations Required
Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 10100 (56%)
Asian 2601 (14%)
Hispanic 2032 (11%)
Nonresident Alien 1625 (9%)
Black or African American 849 (5%)
Two or more races 599 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 230 (1%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 7 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 4 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$10,858
Students receiving aid
76%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,070$11,310
Tuition in-state $7,070$11,310
Tuition out-of-state $23,100$23,100
Fee in-district $3,320$2,470
Fee in-state $3,320$2,470
Fee out-of-state $3,320$2,470

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 7,449
Combined charge for room and board $17,064
Room charge $11,433
Meal charge $5,631

Binghamton University majors

Binghamton University has granted 3,704 bachelor's degrees across 65 programs, 1,268 master's across 53 programs, and 233 doctorate degrees across 30 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Binghamton University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Psychology, General 334 6
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 310 13 6
Computer Science 102 209 15
Accounting 173 88
Neuroscience 258
Business Administration and Management, General 67 172 2
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 193 18
Economics, General 192 10
Human Development and Family Studies, General 169
Mechanical Engineering 107 49 11
Mathematics, General 149 10 4
Industrial Engineering 64 85 13
Political Science and Government, General 130 1 3
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 130
Applied Economics 109
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 69 33 7
English Language and Literature, General 95 11 3
Social Work 18 85
Finance, General 102
History, General 68 6 8
Environmental Studies 60 17
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 76
Chemistry, General 56 1 13
Electrical and Computer Engineering 59 10
Public Administration 63
Biochemistry 61
Sociology, General 51 3 6
Anthropology, General 37 17 5
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 52
Management Information Systems, General 52
Pharmacy 51
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 32 18
Computer Engineering, General 48
Geology & Earth Science, General 38 8 1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 39
Physics, General 25 1 10
Art & Art Studies, General 35
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 35
Creative Writing 33
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 30
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 29
Linguistics 28
Systems Science and Theory 22 3
Information Technology 21
Community Organization and Advocacy 11 7
Comparative Literature 3 4 10
Social Studies Teacher Education 15
Reading Teacher Education 14
Spanish Language and Literature 10 4
Physical and Biological Anthropology 13
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 2 2
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 11
Special Education and Teaching, General 11
African-American & Black Studies 10
Education, General 4 6
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 10
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 9
Mathematics and Statistics 9
Philosophy 6 1 2
Public Health, General 9
Language Interpretation and Translation 8
Music Performance, General 2 6
Adult Health Nurse & Nursing 7
Asian Studies & Civilization 7
Clinical Psychology 7
Mathematics Teacher Education 7
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 7
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 6
Directing and Theatrical Production 6
French Language Teacher Education 6
French Language and Literature 6
Italian Language and Literature 5 1
Music, General 6
Public Health & Community Nurse & Nursing 6
Women's Studies 6
Jewish & Judaic Studies 5
Materials Engineering 3 2
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 5
Asian-American Studies 4
Biology Teacher Education 4
Fine & Studio Arts, General 4
Nursing Science 4
Behavioral Neuroscience 1 2
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 2 1
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 3
International Relations and Affairs 3
Latin American Studies 3
Spanish Language Teacher Education 3
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 2
Earth Science Teacher Education 2
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 2
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 2
Russian Studies 2
Social Sciences, General 2
Arabic Language and Literature 1
Grand Total 3,704 1,268 233

Binghamton University has a graduation rate of 84%, which is among the 8% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 84% 81% 87%
  • Full-time retention rate - 91%
  • Part-time retention rate - 88%

Publications & Citations

Binghamton University is a world-class research university with 26,173 scientific papers published and 583,204 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, and Political Science.

Publications
26,173
Citations
583,204

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
13,132 / 289,863
Biology
12,194 / 325,967
Engineering
12,021 / 267,484
Computer Science
11,733 / 277,591
Physics
11,130 / 258,234
Chemistry
10,357 / 259,811
Environmental Science
9,593 / 216,240
Medicine
7,795 / 202,874
Quantum and Particle physics
7,447 / 170,357
Political Science
7,120 / 158,433
Psychology
7,018 / 220,011
Philosophy
6,914 / 150,581
Law
6,541 / 132,047
Mathematics
5,892 / 129,130
Materials Science
5,863 / 146,980
Sociology
5,597 / 122,494
Geography and Cartography
5,416 / 105,047
Organic Chemistry
5,347 / 135,135
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,944 / 119,613
Biochemistry
4,903 / 131,742
Geology
4,834 / 123,530
Business
4,756 / 126,363
History
4,624 / 79,646
Genetics
4,281 / 116,344
Statistics
4,181 / 99,852
Economics
3,916 / 72,938
Linguistics
3,516 / 82,201
Archaeology
3,493 / 73,875
Paleontology
3,472 / 97,973
Ecology
3,404 / 93,239
Electrical Engineering
3,185 / 59,326
Neuroscience
2,873 / 86,398
Psychiatry
2,814 / 90,913
Art & Design
2,707 / 42,519
Optical Engineering
2,639 / 60,781
Metallurgical Engineering
2,532 / 60,573
Machine Learning
2,471 / 53,966
Management
2,380 / 81,002
Pathology
2,316 / 57,689
Social Psychology
2,259 / 100,675

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 324 1907
1991 291 2230
1992 356 2313
1993 338 2548
1994 313 2943
1995 358 2993
1996 360 3332
1997 364 3268
1998 359 3715
1999 378 3842
2000 396 4650
2001 406 5270
2002 454 6261
2003 482 7194
2004 545 8305
2005 589 10154
2006 650 11115
2007 704 13292
2008 787 15168
2009 775 17778
2010 761 19188
2011 732 21281
2012 821 23886
2013 751 25489
2014 895 27943
2015 976 28987
2016 982 28963
2017 1044 30432
2018 1117 31870
2019 1179 37172
2020 1325 42855
2021 1282 51372
2022 1064 45203
Academic rankings

Binghamton University alumni

  1. William Baldwin

    William Baldwin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 60)
    Enrolled in Binghamton University
    Studied political science
    Occupations
    modelfilm actorfilm produceractortelevision actor
    Biography

    William Joseph Baldwin is an American actor. A member of the Baldwin family, he is the second-youngest Baldwin of the four Baldwin brothers. He has starred in the films Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Virus (1999), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Forgetting Sarah Marshall, in which he portrayed himself, and the Netflix show Northern Rescue (2019). Baldwin is married to singer Chynna Phillips.

  2. Karthik Siva kumar

    Karthik Siva kumar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1977-.. (age 46)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Karthik Sivakumar, is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Tamil cinema. He has won three Filmfare Awards South, an Edison Award, a SIIMA Award and a Tamil Nadu State Film Award.

  3. Paul Reiser

    Paul Reiser
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1957-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    actorfilm producerwriterscreenwritercomposer
    Biography

    Paul Reiser is an American actor, comedian, and television writer. He played the roles of Michael Taylor in the 1980s sitcom My Two Dads, Paul Buchman in the NBC sitcom Mad About You, Modell in the 1982 film Diner, Carter Burke in the 1986 film Aliens, and Detective Jeffrey Friedman in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley. More recently, he has gained recognition for his roles as Jim Neiman in the 2014 film Whiplash and Dr. Sam Owens in the Netflix series Stranger Things.

  4. Dave Rubin

    Dave Rubin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 47)
    Enrolled in Binghamton University
    In 1998 studied political science
    Occupations
    podcastercomedianactortelevision producerpolitical pundit
    Biography

    David Joshua Rubin is an American conservative political commentator. He is the creator and host of The Rubin Report, a political talk show on YouTube and on the network BlazeTV. Launched in 2013, his show was originally part of TYT Network, until he left in 2015, in part due to widening ideological differences. Previously, Rubin hosted LGBT-themed talk shows, including The Ben and Dave Show from 2007 to 2008 and The Six Pack from 2009 to 2012, both of which he co-hosted with Ben Harvey. Rubin has written two books.

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names BU
Binghamton University
Founded 1946
Motto From breadth through depth to perspective
Colors green, white
Academic calendar September to May (September - December; January-May). Summer Session (June-August)
Total FTE staff 2,529
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 4400 Vestal Parkway East
Vestal, New York, 13850-6000
United States
City population 29,000
Phone 6077772000

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