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Acceptance rate
42%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
32
Aid receiving
80%
Undergraduates
14,402
Graduates
3,910
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 42% 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 42% 40% 43%
Applicants 41,642 18,470 23,172
Admissions 17,384 7,382 10,002
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,103 1,397 1,706
Freshmen enrolled part time 4 3 1

1,670 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

271 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
1,673 or 54%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1340
or below

75% of them
had 1510
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in Binghamton University are 1340-1510 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
358 or 12%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 29
or below

75% of them
had 34
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in Binghamton University are 29-34 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

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

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 9729 (53%)
Asian 2733 (15%)
Hispanic 2120 (12%)
Nonresident Alien 1917 (10%)
Black or African American 835 (5%)
Two or more races 636 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 328 (2%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 5 (0%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 3 (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
$11,305
Students receiving aid
80%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $7,070$11,310
Tuition in-state $7,070$11,310
Tuition out-of-state $24,910$23,100
Fee in-district $3,293$2,470
Fee in-state $3,293$2,470
Fee out-of-state $3,293$2,470

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 7,562
Combined charge for room and board $17,506
Room charge $11,606
Meal charge $5,900

Binghamton University majors

Binghamton University has granted 3,613 bachelor's degrees across 61 programs, 1,038 master's across 57 programs, and 257 doctorate degrees across 31 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Binghamton University.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 436 16 7
Psychology, General 290 16
Accounting 171 89
Business Administration and Management, General 66 185 5
Neuroscience 237
Computer Science 115 80 10
Economics, General 179 5
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 169 13
Mathematics, General 152 3 5
Industrial Engineering 66 55 18
Mechanical Engineering 102 30 7
Finance, General 128
Applied Economics 126
Human Development and Family Studies, General 125
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 116
Political Science and Government, General 101 1 4
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 57 33 7
Social Work 13 83
English Language and Literature, General 79 7 8
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 88
Electrical and Computer Engineering 68 9
Pharmacy 74
Management Information Systems, General 73
Biochemistry 72
Chemistry, General 48 3 13
History, General 54 4 4
Environmental Studies 45 15
Geology & Earth Science, General 48 7 1
Computer Engineering, General 51
Public Administration 44
Sociology, General 36 1 7
Anthropology, General 26 7 6
Creative Writing 38
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 38
Linguistics 36
Family Practice Nurse & Nursing 34
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 23 10
Higher Education & Higher Education Administration 27
Systems Science and Theory 21 6
Physics, General 20 1 5
Art & Art Studies, General 23
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 23
Information Technology 19
Spanish Language and Literature 16 2
Community Organization and Advocacy 8 9
Public Health, General 17
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 10 4 2
Cinematography and Film & Video Production 16
Philosophy 9 3 4
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management 13
Education, General 4 8
Materials Engineering 6 6
Asian-American Studies 11
Information Science & Studies 11
Physical and Biological Anthropology 11
Social Studies Teacher Education 11
Comparative Literature 5 4 1
Reading Teacher Education 10
Special Education and Teaching, General 10
Adult Health Nurse & Nursing 9
Directing and Theatrical Production 9
Music Performance, General 2 7
Music, General 9
Fine & Studio Arts, General 8
Mathematics and Statistics 8
Clinical Psychology 7
French Language and Literature 7
Nursing Science 6
Technical Theatre & Theatre Design and Technology 6
Asian Studies & Civilization 4 1
Language Interpretation and Translation 5
Mathematics Teacher Education 5
Behavioral Neuroscience 4
Biology Teacher Education 4
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 4
English & Language Arts Teacher Education 4
Italian Language and Literature 2 2
Spanish Language Teacher Education 4
Women's Studies 4
Arabic Language and Literature 3
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics 3
Education & Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities 3
Jewish & Judaic Studies 3
Latin American Studies 3
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor 3
Chemistry Teacher Education 2
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 2
French Language Teacher Education 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1
Earth Science Teacher Education 1
German Language and Literature 1
International Relations and Affairs 1
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1
Physics Teacher Education 1
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse & Nursing 1
Public Health & Community Nurse & Nursing 1
Social Sciences, General 1
Grand Total 3,613 1,038 257

Binghamton University has a graduation rate of 83%, which is among the 9% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 83% 80% 85%
  • Full-time retention rate - 91%
  • Part-time retention rate - 60%

Publications & Citations

Binghamton University is a world-class research university with 29,265 scientific papers published and 661,410 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
29,265
Citations
661,410

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
15,060 / 342,328
Biology
14,046 / 388,281
Engineering
13,698 / 317,569
Computer Science
13,610 / 331,336
Physics
12,767 / 308,665
Chemistry
11,797 / 313,081
Environmental Science
11,118 / 265,080
Medicine
8,963 / 242,549
Quantum and Particle physics
8,751 / 209,119
Political Science
8,363 / 193,849
Philosophy
8,027 / 179,760
Psychology
7,979 / 257,226
Law
7,775 / 168,464
Mathematics
6,821 / 162,789
Materials Science
6,667 / 173,712
Sociology
6,470 / 148,706
Geography and Cartography
6,285 / 132,061
Organic Chemistry
6,187 / 164,369
Biochemistry
5,678 / 164,102
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
5,643 / 140,215
Geology
5,615 / 151,186
Business
5,501 / 146,696
History
5,477 / 101,656
Genetics
4,984 / 141,808
Statistics
4,903 / 129,895
Economics
4,469 / 94,217
Archaeology
4,127 / 94,237
Linguistics
4,104 / 96,034
Paleontology
4,040 / 118,899
Ecology
4,026 / 115,479
Electrical Engineering
3,746 / 76,462
Neuroscience
3,286 / 101,518
Psychiatry
3,231 / 106,974
Art & Design
3,155 / 47,473
Optical Engineering
3,102 / 75,140
Metallurgical Engineering
3,013 / 75,811
Machine Learning
2,887 / 72,922
Management
2,786 / 94,134
Pathology
2,739 / 71,386
Social Psychology
2,607 / 117,588

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 317 2384
1992 379 2462
1993 351 2648
1994 313 3024
1995 357 3093
1996 363 3485
1997 373 3447
1998 353 3870
1999 382 3973
2000 434 4999
2001 429 5738
2002 726 7465
2003 622 7944
2004 576 9130
2005 683 11191
2006 742 12167
2007 765 14596
2008 846 16032
2009 856 18833
2010 826 20799
2011 821 23321
2012 873 25966
2013 820 27797
2014 948 30092
2015 1032 31128
2016 1060 31536
2017 1107 32035
2018 1192 36068
2019 1256 40091
2020 1366 45691
2021 1201 49438
2022 1166 48879
2023 1193 48640
Academic rankings

Binghamton University alumni

  1. William Baldwin

    William Baldwin
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Enrolled in Binghamton University
    Studied political science
    Occupations
    film actormodelscreenwritertelevision actoractor
    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 47)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Karthik Sivakumar, known as Karthi, 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 67)
    Occupations
    musiciantelevision actorstage actoractorcomposer
    Biography

    Paul Reiser is an American actor, comedian, and 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 F (2024). 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. Hakeem Jeffries

    Hakeem Jeffries
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Enrolled in Binghamton University
    In 1992 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
    Occupations
    lawyerclerkinternational forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American politician and attorney who has served as House Minority Leader and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 2023. He has been the U.S. representative for New York's 8th congressional district since 2013 and was a member of the New York State Assembly from 2007 to 2012.

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 2,541
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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