Binghamton University
Vestal, New York
- Public
- Suburb
- 14,655 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 39%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $20,907per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 82%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,13610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Binghamton University offers the First-year Research Immersion (FRI) program for first-year STEM students to conduct hands-on research.
Source: First-year Research Immersion (FRI) | First-year Research Immersion | Binghamton University
Binghamton organizes its residential communities as 'colleges,' a collegiate model it has used since the 1960s.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 39%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1340–1500Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 30–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Binghamton University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
82% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.88. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 37%22,832 admitted of 61,188 first-year applicants
- Early action admit rate
- 42%14,315 admitted of 34,283. Early action isn't binding.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1320–148043% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 31–349% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 51%87% were in the top quarter. Based on the 21% whose school ranks.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Class rank
- Essay
Considered
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Binghamton University Common Data Set. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $20,907full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $30,939sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $10,567Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $32,467Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 82%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 89%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $89,13610 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,750federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 14,655Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 31%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 25%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
- University at Albany Albany, NY — admits 69%
- CUNY Hunter College New York, NY — admits 54%
- Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH — admits 75%
Also worth a look
- Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY — admits 49%
- Clemson University Clemson, SC — admits 38%
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA — admits 31%
- University at Albany Albany, NY — admits 69%
- University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY — admits 74%
- William & Mary Williamsburg, VA — admits 34%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Binghamton University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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