Binghamton University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 220,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,050 (4% 🌧️)
Days Without Precipitation 196 (3% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 14,828
Men / Women 48% / 52%
From State 85%
From Region 9%
Athletes 437 (3.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 51%
Asian 19%
Hispanic 14%
Black 5%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Community and Public Affairs 123 18% 61% 6% 7% 17% 2% $59,314 8 +0.72 55 98%
Human Development 88 — 18% 64% 6% 7% 16% 2% $58,831 83 +0.66 54 98% — — — —
Social Work 35 — 17% 54% 6% 9% 20% 0% $60,531 91 +0.86 58 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences 216 21% 53% 16% 7% 10% 1% $98,037 93 +0.58 95 97%
Nursing 216 — 21% 53% 16% 7% 10% 1% $98,037 78 +0.58 95 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Harpur College of Arts and Sciences 2,474 43% 59% 16% 4% 13% 2% $71,719 49 +0.64 77 96%
Chemistry 42 — 48% 74% 10% 2% 10% 2% $69,481 42 -0.20 74 100% — — — —
Geosciences 16 +2 44% 69% 25% 0% 0% 0% $50,506 5 -1.31 32 100% — — — —
Mathematics 90 +19 58% 57% 22% 2% 10% 6% $86,590 61 +0.05 90 96% — — — —
Physics 14 — 71% 71% 14% 7% 0% 0% $74,912 22 -0.62 81 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 82 — 56% 51% 30% 1% 7% 4% $72,430 56 +0.08 78 100% — — — —
Biology 501 +13 41% 56% 22% 4% 11% 1% $69,526 67 +0.36 74 96% — — — —
Integrative Neuroscience 221 — 26% 55% 16% 4% 18% 2% $76,332 83 +0.82 82 98% — — — —
Environmental Science 53 +7 55% 81% 4% 0% 9% 2% $56,510 39 -0.27 48 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 37 +10 65% 78% 5% 0% 3% 3% $56,510 39 -0.27 48 97% — — — —
Global Public Health 4 +1 25% 0% 0% 25% 50% 25% $74,254 80 +0.85 80 — — — — —
Applied Economics 97 +2 71% 58% 19% 1% 10% 5% $88,759 43 -0.35 91 94% — — — —
Economics 233 +14 71% 52% 19% 4% 15% 3% $88,759 43 -0.35 91 94% — — — —
Africana Studies 3 +3 33% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,970 55 +0.06 57 90% — — — —
Asian Studies 4 +3 75% 25% 50% 0% 0% 0% $59,621 55 +0.03 56 — — — — —
Asian-American Studies 7 +5 43% 57% 43% 0% 0% 0% $59,970 55 +0.06 57 90% — — — —
Classical Languages 2 +2 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $56,717 50 -0.12 49 — — — — —
Comparative Literature 4 +4 0% 50% 25% 0% 25% 0% $54,186 62 +0.22 42 93% — — — —
Creative Writing 39 +10 31% 64% 13% 3% 18% 0% $60,573 88 +1.00 58 95% — — — —
English 70 +7 31% 64% 10% 1% 14% 0% $63,246 93 +1.32 64 95% — — — —
Foreign Languages 1 +1 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $56,660 50 -0.12 49 — — — — —
French 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,771 50 -0.11 49 100% — — — —
German Studies 1 +3 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,690 50 -0.12 49 — — — — —
History 66 +17 70% 67% 9% 3% 12% 3% $70,995 93 +1.37 76 91% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 151 +15 45% 63% 11% 4% 11% 1% $76,816 95 +1.87 82 94% — — — —
Italian 2 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $56,771 50 -0.11 49 100% — — — —
Judaic Studies 4 +4 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,784 75 +0.36 41 — — — — —
Latin American and Caribbean Area Studies 3 +5 0% 0% 0% 33% 67% 0% $59,422 55 +0.02 56 — — — — —
Linguistics 27 +3 4% 48% 22% 7% 11% 7% $54,186 36 -0.34 42 93% — — — —
Medieval and Early Modern Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,784 86 +0.67 65 — — — — —
Philosophy 7 +9 71% 57% 14% 0% 29% 0% $35,376 1 -1.96 5 91% — — — —
Spanish 6 +9 50% 17% 0% 0% 67% 0% $56,771 50 -0.11 49 100% — — — —
Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,970 69 +0.46 57 90% — — — —
Anthropology 26 +3 12% 50% 8% 4% 27% 0% $57,275 58 +0.04 50 96% — — — —
Developmental Psychology — — — — — — — — $68,519 80 +0.79 73 — — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 18 +9 83% 72% 6% 11% 6% 0% $72,695 90 +1.21 78 96% — — — —
International Affairs — — — — — — — — $71,466 50 -0.07 77 — — — — —
Political Science 101 +10 50% 64% 7% 5% 17% 2% $78,077 73 +0.43 84 97% — — — —
Psychology 382 +13 19% 65% 11% 4% 14% 1% $66,589 96 +1.75 70 97% — — — —
Sociology 33 +9 30% 58% 9% 9% 9% 3% $60,120 72 +0.29 57 100% — — — —
General Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,578 75 +0.41 54 — — — — —
Art History 6 +1 33% 50% 17% 0% 17% 17% $69,663 91 +1.39 75 96% — — — —
Cinema 38 +6 76% 71% 5% 0% 11% 5% $47,159 42 -0.28 23 92% — — — —
Directing and Theatrical Production 4 — 0% 25% 0% 0% 50% 0% $44,864 66 +0.24 18 95% — — — —
Fine Arts 43 +8 33% 35% 30% 12% 21% 0% $69,663 99 +2.45 75 96% — — — —
Music 6 +4 67% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,299 65 +0.38 31 — — — — —
Music Performance 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,399 65 +0.39 32 — — — — —
Musical Theatre 2 — 0% 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% $49,542 61 +0.30 29 — — — — —
Studio Art 16 — 12% 62% 19% 6% 12% 0% $69,663 99 +2.45 75 96% — — — —
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 3 +1 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 33% $44,864 66 +0.24 18 95% — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,864 66 +0.24 18 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Management 517 61% 50% 25% 2% 11% 5% $101,998 95 +0.77 96 96%
Accounting 164 — 60% 48% 32% 1% 12% 5% $110,393 93 +1.51 98 98% — — — —
Business Administration 58 — 71% 43% 28% 7% 7% 5% $78,508 67 +0.05 84 97% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $78,074 68 +0.10 83 — — — — —
Finance 132 — 69% 62% 14% 1% 14% 4% $107,082 73 +0.28 97 94% — — — —
Logistics 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $78,508 21 -0.80 84 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 98 — 56% 35% 33% 2% 13% 7% $108,279 83 +0.91 98 98% — — — —
Marketing 60 — 45% 62% 15% 5% 7% 5% $82,295 67 +0.37 87 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science 512 75% 52% 20% 4% 11% 9% $104,583 95 -0.63 97 98%
Biomedical Engineering 57 — 44% 63% 18% 0% 9% 2% $98,276 51 -0.04 95 100% — — — —
Computer Engineering 80 — 85% 39% 20% 6% 9% 25% $115,821 60 -0.06 99 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 43 — 72% 77% 14% 0% 5% 2% $95,423 4 -1.02 94 100% — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — — $98,441 55 -0.01 95 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 50 — 54% 56% 16% 6% 10% 6% $102,731 21 -0.70 97 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 139 — 82% 66% 9% 2% 12% 3% $86,051 2 -1.65 89 97% — — — —
Computer Science 135 — 83% 33% 35% 7% 15% 5% $123,460 58 -0.04 99 97% — — — —
Information Technology 8 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $101,406 65 +0.15 96 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,094
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,341
Est. In-State Cost $14,351
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,836
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 82%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 22.0% 847 65% 51% 23% 3% 12% 5% $96,840 83 +0.33 95 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 20.9% 804 38% 55% 21% 4% 12% 1% $71,693 69 +0.46 77 97% —
Social Sciences 17.8% 683 25% 64% 9% 5% 15% 1% $66,472 79 +1.22 70 97% —
Humanities 10.5% 402 42% 61% 12% 4% 14% 1% $67,683 92 +1.20 72 94% —
Engineering 9.6% 369 72% 60% 14% 3% 10% 8% $97,746 29 -0.86 95 98% —
Health Sciences 5.7% 220 21% 52% 15% 7% 11% 2% $97,605 95 +0.58 95 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 4.2% 162 55% 64% 19% 2% 8% 4% $77,581 47 -0.21 83 98% —
Computer Science 3.7% 143 84% 31% 33% 7% 14% 10% $122,226 67 -0.03 99 97% —
Arts 3.1% 121 43% 55% 17% 5% 16% 3% $59,345 80 +1.22 56 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.3% 90 59% 80% 4% 0% 7% 2% $56,510 35 -0.27 48 97% —
Education 0.0% 1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,578 79 +0.41 54 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $49.7M #102 21% $2.9M 35 #96 299 5
Humanities & Social Sciences $40.6M #52 17% $0.6M 53 #98 189 3
Physical Sciences & Math $22.9M #121 25% $0.3M 27 #101 116 8
Health Sciences $14.1M #121 20% $0.3M 1 #236 16 —
Business & Economics $9.9M #67 2% $0 3 #213 46 —
Computer Science $9.9M #90 20% $0.2M 11 #90 84 —
Life & Natural Sciences $6.7M #188 14% $0 2 #219 58 1
Education $3.2M #139 22% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.5M #185 0% $0 — — — —
Total $157M #134 19% $4.3M 132 #150 808 17

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $528K $485K $42K
Lacrosse 39 $1.2M $923K $240K
Baseball 33 $1.5M $1.2M $253K
Soccer 28 $1.1M $864K $240K
Wrestling 27 $904K $904K $0
Swimming & Diving 25 $355K $355K $0
Basketball 14 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Tennis 9 $440K $440K $0
Golf 8 $272K $272K $0
Total 219 $8.7M $7.9M $777K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 135 $745K $702K $42K
Swimming & Diving 35 $462K $462K $0
Lacrosse 34 $1.1M $820K $240K
Soccer 27 $1.2M $965K $240K
Volleyball 19 $978K $978K $0
Softball 18 $1.3M $892K $415K
Basketball 14 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Tennis 10 $254K $254K $0
Total 218 $8.0M $7.1M $939K
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 219 $1.3M $1.2M $85K
Lacrosse 73 $2.2M $1.7M $481K
Swimming & Diving 60 $818K $818K $0
Soccer 55 $2.3M $1.8M $481K
Baseball 33 $1.5M $1.2M $253K
Basketball 28 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Wrestling 27 $904K $904K $0
Tennis 19 $694K $694K $0
Volleyball 19 $978K $978K $0
Softball 18 $1.3M $892K $415K
Golf 8 $272K $272K $0
Total 437 $27.0M $23.9M $3.1M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 37%
Yield (non-ED) 14%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 29% 74% 62%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 52%
SAT Range 1320 – 1480
SAT Math Range 660 – 760
SAT RW Range 650 – 740