Binghamton UniversityBinghamton University
Vestal, NY · Northeast
- Acceptance rate
- 38.6%
- SAT mid-50
- 1340-1500
- Cost after aid
- $21,620
- Graduation rate
- 82%
What Binghamton University says matters
How Binghamton University rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.
- Acceptance rate
- 39%
- 20,464 of 53,007
- Yield
- 16%
- 3,248 enrolled
- SAT mid-50
- 1360-1480
- ACT mid-50
- 31-34
- CDS year
- 2024-25
Acceptance rate by gender
- Men
- 39%9,217 of 23,527
- Women
- 38%11,233 of 29,452
Very important
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Academic GPA
Important
- Class rank
- Application essay
Considered
- Standardized test scores
- Recommendations
- Extracurricular activities
- Talent or ability
- Character or personal qualities
- First generation
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Not considered
- Interview
- Alumni relation
- Geographical residence
- Religious affiliation or commitment
- Level of applicant's interest
The full Common Data Set
Every figure Binghamton University published for 2024-25, section by section.
First-Time, First-Year Admission127
Applications
- Total first-time, first-year men who applied
- 23,527
- Total first-time, first-year women who applied
- 29,452
- Total first-time, first-year another gender who applied
- 28
- Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who applied
- 2,092
- Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted
- 9,217
- Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted
- 11,233
- Total first-time, first-year another gender who were admitted
- 14
- Total first-time, first-year unknown gender who were admitted
- 1,369
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 1,582
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled
- 2
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 1,658
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled
- 3
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled
- 3
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year another gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total full-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total part-time, first-time, first-year unknown gender who enrolled
- 0
- Total first-time, first-year students who applied
- 53,007
- Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted
- 20,464
- Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled
- 3,248
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 44,338
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 13,885
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 2,671
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 6,411
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 5,076
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 477
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 2,092
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 1,369
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 100
- Total first-time, first-year who applied
- 166
- Total first-time, first-year who were admitted
- 134
- Total first-time, first-year who enrolled
- 0
Wait List
- Number of qualified applicants offered a place on waiting list:
- 13,341
- Number accepting a place on the waiting list:
- 4,272
- Number of wait-listed students admitted:
- 842
Basis for Selection
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Important
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Considered
- Application Essay
- Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Considered
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Considered
- Talent/ability
- Considered
- Character/personal qualities
- Considered
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Not Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant’s interest
- Not Considered
First-time, first-year Profile
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 0.44
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 0.09
- Submitting SAT Scores
- 1,423
- Submitting ACT Scores
- 297
- SAT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 1,360
- SAT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 1,420
- SAT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 1,480
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 25th Percentile
- 660
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 50th Percentile
- 700
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 75th Percentile
- 730
- SAT Math: 25th Percentile
- 680
- SAT Math: 50th Percentile
- 720
- SAT Math: 75th Percentile
- 760
- ACT Composite: 25th Percentile
- 31%
- ACT Composite: 50th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT Composite: 75th Percentile
- 34%
- ACT Math: 25th Percentile
- 27%
- ACT Math: 50th Percentile
- 30%
- ACT Math: 75th Percentile
- 32%
- ACT English: 25th Percentile
- 30%
- ACT English: 50th Percentile
- 33%
- ACT English: 75th Percentile
- 35%
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 700-800
- 53.4
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-699
- 43.5
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 500-599
- 3
- SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 400-499
- 0.1
- SAT Math: 700-800
- 61
- SAT Math: 600-699
- 33.9
- SAT Math: 500-599
- 5
- SAT Math: 400-499
- 0.1
- SAT Math: Total
- 100
- SAT Composite: 1400-1600
- 61
- SAT Composite: 1200-1399
- 37
- SAT Composite: 1000-1199
- 1.9
- SAT Composite: Total
- 100
- ACT Composite: 30-36
- 86.9
- ACT Composite: 24-29
- 12.5
- ACT Composite: 18-23
- 0.7
- ACT Composite: Total
- 100
- Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class
- 52%
- Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class
- 83%
- Percent in top half of high school graduating class
- 98%
- Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class
- 2.0%
- Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class
- 0
- Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school class rank:
- 25%
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 67%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 16%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 10%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 4.3%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 2.2%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 43%
- Total
- 100
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 60%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 20%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 12%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 5.0%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 2.1%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 48%
- Total
- 100
- Percent who had GPA of 4.0
- 63%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.75 and 3.99
- 18%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.50 and 3.74
- 11%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
- 4.7%
- Percent who had GPA between 3.00 and 3.24
- 2.2%
- Percent who had GPA between 2.50 and 2.99
- 46%
- Total
- 100
Admission Policies
- Amount of application fee:
- 50
- Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?
- Yes
- Same fee
- X
- Application closing date (fall)
- 4
- Priority Date
- 1
- Yes, on a rolling basis:
- X
- Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?
- Yes
- Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year students one year or more before high school graduation?
- Yes
- Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year applicants for fall enrollment?
- Yes
- Do you have a nonbinding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?
- Yes
Transfer Admission25
Fall Applicants
- Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)
- Yes
- Men
- 2,050
- Women
- 2,028
- Another Gender
- 3
- Total
- 917
- Men
- 927
- Women
- 2
- Unknown
- 389
- Total
- 373
- Men
- 1
Application for Admission
- Fall
- X
- Spring
- X
- Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as an entering first-year student?
- Yes
- High school transcript
- Required of Some
- College transcript(s)
- Required of All
- Essay or personal statement
- Not Required
- Interview
- Not Required
- Standardized test scores
- Not Required
- Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)
- Not Required
- List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:
- D9 List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the “Rolling admission” column.
- Fall
- 3
- Winter
- 1
- Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?
- No
- Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:
- - D12 Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit: Number Unit Type - D13 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution: Credit(s) includes all external credit Number Unit Type - D14 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution: Credit(s) includes all external credit - D15 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate degree: - D16 Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: 44 - D17 Describe other transfer credit policies: ## D18-D22: Military Service Transfer Credit Policies - D18 Does your institution accept the following military/veteran transfer credits: Yes No Number Unit Type - D19 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on military education evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE): Number Unit Type - D20 Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred based on Department of Defense supported prior learning assessments (College Level Examination Program (CLEP) or DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)): Yes No - D21 Are the military/veteran credit transfer policies published on your website? - D22 Describe other military/veteran transfer credit policies unique to your institution: ##
Transfer Credit Policies
- Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor’s degree:
- 44
Student Life40
Percent Participating
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 15%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 15%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 20%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 97%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 3.0%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 0
- Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator)
- 10%
- Percent of men who join fraternities
- 16%
- Percent of women who join sororities
- 16%
- Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing
- 43%
- Percent who live off campus or commute
- 57%
- Percent of students age 25 and older
- 2.0%
Average Age
- Average age of full-time students
- 18
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 18
- Average age of full-time students
- 19
- Average age of all students (full- and part-time)
- 19
Activities Offered
- Campus Ministries
- X
- Choral groups
- X
- Concert band
- X
- Dance
- X
- Drama/theater
- X
- International Student Organization
- X
- Jazz band
- X
- Literary magazine
- X
- Model UN
- X
- Music ensembles
- X
- Musical theater
- X
- Opera
- X
- Pep band
- X
- Radio station
- X
- Student government
- X
- Student newspaper
- X
- Student-run film society
- X
- Symphony orchestra
- X
- Television station
- X
- Yearbook
- X
Housing
- Coed dorms
- X
- Apartments for single students
- X
- Special housing for disabled students
- X
- Theme housing
- X
Annual Expenses18
Information
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Public Tuition
- Tuition: In-district
- 7070
- Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
- 7070
- Tuition: Out-of-state:
- 26950
- Tuition: Non-resident
- 26950
- Tuition: In-district
- 7070
- Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):
- 7070
- Tuition: Out-of-state:
- 26950
- Tuition: Non-resident
- 26950
All Institutions Expenses
- Required Fees:
- 3497
- Required Fees:
- 3497
Credits per Term
- Minimum
- 12
Estimated Expenses
- Books and supplies:
- 1000.00
- Books and supplies:
- 1000.00
- Books and supplies:
- 1000.00
Per-Credit-Hour Charges
- PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS:
- 295.00
- In-state (out-of-district):
- 1123.00
- Out-of-state:
- 1123.00
Financial Aid12
Students Awarded Non-need-based Aid
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 654
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 6,472
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 15,646
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 1,556
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 7,395
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 17,553
- N. Number of students in line a who had no financial need and who were awarded institutional non-need-based scholarship or grant aid (exclude those who were awarded athletic awards and tuition benefits)
- 11
- O. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based scholarship and grant aid awarded to students in line n
- 7,034
- Q. Average dollar amount of institutional non-need-based athletic scholarships and grants awarded to students in line p
- 0
Reporting Year
- 2024-2025
- 2024-2025 estimated
Graduating Cohort
- Provide the number of students in the 2024 undergraduate class who started at your institution as first-time students and received a bachelor's degree between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024. Exclude students who transferred into your institution.
- 2,644
Aid to Nonresidents
- Total dollar amount of institutional financial aid awarded to undergraduate degree-seeking nonresidents:
- 4,649,025
Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred24
Diploma/Certificates
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0
Associate
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 0
Bachelors
- Natural resources and conservation
- 2.83
- Area, ethnic, and gender studies
- 0.22
- Computer and information sciences
- 4.46
- Engineering
- 8.91
- Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics
- 0.9
- Family and consumer sciences
- 2.44
- English
- 2.66
- Liberal arts/general studies
- 0.16
- Biological/life sciences
- 20.48
- Mathematics and statistics
- 2.69
- Military science and military technologies
- 28
- Interdisciplinary studies
- 4.29
- Philosophy and religious studies
- 0.27
- Physical sciences
- 2.28
- Psychology
- 9.75
- Public administration and social services
- 1.09
- Social sciences
- 13.07
- Visual and performing arts
- 3.12
- Health professions and related programs
- 4.62
- Business/marketing
- 14.26
- History
- 1.49
- TOTAL (should = 100%)
- 100.0%
Enrollment And Persistence106
Institutional Enrollment
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men
- 1,582
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 65
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 5,194
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 3
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: women
- 6,843
- All other degree-seeking: unknown
- 1
- Total degree-seeking: unknown
- 4
- Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- 4
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women
- 1,658
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: another gender
- 50
- Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: unknown
- 5,765
- Other first-year, degree-seeking: another gender
- 7,474
- Total degree-seeking: unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: unknown
- 0
- Total undergraduate students: another gender
- 3
- Total undergraduate students: unknown
- 4
- All other degree-seeking: unknown
- 1
- Degree-seeking, first-time: unknown
- 0
- All other degree-seeking: unknown
- 14,668
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men
- 4,147
- All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women
- 18,815
- Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown
- 0
- Total Graduate Students: unknown
- 1
- Total All Students: unknown
- 5
All
- Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown
- 1
Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category
- Nonresidents
- 129
- Hispanic/Latino
- 417
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 141
- White, non-Hispanic
- 1,660
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 668
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 1
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 146
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 85
- TOTAL
- 3,248
- Nonresidents
- 592
- Hispanic/Latino
- 1,978
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 706
- White, non-Hispanic
- 7,517
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 5
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 2,790
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 5
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 633
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 428
- TOTAL
- 14,654
- Nonresidents
- 592
- Hispanic/Latino
- 1,978
- Black or African American, non-Hispanic
- 706
- White, non-Hispanic
- 7,524
- American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic
- 5
- Asian, non-Hispanic
- 2,791
- Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic
- 5
- Two or more races, non-Hispanic
- 634
- Race and/or ethnicity unknown
- 433
- TOTAL
- 14,668
Persistence
- Bachelor's degrees
- 3,684
- Master's degrees
- 1,240
- Post-Master's certificates
- 101
- Doctoral degrees – professional practice
- 93
- Doctoral degrees – other
- 132
Graduation Rates
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 483
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 1,630
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 2,906
- Total
- 2,906
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 2
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 3
- Total
- 5
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 791
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 483
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,627
- Total
- 2,901
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 512
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 385
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,266
- Total
- 2,163
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 65
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 25
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 90
- Total
- 180
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 14
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 8
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 14
- Total
- 36
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 591
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 418
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 1,370
- Total
- 2,379
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 75
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 87
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 84
- Total
- 82
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant
- 0
- Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant
- 0
- Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan
- 0
- Total
- 0
- Total
- 89.5
Instructional Faculty And Class Size40
Instructional Faculty
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 951
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 303
- C. Total number who are women
- 442
- D. Total number who are men
- 509
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 87
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 860
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 74
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- 17
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- 0
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- 0
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 244
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 38
- C. Total number who are women
- 130
- D. Total number who are men
- 114
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 20
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 120
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 95
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- 29
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- 0
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- 0
- A. Total number of instructional faculty
- 1,195
- B. Total number who are members of minority groups
- 341
- C. Total number who are women
- 572
- D. Total number who are men
- 623
- E. Total number who are nonresidents (international)
- 107
- F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree
- 980
- G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s
- 169
- H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s
- 46
- I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.)
- 0
- J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students
- 0
Student to Faculty Ratio
- Fall 2024 Student to Faculty ratio
- 17
- based on ____ students
- 2,024
Undergraduate Class Size
- 2-9
- 51
- 10-19
- 51
- 20-29
- 256
- 30-39
- 432
- 40-49
- 95
- 50-99
- 15
- 100+
- 22
- Total
- 2
About Binghamton University
Binghamton University is a mid-sized public university in Vestal, NY, in a city setting.
What Binghamton University looks for
With an acceptance rate around 39%, the application readers spend less time per file than they do at the most selective schools, but they still read. A solid GPA, strong letters, and an essay that sounds like you wrote it yourself go a long way here. The biggest unforced error: a generic supplement essay. Even moderately selective schools notice when you have not bothered to learn anything about them.
Frequently asked
What SAT score do I need for Binghamton University?
Binghamton University's middle 50% SAT range is 1340 to 1500. A score in or above that band keeps you in the conversation; below it, the rest of your application has to do more work.
What ACT score do I need for Binghamton University?
Middle 50% ACT range is 30 to 32. The top of that range or above is what most admitted students submit when they choose to send a score.
What is the acceptance rate at Binghamton University?
Binghamton University admits roughly 39% of applicants. Selective, but stats inside the middle 50% put you in real contention.
What does Binghamton University actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $21,620 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Binghamton University a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Binghamton University as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.
