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Binghamton University

Vestal, New York · Public · 4-year · Suburb

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At a glance

Average net price
$21,620What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
39%
Graduation rate
83%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
14,655
In-state tuition
$10,567Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$30,447
SAT midpoint
1,390
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$80,596Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against public 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$21,620

Better than 8% of public 4-year colleges (565 compared).

Completion

83%

Better than 93% of public 4-year colleges (566 compared).

Earnings

$80,596

Better than 95% of public 4-year colleges (590 compared).

Debt at graduation

$18,500

Better than 74% of public 4-year colleges (588 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$30,345

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$21,620

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Binghamton University
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time83%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return89%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$18,500
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$80,596

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Binghamton University by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Computer Engineering$86,93856
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,404190
Computer Science$82,329117
Management Information Systems and Services$81,70874
Accounting and Related Services$74,151122
Finance and Financial Management Services$73,598131
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$73,09544
Industrial Engineering$70,94358
Mechanical Engineering$66,371107
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$58,99953
Economics$48,120302
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,97157
Marketing$47,92290
Mathematics$47,822105
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$41,30561
Geography and Cartography$40,43422
Political Science and Government$37,194118
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$36,213118
English Language and Literature, General$35,237103
Chemistry$35,11558
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$32,71831
Anthropology$30,97831
Sociology$30,45537
Psychology, General$30,023323
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$28,155119
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$26,700173
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$26,35338
Fine and Studio Arts$25,75151
Philosophy$25,62619
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$25,266256
Biology, General$25,016458
History$24,49889
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$24,37729
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$22,84317
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$18,92014
Social WorkNot reported25
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesNot reported20
PhysicsNot reported19
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reported17
Area StudiesNot reported13
MusicNot reported12
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralNot reported7
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsNot reported6
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reported5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported3
International Relations and National Security StudiesNot reported2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reported1
Research and Experimental PsychologyNot reported1
Engineering, GeneralNot reported1
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported1
Social Sciences, OtherNot reportedNot reported
Medieval and Renaissance StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Classical and Ancient StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, OtherNot reportedNot reported
StatisticsNot reportedNot reported
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesNot reportedNot reported
Social Sciences, GeneralNot reportedNot reported

All 58 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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