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Binghamton University

Binghamton University is a public campus in suburban Vestal, NY.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,916

family income
under $30k

$16,168

$30–48k

$21,832

$48–75k

$23,279

$75–110k

$28,008

over $110k

Average net price

$21,6202023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Binghamton University rose from $13,999 (2008) to $21,620 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,999
2009	$13,836
2010	$15,159
2011	$16,085
2012	$16,541
2013	$18,536
2014	$18,872
2015	$17,870
2016	$18,378
2017	$18,958
2018	$19,353
2019	$20,703
2020	$19,307
2021	$21,594
2022	$21,364
2023	$21,620

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$30,3452024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Binghamton University rose from $17,956 (2009) to $30,345 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$17,956
2010	$19,175
2011	$19,988
2012	$20,964
2013	$21,966
2014	$22,688
2015	$23,482
2016	$24,093
2017	$24,725
2018	$25,846
2019	$26,712
2020	$28,010
2021	$27,411
2022	$29,143
2023	$29,657
2024	$30,345

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$4,463	$9,363
2001	$4,551	$9,451
2002	$4,717	$9,617
2003	$5,687	$5,687
2004	$5,756	$12,016
2005	$5,838	$12,098
2006	$5,910	$12,170
2007	$6,012	$12,272
2008	$6,072	$12,332
2013	$8,144	$18,464
2014	$8,620	$20,260
2015	$9,053	$22,173
2016	$9,271	$24,351
2017	$9,523	$24,403
2018	$9,853	$26,648
2019	$10,201	$27,791
2020	$10,014	$27,604
2021	$10,390	$26,420
2022	$10,363	$28,203
2023	$10,363	$29,453

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Binghamton University reports tuition of $10,567 for in-state students and $30,447 for out-of-state students. Check Binghamton University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 14,655 undergrads, Binghamton University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

81.6% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Binghamton University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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81.6%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Binghamton University has held near 81.6% from Fall 1996 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	78.8%
1992 cohort	82.1%
1993 cohort	80%
1996 cohort	79.2%
1997 cohort	80.1%
1998 cohort	78.4%
1999 cohort	76.8%
2000 cohort	78%
2001 cohort	77.2%
2002 cohort	78.4%
2003 cohort	80.3%
2004 cohort	77.9%
2005 cohort	77%
2006 cohort	79.4%
2007 cohort	80.8%
2008 cohort	80.9%
2009 cohort	81%
2010 cohort	83%
2011 cohort	82.3%
2012 cohort	81.4%
2013 cohort	81.6%
2014 cohort	81.7%
2015 cohort	83.8%
2016 cohort	82.8%
2017 cohort	83.7%
2018 cohort	81.6%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$13,217	$9,546
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$13,390	$6,966
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$13,625	$6,625
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$13,899	$9,513
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,945	$9,800
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,082	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,204	$6,125
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,000	$5,755
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$13,922	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,625	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$16,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,125	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,877	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$20,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$19,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$19,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$19,500	$9,250
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,750	$8,900
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,500	$9,373

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$61,621

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$73,402

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$80,596

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Binghamton University admitted 20,464 of 53,007 applicants in Fall 2024. The 38.6% rate describes that application pool.

38.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,363 in-state tuition · 2023–24 14,655 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1340–15001600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Binghamton University received 53,007 applications and admitted 20,464 (38.6%), with 3,248 enrolling.

Binghamton University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Binghamton University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 670–740 and Math was 670–760 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1340–1500 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	670	700	740
SAT Math	670	710	760
ACT Composite	30	32	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

38.6%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	41%
Fall 2002	42%
Fall 2003	44.6%
Fall 2004	43.7%
Fall 2005	42.6%
Fall 2006	42.9%
Fall 2007	43.1%
Fall 2008	38.8%
Fall 2009	39.7%
Fall 2010	33.4%
Fall 2011	40.1%
Fall 2012	40.7%
Fall 2013	42.9%
Fall 2014	44.1%
Fall 2015	42.5%
Fall 2016	40.6%
Fall 2017	40.4%
Fall 2018	39.8%
Fall 2019	40.5%
Fall 2020	43%
Fall 2021	44.1%
Fall 2022	41.8%
Fall 2023	37.7%
Fall 2024	38.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1340–1500Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1090	1290
Fall 2002	1140	1330
Fall 2003	1150	1320
Fall 2004	1170	1340
Fall 2005	1180	1350
Fall 2006	1160	1350
Fall 2007	1180	1340
Fall 2008	1180	1350
Fall 2009	1190	1350
Fall 2010	1200	1380
Fall 2011	1200	1370
Fall 2012	1220	1390
Fall 2013	1220	1385
Fall 2014	1210	1370
Fall 2015	1230	1383
Fall 2016	1230	1400
Fall 2017	1290	1431
Fall 2018	1310	1440
Fall 2019	1280	1440
Fall 2020	1290	1450
Fall 2021	1310	1470
Fall 2022	1340	1510
Fall 2023	1320	1490
Fall 2024	1340	1500

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

30–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2003	25	28
Fall 2004	24	29
Fall 2005	25	29
Fall 2006	23	29
Fall 2007	25	29
Fall 2008	25	29
Fall 2009	26	29
Fall 2010	27	30
Fall 2011	26	30
Fall 2012	27	31
Fall 2013	27	30
Fall 2014	27	30
Fall 2015	27	31
Fall 2016	28	31
Fall 2017	28	31
Fall 2018	28	32
Fall 2019	29	32
Fall 2020	29	32
Fall 2021	30	33
Fall 2022	29	34
Fall 2023	29	34
Fall 2024	30	32

IPEDS Fall 2003–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

14,655Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Binghamton University rose from 10,168 (Fall 2002) to 14,655 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	10,168
Fall 2003	10,428
Fall 2004	10,898
Fall 2005	11,065
Fall 2006	11,430
Fall 2007	11,435
Fall 2008	11,758
Fall 2009	11,635
Fall 2010	11,745
Fall 2011	11,828
Fall 2012	12,296
Fall 2013	12,940
Fall 2014	13,372
Fall 2015	13,465
Fall 2016	13,578
Fall 2017	13,702
Fall 2018	13,990
Fall 2019	14,156
Fall 2020	14,300
Fall 2021	14,303
Fall 2022	14,398
Fall 2023	14,401
Fall 2024	14,655

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

89%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Binghamton University has held near 89% from Fall 2003 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	92%
Fall 2004 cohort	90%
Fall 2005 cohort	89%
Fall 2006 cohort	90%
Fall 2007 cohort	90%
Fall 2008 cohort	90%
Fall 2009 cohort	91%
Fall 2010 cohort	91%
Fall 2011 cohort	91%
Fall 2012 cohort	91%
Fall 2013 cohort	89%
Fall 2014 cohort	91%
Fall 2015 cohort	92%
Fall 2016 cohort	91%
Fall 2017 cohort	92%
Fall 2018 cohort	90%
Fall 2019 cohort	92%
Fall 2020 cohort	91%
Fall 2021 cohort	91%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	89%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Binghamton University

28.1% of Binghamton University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Binghamton University as a primarily residential campus of 14,655 undergraduates — and 89.4% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Binghamton University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1340–1500 — their midpoint is above the NY four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Binghamton University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Binghamton University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Binghamton University38.6%

New York median70.1%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Binghamton University$10,567

New York median$17,408

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Binghamton University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Binghamton University$80,596

New York median$60,236

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Binghamton University, New York and national reference values
Metric & basis	Binghamton University	New York median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	38.6%	70.1%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$10,567	$17,408	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$80,596	$60,236	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Binghamton University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Binghamton University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 36 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$126,183
Computer Engineering	$117,721
Finance and Financial Management Services	$115,013
Management Information Systems and Services	$109,721
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$108,691
Accounting and Related Services	$106,323
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$99,397
Industrial Engineering	$95,354
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$94,859
Mechanical Engineering	$89,650
Mathematics	$82,492
Economics	$81,040
Marketing	$80,825
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$77,478
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$76,271
Political Science and Government	$73,044
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$72,955
Geography and Cartography	$71,207
Psychology, General	$67,249
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$66,841
Biology, General	$66,816
History	$65,984
Sociology	$64,797
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$64,737
English Language and Literature, General	$64,555
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$62,506
Fine and Studio Arts	$60,299
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	$58,342
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$55,579
Chemistry	$55,167
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$54,215
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$53,761
Anthropology	$53,460
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$49,366
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$47,945
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$46,579

These 36 fields listed for Binghamton University measure earnings after completion. The $80,596 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Binghamton University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Binghamton University report?

Binghamton University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1340–1500 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Binghamton University's acceptance rate?

38.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 20,464 admitted from 53,007 applicants.

How much does Binghamton University cost?

In-state tuition is $10,567; out-of-state students pay $30,447. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Binghamton University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $80,596. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New York

Stony Brook University — 49% admitted
State University of New York at Cortland — 59.8% admitted
Syracuse University — 45.9% admitted
Union College — 43.9% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.