Colleges / Binghamton University
College · Public · Vestal, NY · Suburb
BU

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Address4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850-6000
Websitewww.binghamton.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate39%
6-yr median pay$62k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size14,655
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $62k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 39% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1415 · ACT 32.

If you get in

14,655 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$121k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$30.4k
Room & board
$18.8k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention89%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr82%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$62k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$81k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out14%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
14,655
Location
Vestal, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Binghamton University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White51%
  • Asian19%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Unknown3%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$61k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.

Colleges / Binghamton University
College · Public · Vestal, NY · Suburb
BU

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Address4400 Vestal Parkway East, Vestal, NY 13850-6000
Websitewww.binghamton.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate39%
6-yr median pay$62k
Net price / yr$22k
Undergrad size14,655
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $22k/yr for a shot at a $62k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 39% means this is selective — grades, essays, and testing matter. Admitted students average SAT 1415 · ACT 32.

If you get in

14,655 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

Suburban — a short drive to the nearest city, greener but still connected.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $22k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$121k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$86k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$35k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$10.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$30.4k
Room & board
$18.8k
Books & supplies
$1,000

How students pay for it.

Pell grants28%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans39%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$19k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $9k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention89%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr82%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$62k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$81k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out14%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
Suburb
Control
Public
Undergrad size
14,655
Location
Vestal, NY
Region
Mid East (DE, DC, MD, NJ, NY, PA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily residential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Also known as
Binghamton University
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White51%
  • Asian19%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Black5%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International4%
  • Unknown3%
First-gen students25%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time2%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Median family income$61k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 58

What you can study.