Binghamton University - SAT Scores, Costs and Admissions Data

• Percent of Applicants Admitted: 39%
• Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
  • SAT Critical Reading: 570 / 660
  • SAT Math: 610 / 690
  • SAT Writing: - / -
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  • ACT Composite: 25 / 29
  • ACT English: - / -
  • ACT Math: - / -
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• Total Enrollment: 14,882 (11,805 undergraduates)
• Gender Breakdown: 52% Male / 48% Female
• 96% Full-time

• Tuition and Fees: $6,072 (in-state); $12,332 (out-of-state)
• Books: 800$
• Room and Board: $9,774
• Other Expenses: $1,000
• Total Cost: $17,646 (in-state); $23,906 (out-of-state)

• Percentage of Students Receiving Aid: 72%
• Percentage of Students Receiving Types of Aid
  • Grants: 57%
  • Loans: 49%
• Average Amount of Aid
  • Grants: $4,511
  • Loans: $5,085

• First Year Student Retention (full-time students): 90%
• Transfer Out Rate: 16%
• 4-Year Graduation Rate: 64%
• 6-Year Graduation Rate: 78%

"The State University of New York at Binghamton is a research university committed to excellence in teaching and scholarship. Binghamton offers carefully focused Masters and doctoral programs and a range of undergraduate programs taught from diverse perspectives to a pluralistic community. A continuing commitment to the liberal arts forms the basis for undergraduate instruction in the arts and sciences and in the professional programs of nursing, engineering, management, and education. Binghamton guides students in the development of their intellectual life and prepares them to contribute constructively to their community and region, to New York State, the nation, and to a world that is rapidly changing and increasingly interdependent. Graduate education and research emphasize both scholarly depth within the disciplines and unique interdisciplinary perspectives, and provide the basis for undergraduate education that is at the forefront of knowledge. As a public institution of higher education, Binghamton recognizes its responsibility to build a multicultural campus community that offers opportunity for access and participation to all members of society. Binghamton University actively contributes to the state and nation through continuing education, applied research, and other services. In pursuit of its mission Binghamton continually evaluates its programs, structures, and processes and alters them when change will enhance its quality and effectiveness."