Binghamton University
Vestal, New York · Also known as Binghamton University · Website
$80,596
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$80,596
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Binghamton University is a public 4-year college in Vestal, New York with 14,655 undergraduates and 4,147 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $21,620 a year (tuition and fees $10,567 in-state, $30,447 out-of-state). It admits 39% of applicants and 82% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $80,596 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$21,620
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,567
Out-of-state $30,447
Admission rate
39%
US median 78%
Completion rate
82%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,500
About $196 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$80,596
Rank 180 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $21,620
- Tuition in-state
- $10,567
- Tuition out-of-state
- $30,447
- Cost of attendance
- $30,345
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,171
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,281
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,347
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,533
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $28,475
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,053 in 2015-16 to $10,567 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1,415
- SAT reading, middle
- 685
- SAT math, middle
- 705
- ACT, middle
- 32
- Undergraduates
- 14,655
- Graduate students
- 4,147
- Part-time students
- 2.3%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 82%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 165
- Endowment
- $221.0M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 180 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $21,620 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,567 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 39% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 82% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,500 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $61,621 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $80,596 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 76% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
165 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 458 | $19,000 | $25,016 | $66,816 | $57,214 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 323 | $18,500 | $30,023 | $67,249 | $50,706 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 302 | $19,500 | $48,120 | $81,040 | $82,686 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 270 | $20,500 | $74,554 | $118,876 | $103,485 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 256 | $19,500 | $25,266 | $77,478 | $62,451 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 190 | $13,045 | $86,404 | $108,691 | $88,910 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 173 | $19,000 | $26,700 | $72,955 | $55,693 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 168 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 131 | $15,363 | $73,598 | $115,013 | $83,343 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $17,500 | $74,151 | $106,323 | $76,194 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $15,353 | $28,155 | $55,579 | $55,012 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 118 | $16,650 | $36,213 | $62,506 | $48,568 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 118 | $19,500 | $37,194 | $73,044 | $63,293 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $19,000 | $82,329 | $126,183 | $107,009 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | $19,000 | $66,371 | $89,650 | $92,135 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $19,250 | $47,822 | $82,492 | $69,562 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $19,500 | $35,237 | $64,555 | $48,590 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 90 | $19,250 | $47,922 | $80,825 | $69,303 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $18,375 | $24,498 | $65,984 | $50,680 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 86 | $20,500 | $73,291 | $113,379 | $95,833 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 74 | $16,808 | $81,708 | $109,721 | $83,290 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 73 | $41,000 | $114,445 | $123,308 | $120,193 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 70 | $41,000 | $52,793 | $63,907 | $65,123 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 61 | $17,779 | $41,305 | $64,737 | $65,466 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Vestal and New York on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Binghamton University cost?
$21,620 a year is the average net price at Binghamton University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,567 for in-state students and $30,447 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,345. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,171 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Binghamton University?
39% of applicants are admitted to Binghamton University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,415 and the middle ACT score is 32. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Binghamton University graduates earn?
$80,596 a year is the median pay of former Binghamton University students who work, 10 years after they started ($61,621 after 6 years). That ranks 180 of 5,094 US colleges and 29 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $114,445.
How much student debt do Binghamton University graduates have?
$18,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Binghamton University graduates, about $196 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Binghamton University?
82% of first-time, full-time students at Binghamton University finish within 6 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Binghamton University?
Biology, General (458 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (323 bachelor's graduates), Economics (302 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 165 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.