Binghamton Admissions Information
Binghamton University- SUNY
Binghamton, New York (
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In less than 70 years since its founding, Binghamton University, part of the State University of New York system, has become one of the nation’s premier public universities. Binghamton is home to Pulitzer Prize winning faculty, major research facilities and a wide array of academic options including Education, Management and Engineering, to name a few. Additionally, Binghamton has been recognized for its innovation in international education. Students come from more than 100 countries to attend the university, and in many instances, classes offer study groups in up to 4 or 5 languages for a single course. Furthermore, many courses focus on cultural and intellectual exchange of ideas.
In order to create an engaging, intellectually stimulating, and social environment for students, Binghamton is continuously expanding and improving its facilities. In just a few years, Binghamton has transformed from a small liberal arts college to a nationally renowned research institution. Despite the school’s large size, students have a close-knit experience through 200 clubs and organizations, athletic pride and the residential communities, modeled after Oxford University. On the whole, Binghamton students enjoy their experience, as evidenced by the impressive 92% retention rate and the 25% of students that remain at Binghamton for graduate school.
Basic Info
| Main Address: |
PO Box 6000
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000 |
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| Phone Number: |
(607) 777-2000 |
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| Website: |
www.binghamton.edu |
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Characteristics
| Type of school: |
Public, Four-year |
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| Type of school: |
Coed |
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| Setting: |
Suburban setting, Small city; Residential campus |
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| Athletics: |
Division I, Club, Scholarship, Intercollegiate, Intramural |
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| Degrees offered: |
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral |
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| Size of undergraduate student body: |
11,787 |
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| Percent out-of-state: |
15% |
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| Percent international: |
12% |
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| Female to Male ratio: |
45:55 |
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Academic Life
| Student to Professor ratio: |
21:1 |
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| Most popular majors: |
Social Sciences
Business/Marketing
Psychology
Biology
Engineering
English
Health Professions |
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| Special study programs: |
Accelerated Program
Cross-Registration
Distance Learning
Double Major
Dual Enrollment of High School Students
ESL
Honors Program
Independent Study
Internships
Liberal Arts/Career Combination
ROTC, Air Force
ROTC, Army
Student-Designed Major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Visiting/Exchange Student Program
Washington Semester |
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Campus Life
Housing options:
Coed Housing
Special Housing For Disabled Students |
Apartments For Single Students
Wellness housing (alcohol/drug/smoke-free) |
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Activities:
Campus ministries
Concert band
Drama
Fraternities
Jazz band
Model U.N.
Musical theater
Pep band
Sororities
Student newspaper
Television station |
Choral groups
Dance
Film society
International students
Literary magazine
Music ensembles
Opera
Radio station
Student government
Symphony orchestra
Yearbook |
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Fun Facts
- Binghamton University is one of 18 colleges in the nation to be named to The Princeton Review's third "green rating" of colleges.
- Faculty includes a Pulitzer Prize winner, a National Book Award winner and numerous Fulbright, Ford and Guggenheim scholars.
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- Binghamton's School of Management is rated 12th among public business schools in the nation by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, which also gave the school an A+ for job placement and an A for teaching quality.
- Ranked #20 Best College Newspaper (Princeton Review)
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Admissions Information
With an acceptance rate of 40%, Binghamton is considered a selective university. Furthermore, more than 80% of accepted students graduated in the top quarter of their high school class. According to the admissions website, Binghamton considers rigor of high school record, quality of application essay, extracurricular involvement, standardized test scores, unique talents and strengths, ability to be intellectually engaged with the community and overall strength of character. The University recommends that interested students carefully review the Admissions website for more specific details about the application process.
| Admissions address: |
Admission Office
Box 6001
Binghamton, NY 13902-6001 |
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| Phone number: |
(607) 777-2171 |
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| Fax number: |
(607) 777-4445 |
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| Admissions Website: |
http://www.binghamton.edu/admission.html |
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| Email: |
admit@binghamton.edu |
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| Contact Person: |
Sandra Starke, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management |
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| Number of first-year applications received: |
27,248 |
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| Percent of applicants admitted: |
40% |
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Application Information
| Regular application deadline: |
Rolling admissions
Priority admissions (January 15) |
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| Early decision/action deadline: |
November 15 (Early Action) |
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| Accepts the Common Application? |
Yes |
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| Admission requirements: |
Completed application
Essay
School Report (with transcript)
Recommendation
Standardized test scores
Mid-Year Report
Final Report |
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Application Information
| Standardized test scores required? |
SAT Reasoning Test or ACT (with writing) |
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| Policy regarding SAT score-use: |
Considers highest Section Scores Across Test Dates |
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| SAT Critical Reading |
580
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630
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670
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94%
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| SAT Math |
620
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660
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700
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94%
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| SAT Writing |
570
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620
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660
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94%
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| College Board code: |
2535 |
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| ACT code: |
2956 |
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