Binghamton University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Binghamton University

Binghamton University operates as a public institution located in Vestal, New York (suburb: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 14,655 students of which 16,074 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Binghamton University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 38.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,415 and an ACT midpoint of 32. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,620, with published in-state tuition of $10,567 and a Pell grant recipient share of 28.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 82.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.4%. Graduates earn a median of $80,596 ten years after enrolling, compared with $61,621 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 408000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 75.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.