Applications 22,853; admitted 9,861; enrolled 2,319*
SAT combined average: 1262 (verbal 612, math 650); national average: 1021
Middle 50 percent: 1190-1320
Mean high school average: 93%
Percent from top 25 percent of high school class: 84%

*Degree seeking FT and PT

Geographical distribution:

New (first-year) undergraduates from:
Local area (Broome and Tioga counties): 6%
NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Rockland: 60%
Non-Local Upstate: 17%

New York State Residents 91%
Out of State Residents 9%

International: 8%
First-year (freshman) class includes students from 58 of New York's 62 counties

Ethnic breakdown, fall 2006 entering freshmen*
55% Caucasian
19% Asian
10% Hispanic
7% Black, non-Hispanic
9% non-resident alien
Less than 1% American Indian or Alaskan native

* Based on known ethnicity only. Unknowns not included.

Facts

Fact: Recognized along with Duke and University of North Carolina as one of five leaders in internationalization by NAFSA: the Association of International Educators.

Fact: U.S. News & World Report has ranked Binghamton among its top 50 public universities in the nation for ten years in a row.

Fact: The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007 calls Binghamton University "the premier public university in the northeast."

Fact: Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranks Binghamton University #1 best value in the nation for out-of-state students, and fifth best value for in-state students.

Fact: Percentage of freshmen who return is 90.4% (national average: 72%). Graduation rate in five years is 77% (national average: 38%). According to the Education Trust, Binghamton is ranked third in the nation among public universities for its four-year graduation rate, behind the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary.

Fact: Undergraduate scores on professional certification exams are consistently in the top 10% nationally. Medical school placement rates are 13 percent above the national average. Law school placement rates of 82 percent, compared to the national average of 67 percent.

Fact: Binghamton University is classified as a comprehensive doctoral/research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

Fact: Sponsored research activity has grown to $34 million per year. Private support exceeds $17 million.

Enrollment Fall 2006

Official enrollment: 14,373

Undergraduates: 11,523
Harpur College: 7,732
Decker School of Nursing: 433
College of Community and Public Affairs: 471
School of Management: 1,397
Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science: 1,402
Non-degree: 88

Graduate Students: 2,850

Harpur College: 1,150
Decker School of Nursing: 85
College of Public Affairs: 292
School of Education: 249
School of Management: 229
Watson School of Engineering and Applied Science: 622
Non-degree: 223

By Gender:

Undergraduates:
Male, 5,996
Female, 5,527

Graduates:
Male, 1,410
Female, 1,440

Undergraduates, full-time: 11,067
Undergraduates, part-time: 456
Graduate students, full-time: 1,636
Graduate students, part-time: 1,214

International Students:

1,678 students from 96 countries

Fall 2006 Faculty:

Full-time faculty: 551

Percent holding PhD as appropriate terminal degree: 93%

University and Distinguished Professors: 25