Faculty research
Smart energy projects span many disciplines
Project curbs an appetite for energy
Cool ideas for keeping data centers running smoothly
Capturing the sun
Researchers seek safer, cheaper solar technologies
CAMM gives shape to new ideas
This is where the future begins
Jobs and tuition
Some highlights of the NYSUNY 2020 plan
Smart Energy Research and Development Facility
Some details about the planned new building
Smart energy, smart future
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Jobs and tuition
Some highlights of the NYSUNY 2020 plan
More jobs
Enrollment growth will generate 840 jobs over five years in Broome and Tioga counties: 455 in the community 385 at Binghamton University (150 faculty, 175 staff, 60 research professionals) Of the 150 new faculty, 40 percent will focus on smart energy and 60 percent will teach and do research in other fields. The result will lower the student/faculty ratio to 19:1 from 21:1.
Rational tuition plan
The plan raises tuition by $300 per year over five years. It allows Binghamton, Buffalo, Stony Brook and Albany to add a $75 fee to offset the higher cost of education at research centers.
Tuition will increase up to 10 percent for out-of-state students annually for five years.
The plan is important because, in the past, tuition increases have been inconsistent in timing and size. This plan allows families to better budget college costs and the universities to maintain adequate funding for faculty and tuition assistance to those who need it.
Binghamton will commit 25 percent of the additional tuition — $12 million over five years — to ensure access to students with financial needs.