How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Binghamton University admits 38.6% of applicants, with admitted students typically scoring between 1,340 and 1,500 on the SAT (middle 50%, interquartile range) and between 30 and 32 on the ACT. Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants and 24.8% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 19.0% of the student body, reflecting a meaningful pathway for students who begin their college journey elsewhere before arriving at Binghamton. Azimuth ranks Binghamton University #134 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's selective profile: while Binghamton enrolls a share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, its admission rate positions it toward the more selective end of the public university spectrum, which naturally shapes the composition of the student body it serves. Retention stands at 89.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 81.6%, with 70.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Azimuth ranks Binghamton University #100 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Median low-income graduate earnings reach $65,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.2 percentile for median low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern here reflects what Azimuth's access-versus-outcomes framing describes as a structural constraint: low-income students who gain admission to Binghamton University complete at strong rates and achieve competitive post-graduation earnings — but the institution's selective admission scale limits the number of students who benefit from that pathway.
Binghamton University admits 38.6% of applicants, with admitted students typically scoring between 1,340 and 1,500 on the SAT (middle 50%, interquartile range) and between 30 and 32 on the ACT. Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants and 24.8% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 19.0% of the student body, reflecting a meaningful pathway for students who begin their college journey elsewhere before arriving at Binghamton. Azimuth ranks Binghamton University #134 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's selective profile: while Binghamton enrolls a share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, its admission rate positions it toward the more selective end of the public university spectrum, which naturally shapes the composition of the student body it serves. Retention stands at 89.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 81.6%, with 70.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Azimuth ranks Binghamton University #100 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Median low-income graduate earnings reach $65,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.2 percentile for median low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern here reflects what Azimuth's access-versus-outcomes framing describes as a structural constraint: low-income students who gain admission to Binghamton University complete at strong rates and achieve competitive post-graduation earnings — but the institution's selective admission scale limits the number of students who benefit from that pathway.
Binghamton University admits 38.6% of applicants, with admitted students typically scoring between 1,340 and 1,500 on the SAT (middle 50%, interquartile range) and between 30 and 32 on the ACT. Among enrolled undergraduates, 28.1% receive Pell Grants and 24.8% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment accounts for 19.0% of the student body, reflecting a meaningful pathway for students who begin their college journey elsewhere before arriving at Binghamton. Azimuth ranks Binghamton University #134 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects the institution's selective profile: while Binghamton enrolls a share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students, its admission rate positions it toward the more selective end of the public university spectrum, which naturally shapes the composition of the student body it serves. Retention stands at 89.4%, and the six-year graduation rate is 81.6%, with 70.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Azimuth ranks Binghamton University #100 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Median low-income graduate earnings reach $65,200 on a historical ten-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 92.2 percentile for median low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions. The pattern here reflects what Azimuth's access-versus-outcomes framing describes as a structural constraint: low-income students who gain admission to Binghamton University complete at strong rates and achieve competitive post-graduation earnings — but the institution's selective admission scale limits the number of students who benefit from that pathway.
