Binghamton University ranked one of the nation’s top public universities year after year
Reaches highest rank ever on U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” list
Top ranked
- #34 public college in the nation, #73 overall (highest rank ever) – U.S. News & World Report, 2024
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Top 10 Public Ivy -- Ranked among the “New Ivies” for "producing smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types” – Forbes, 2024
- 20+ years as a top 50 public in the nation – U.S. News & World Report
- #52 top college in America – Forbes, 2024
- One of America’s Best Colleges – Money’s “Best Colleges in America 2023”
- Top 25 Best Public Colleges – College Raptor, 2024
- #60 on WalletHub's 2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities
- 5 stars for quality, affordability and student outcomes - Money’s 2024 list of Best Colleges
#1 N.Y. public
- #1 public university in New York – Forbes’ “Top Colleges in America,” 2024
- #1 SUNY, #26 public in the nation and #82 best college overall – Wall Street Journal’s “America’s Best Colleges,” 2024
- #1 SUNY, #60 best college – WalletHub's 2023 College Ranking: Best Colleges & Universities
Best value
- #1 best value public in N.Y. – U.S. News & World Report, 2023
- Top 100 colleges for quality, affordability and outcomes – Money’s Best Colleges, 2022
- #20 best value public schools – The Princeton Review, 2022
Research
- Highest research ranking (R1) along with 146 other elite universities in the nation that have achieved the “very high research” classification – Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
- #53 top research universities – Forbes, 2022
#1 in career preparation
- #1 provider of new hires for PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and Ernst & Young (EY) in New York
- Top 20 best career placements among publics – The Princeton Review, 2022
Diversity
- 72 Top Performer on Social Mobility in the nation for graduating economically disadvantaged students – U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- #63 Top U.S. Colleges with the greatest economic diversity – The New York Times College-Access Index, 2023
- 4.5 out of 5 – National Pride Index for LGBTQ+ Inclusion
- Top 20 diverse curriculum and inclusive learning environment – Equal Opportunity Magazine, 2022
- Top 20 schools fostering diversity and inclusion – Women Engineer Magazine, 2021
Sustainability
- Ranked in the top 50 of more than 700 schools for “superb sustainability practices, a strong foundation in sustainability, education and a healthy quality of life for students on campus.” – The Princeton Review’s “2023 top 50 green schools”
- #1 top performer in sustainability research – Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
Award-winning schools and programs
- School of Management ranked among best in the nation for high-paying jobs in accounting, finance and marketing – Wall Street Journal, 2023.
- School of Management ranked in the top 10 public business schools – Poets & Quants, 2023
- School of Management ranked #90 best business schools -- U.S. News and World Report, 2024
- The School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences #95 best pharmacy school – U.S. News & World Report, 2024
- U.S. News & World Report (2024) Graduate School rankings:
- #36 in systems science and industrial engineering
- #86 in mechanical engineering
- #69 best bioengineering
- #119 in biological sciences
- #101 in chemistry
- #102 nursing
- #37 in clinical psychology
- #96 in computer science
- #124 in earth sciences
- #79 in economics
- #130 in education
- #73 in English
- #67 in history
- #103 in mathematics
- #159 occupational therapy
- #136 in physics
- #59 in political science
- #88 in psychology
- #65 public affairs
- #77 in social work
- #70 in sociology
- #72 in statistics
