Is Binghamton test optional?

Yes. You can apply without a score. A common rule is to send it if it's at or above 1420 and hold it if it's under.

What is Binghamton's acceptance rate?

39% of applicants were admitted in 2024–25, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 20,464 of 53,007 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 73%, from 30,616 in 2015 to 53,007 in 2024, and Binghamton's admit rate went from 42% to 39%.

What ACT score do you need for Binghamton?

9% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 31–34, with a median of 32. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1360–1480 works out to about 30–33.

Why might Binghamton's SAT range look high?

Only 44% of enrolled students sent an SAT. The range counts only those who did, and students with lower scores tend to hold theirs back.

How many students get off the waitlist at Binghamton?

842 of the 4,272 students who stayed on the waitlist were admitted, or 20%, per the Common Data Set 2024–25.

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What SAT score do you need for Binghamton? (Middle 50%: 1360–1480)

First-year students at Binghamton who sent an SAT scored 1360–1480, with a median of 1420 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Binghamton admits 39% of applicants and is test optional.

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Where your score lands at Binghamton

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1360–1480, median 1420

Your score

Middle 50% of admitted students Median Fewer than half sent a score, so the range runs high

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Binghamton by the numbers

Admit rate: 39%
Middle 50% SAT: 1360–1480
Median SAT: 1420
About on the ACT: 30–33
Sent an SAT: 44%

Test optional · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Binghamton admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Binghamton admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 73%, from 30,616 in 2015 to 53,007 in 2024, and Binghamton's admit rate went from 42% to 39%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	53,007	20,464	39%
2023	49,513	18,683	38%
2022	41,642	17,384	42%
2021	39,533	17,455	44%
2020	38,116	16,402	43%
2019	37,516	15,206	41%
2018	38,755	15,429	40%
2017	33,467	13,507	40%
2016	32,139	13,056	41%
2015	30,616	13,010	42%

In fall 2024, 3,248 of the 20,464 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Binghamton

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1310Far reachHold
1310–1350ReachHold
1360–1410TargetHold
1420 and upTargetSend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Binghamton SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	680	720	760
SAT Reading and Writing	660	700	730
SAT total	1360	1420	1480
ACT composite	31	32	34

Of enrolled first-year students, 44% sent an SAT and 9% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class: 52%; of new students who reported a rank

Binghamton waitlist

Waitlist

13,341 applicants were offered a spot, 4,272 took it, and 842 were admitted from it.

20%of students who stayed on the waitlist got in

Common Data Set 2024–25.

Binghamton cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $21,620; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 82%
Median earnings: $80,596; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 16,117

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Binghamton

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Binghamton Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Binghamton admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Binghamton website
Binghamton University

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1360–1480, and the median was 1420. At 1420 or higher you're above half of them. Binghamton admits 39% of applicants.

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