State University of New York Binghamton University - Overview

The State University of New York at Binghamton, commonly referred to as Binghamton University (BU) or SUNY Binghamton, is a public research university with campuses in Binghamton and Vestal, New York, United States. Since its establishment as Triple Cities College in 1946, the school has evolved from a small liberal arts college to a large doctoral-granting institution. Presently consisting of seven colleges and schools, it is now home to nearly 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Binghamton is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York (SUNY) system.

Binghamton University is currently ranked 89th among the 201 national universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 America's Best Colleges and Universities ranking; internationally, it is ranked 701+ according to QS University Rankings. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified the school as a Research University with high research activity.

Although the university's mailing address is in Binghamton, its main campus is in the nearby town of Vestal, with a secondary education center located in downtown Binghamton.

Location & Facilities

Located hours away from major metropolitan areas such as New York City; Philadelphia; Boston; and Washington, D.C.; the Greater Binghamton region is a safe, friendly and affordable community that offers residents a unique blend of rural life and urban appeal.

The Glenn G. Bartle Library, named after the University’s first president, contains collections in the humanities, social sciences, government documents and collections in mathematical and computer sciences. Additionally, Bartle Library houses the Fine Arts Collection (focusing on works relating to art, music, theater and cinema) and Special Collections (containing the Max Reinhardt Collection, as well as the Edwin A. Link and Marion Clayton Link Archives). The Science Library contains materials in all science and engineering disciplines, as well as a map collection. The University Downtown Center (UDC) Library and Information Commons, opened in August 2007, supports the departments of social work, human development, public administration, and student affairs administration.

Residence halls at Binghamton are grouped into seven communities. The apartment communities used to house graduate students, but now house undergraduates. Of the residential colleges, Dickinson Community and Newing College are the newest. Dickinson features "flats" of either four single rooms or two double rooms and a single, while Newing features semi-private room styles sharing private bathrooms as well as some common bathrooms. College-in-the-Woods mixes suites and double- and triple-occupancy rooms, and Hinman College and Mountainview College consist of suites, exclusively. Susquehanna Community and Hillside Community contain only apartments.

The newly completed Newing College, opened in fall 2011, and Dickinson Community, completed in 2013, are part of the University's $375 million East Campus Housing project, which also includes a new collegiate center and dining facility.