Bearcat Facts
- Our student-to-staff ratio in the residence halls is 32:1; Binghamton staff aren't just administrators, they help develop students!
- 36% of our students come from under-represented ethnic and cultural backgrounds, representing almost every state in the nation and 87 countries.
- We were once again named "the premier public university in the Northeast" by the Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2008 edition.
- Our small residential communities and amazing staff create a home-away-from-home for our students.
- There are great opportunities for faculty-staff collaboration, especially with a Faculty Master working within each residential community!
- We are growing! As admission demands continue to increase, we are responding with rebuilding two residential communities.
- Our students are academically successful; 87% of our incoming students were in the top 25% of their high school class.
- Our students come from all over the world; we have even developed a dual-diploma program with a university in Turkey!
- We have 20 Division 1 sports in the America East Conference, and 80% of our students participate in intramural, club or recreation sports.
- Our four-year graduation rate places us in the top three in the nation for public research universities.

