Binghamton vs Stony Brook
What each college publishes, side by side. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt come from federal data.
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Binghamton UniversityVestal, NYCompass Score: Exceptional · Top 7%ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges.Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NYCompass Score: Exceptional · Top 9%
At a glance
- Binghamton has the higher graduation rate: 82% against 76% at Stony Brook.
- Stony Brook has the lower average price after aid: $18,784 a year, against $21,620 at Binghamton.
- Median earnings ten years after entry are higher at Binghamton: $80,596, against $74,502 at Stony Brook.
Scores
Compass Score
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 7%
ACompass Score: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 9%
Academic Excellence
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 12%
A-Academic Excellence: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 12%
Value
A-Value: Excellent (grade A-): the top 20% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 13%
AValue: Exceptional (grade A): the top 10% of rated colleges. Letters are set by rank among rated colleges. Top 6%
The college
Category
National universities
National universities
Location
Vestal, NY
Stony Brook, NY
Setting
Suburb
Suburb
Students
18,456
25,865
Sports
NCAA Division I · America East
NCAA Division I · Colonial Athletic Association
Admission
Admission rate
39%
49%
Average SAT
1415
1419
ACT middle 50%
30–32
29–33
Outcomes
Graduation rate
82%
76%
First-year retention
89%
90%
Median earnings 10 years after entry
$80,596
$74,502
Median debt
$18,500
$18,228
Cost
Average price after aid
$21,620
$18,784
Price after aid, by family income
Up to $30,000
$12,171
$12,943
$30,001–$48,000
$15,281
$15,432
$48,001–$75,000
$20,347
$20,728
$75,001–$110,000
$23,533
$23,424
Over $110,000
$28,475
$27,716
Top majors by graduate earnings
Bachelor's majors
- Computer science $126,183
- Computer engineering $117,721
- Finance $115,013
- Management information systems $109,721
- Nursing $108,691
- Computing and information science $147,064
- Computer engineering $128,038
- Nursing $111,898
- Clinical laboratory science $110,827
- Allied health $103,656
Compare with another college
The Compass Score and grades are College Compass Guide’s own ratings. Cost, admission, graduation, earnings and debt are federal data. This comparison doesn’t rank the two colleges; the figures are shown as published.