Binghamton University (State University of New York) · New York
Binghamton scholarships and merit aid
SUNY flagship academic public in upstate New York where institutional merit (President's, Provost's, Dean's) is awarded in spring without a separate application and the in-state full cost of attendance lands around $33K — modest merit, low sticker.
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The short answer
Is Binghamton worth a closer look?
Binghamton is worth checking if your student has strong grades or scores. We found 1 published award, and one is based on those numbers.
Merit tiers11 based on grades or scores
Research checkedJul 2026By our research team
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Published scholarships
These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.
Amount varies by tier…Amount varies by tier; not publicly published
President's, Provost's, and Dean's Scholarships
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Who qualifies
Most scholarships are awarded in the spring for the following aid year and do not require a separate application. The FAFSA is recommended by January 1 because financial need can be an eligibility factor for some institutional scholarships.
How to keep it
Renewable annually up to the period listed in the scholarship offer. Recipients must achieve a minimum GPA to renew.
Notes
Binghamton does NOT publish dollar amounts, GPA cutoffs, or test-score thresholds for these three named tiers on the public scholarship page. Specific criteria appear only in the individual scholarship offer.
Binghamton recommends submitting the FAFSA by January 1 because financial need can be a factor in some institutional merit scholarships. Skipping it can quietly disqualify a strong student from awards that are nominally 'merit-based' but use need to break ties.
Binghamton states explicitly that 'most scholarships at Binghamton are awarded in the spring for the following aid year.' Families used to schools that bundle merit into the admission decision should expect a multi-month delay.
Out-of-state tuition ($28,970) plus fees and on-campus living pushes Binghamton's non-resident total to $54,846 — substantially higher than its in-state $32,746 figure. Without a meaningful merit award, OOS Binghamton is rarely the lowest-cost public flagship option.
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Who this school may work for
New York residents leveraging the $7,070 in-state tuition rate plus modest institutional scholarships. Out-of-state students should weigh Binghamton's ~$55K non-resident total against private peers with deeper merit — the merit ladder is shallow here.
Cost of attendance$32,746–$54,846 for 2026-27Each bar is the full published cost for that scenario, sized against the highest figure so totals compare at a glance.
Non-resident$54,846
$29K
$20K
NY resident$32,746
$7.1K
$20K
Tuition
Fees
Housing & food
Books, transport & personal
Totals are the same on- and off-campus. Fees and housing/food do not vary by residency; only tuition does.
Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Binghamton, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.
Average annual net price by family income at Binghamton, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family income
Average net price paid
$0–$30,000
$12,171
$30,001–$48,000
$15,281
$48,001–$75,000
$20,347
$75,001–$110,000
$23,533
$110,001+
$28,475
All income levels (average)
$21,620
Sticker price vs. what students actually pay
Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$10,567
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$30,447
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$21,620
That works out to roughly a 29% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $30,345 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).
Binghamton is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.
Outcomes for students who enrolled here
Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
82%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
89%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$18,500 (~$196/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$80,596
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
28%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
46%
Binghamton merit aid FAQ
Does Binghamton publish merit scholarship dollar amounts?
No. Binghamton names three tiers — President's, Provost's, and Dean's — but does not publish dollar values, GPA cutoffs, or test-score requirements on its public scholarship page. The specific criteria 'will be provided with the scholarship offer.'
When does Binghamton award scholarships?
In spring, for the following aid year. Per Binghamton's site, 'most scholarships at Binghamton are awarded in the spring' and most do not require an additional application — the school uses the admission record and FAFSA to determine awards.
Should I submit the FAFSA for Binghamton merit consideration?
Yes. Binghamton states that financial need can be an eligibility factor for some scholarships and 'highly recommends' submitting the FAFSA by January 1. Strong applicants who skip the FAFSA may miss out on awards they would otherwise have qualified for.
How much does Binghamton cost?
For 2026-27, $32,746 total for New York residents on/off campus, and $54,846 for non-residents on/off campus. Living with parents reduces the totals to $17,798 (NY resident) and $39,898 (non-resident).
Are Binghamton scholarships renewable for four years?
Renewable for the period stated in each individual scholarship offer, which can be shorter than four years. Renewal requires meeting a minimum GPA. Specific renewal length and GPA are communicated in the original offer, not on the public page.
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How Binghamton compares
667 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.
Binghamton is one of them. The cohort minority (82 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.
Sources used on this page
Every claim is checked against Binghamton’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.
