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Fast facts about Binghamton:
Faculty at Binghamton University include a Pulitzer Prize winner, a National Book Award winner, Fulbright, Ford and Guggenheim scholars, and fellows in such professional affiliations as the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Psychological Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Binghamton is ranked as a comprehensive doctoral research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.
Binghamton is one of five institutions recognized by the Association of International Education for its internationalization efforts. Innovative programs like Languages Across the Curriculum and area studies expose students to a world perspective. Nearly a fifth of our students study abroad. International students come from more than 90 countries.
In the past decade, sponsored research activity has more than doubled from $16 million to $34 million per year.
Binghamton undergraduate scores on professional certification examinations are consistently in the top 10 percent nationally.
For the eleventh consecutive year, Binghamton University is ranked among the nation's top universities, according to the 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges" by U.S. News & World Report. According to the magazine, Binghamton University ranks 37th among public universities and colleges and 82nd among all public and private universities.
What others think about Binghamton:
"The premier public university in the northeast" - Fiske Guide To Colleges (2008)
Top-10 Best Value in the Nation - Kiplinger's Personal Finance (February 2008)
Students say: "Delivering Ivy League academics and a good social experience at a state school price" - The Princeton Review Book America's Best Value Colleges (2008)
6th Most Selective Public University - U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges (2008)
8th in smallest classes at a public university - U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges (2008)
"A public Ivy" - Greenes' Guide To The Public Ivies (2006)
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Ranked #95 based on social mobility, research and service by the Washington Monthly's 2007 College Guide featuring 242 national universities.
External recognition for outstanding academics, value and success:
The School of Management at Binghamton University ranks 40th in the nation for top undergraduate programs according to Business Week (February 2008). Binghamton University is included in Fortune Small Business' America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs (2007).
Angelo Mastrangelo, an adjunct lecturer in the School of Management, was highlighted as one of the country’s top 18 professors by Fortune Small Business in its “Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs” feature.
Binghamton University's Political Science Department is rated 19th in the world by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The Chemistry Department at Binghamton University is ranked 19th in the nation by the American Chemical Society for outstanding retention.
Binghamton University is #22 on the Reform Judaism Insider's Guide to College (Fall 2007) list of Top 60 Public Schools Jews Choose and #16 on Top 20 schools by percentage of Jews.
