Binghamton University

Binghamton University, formally the State University of New York at Binghamton, is a public research university in Greater Binghamton, New York, with its main campus on 930 acres in the suburb of Vestal. It began in 1946 as a branch college of Syracuse University and joined the State University of New York system in 1950. Its 1965 designation as one of four SUNY university centers set it on the path from a liberal arts college to a large research university, and it is classified among the doctoral universities with very high research activity. As of fall 2025 it enrolled 18,652 students across six constituent schools offering more than 130 programs of study.