Rankings and reputation ===
Binghamton is ranked tied for 73rd among national universities, tied for 34th among public schools, ranked as the second-best SUNY school (after Stony Brook University), and tied for 1055th among global universities for 2025 by U.S. News & World Report. In 2021, Forbes magazine rated Binghamton No. 77 out of the 600 best private and public colleges, universities and service academies in America.
The university is ranked 653rd in the world, 162nd in the nation in the 2021–22 Center for University World Rankings.
Money magazine ranked Binghamton 73rd in the country out of 739 schools evaluated for its 2020 "Best Colleges for Your Money" edition, and 48th in its list of the 50 best public schools in the U.S.
In its inaugural college rankings, based upon "... the economic value of a university...," The Economist ranked Binghamton University 74th overall in the nation.
Binghamton University was ranked the 18th best public college in the U.S. by The Business Journals in 2015. In 2016 …
