Binghamton was ranked as the 10th best public college in the United States by Business Insider. In 2018, the university was ranked 401–500 by Times Higher Education World Ranking.
The university was called a Public Ivy by Howard and Matthew Greene in a book titled The Public Ivies: America's Flagship Public Universities (2001). It was a runner-up for the original Public Ivy list in 1985.
Binghamton was ranked 93rd in the 2020 National Universities category of the Washington Monthly college rankings in the U.S., based on its contribution to the public good, as measured by social mobility, research, and promoting public service.
According to the 2014 BusinessWeek rankings, the undergraduate business school was ranked 57th among Public Schools in the nation. In 2010 it was ranked as having the second best accounting program.
== Research ==
The university is designated as an advanced research institution, with a division of research, an independent research foundation, several research centers including a New York …
