Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    UNC's yield is 30 pts higher than Binghamton's

    Yield rate
  2. 2

    UNC is 2.5× more selective than Binghamton

    Acceptance rate
  3. 3

    UNC graduates 8 pts more of its students than Binghamton (91% vs. 83%)

    Graduation rate
  4. 4

    Binghamton grads earn $8.4K more ten years out than UNC's ($80,596 vs. $72,200)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  5. 5

    Binghamton has 8 pts more Pell recipients than UNC (28% vs. 20%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  6. 6

    Binghamton has 5 pts more first-gen students than UNC (25% vs. 20%)

    First-generation students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

UNC admits 15%, Binghamton 39%; UNC's yield is higher, at 45%.

Acceptance rate
Binghamton39%
UNC15%
Quad's selectivity
  • BinghamtonVery selective
  • UNCHighly selective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1200–1600
Binghamton
1340–1500
UNC
1390–1530
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • BinghamtonGPA and school record required
  • UNCRigor and GPA very importantweighted GPAs

Who's on each campus

UNC is a bit larger than Binghamton (20,752 vs. 14,655 undergrads); Binghamton has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Binghamton14.7K
UNC20.8K
Pell Grant share
Binghamton28%
UNC20%

Majors and faculty

Biology/Biological Sciences leads at both; UNC has 15 students per faculty member to Binghamton's 18.

Students per faculty member
Binghamton18 to 1
UNC15 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • BinghamtonBiology/Biological Sciences, General13%
  • UNCBiology/Biological Sciences, General11%

What each costs

UNC costs about $1.1K less a year than Binghamton on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Binghamton$26.8K
UNC$25.7K
Aid generosity
Binghamton20%
UNC21%

What each pays off

Binghamton's former students earn more, a median $80.6K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 80% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Binghamton$80.6K
UNC$72.2K
Graduation rate
Binghamton83%
UNC91%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; both got more selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • BinghamtonGrowing+86%
  • UNCGrowing+112%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
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