Binghamton University - Top Public University and a "Public Ivy"

Binghamton University continues to rank among the top U.S. public universities and is also distinguished as "a public Ivy".

Top U.S rankings assist students, parents, school counselors and even employers, with determining the quality and value of a college education. College guide books, established magazines and research institutes that provide annual national rankings are often the first places people start sensible college searches for top or best choices.

Such information is often helpful and provides an additional resource to personal perspectives and insights from friends, family members, school counselors, alumni, web sites, blogs, college fairs and other valuable sources. Here’s what several distinguished national college guides and magazines recently reported about Binghamton’s overall academics, affordability and programs:

• #1 in 2007 and #2 in 2008 as Best Value among Nation's public colleges for out-of-state students, the Best Value for New York State students – Kiplinger's Personal Finance
• Ranked 16th among public universities and 57th among all public and private universities in the nation. (Forbes magazine, 2008)
• "A public Ivy" – Greenes' Guide To The Public Ivies (2006)
• 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 (2008)
• One of the nation's top 50 public universities for the 11th consecutive year - U.S News & World Report (2008)
• "The premier public university in the northeast" – Fiske Guide To Colleges (2008)
• Ranked #95 based on social mobility, research and service by the Washington Monthly's 2007 College Guide featuring 242 national universities
• 8th in smallest classes at a public university - U.S. News & World Report (2008)
• Ranked among the top 100 U.S. institutions enrolling international students, or more specifically 75th out of nearly 1,800 schools participating in Open Doors 2007 -- the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s annual census of international students in the U.S. Within New York State, ranked 9th out of nearly 130 schools, and among the distinguished company of Columbia, New York University and Cornell.
• Peace Corps (2008) - Binghamton is included on the top 25 list of major volunteer-producing colleges and universities.

Also, several aspects of Binghamton University are specifically recognized for outstanding academic offerings, value and successes within specific fields of study, employment and interests:

• Binghamton University was ranked 15th for its School of Management program among top U.S. public colleges and universities by Business Week (March 10, 2008). Why? Corporate recruiters ranked Binghamton 11th among all schools for the quality of its graduates; graduates’ median starting salary of $57,000 (greater than Cornell, Emory and Notre Dame graduates); and students praised “the schools’ intimate feel and responsive administration.”
• Binghamton is included in Fortune Small Business' America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs (2007).
• Binghamton’s Political Science Department is rated 19th in the world by the London School of Economics and Political Science.
• The Chemistry Department at Binghamton is ranked 19th in the nation by American Chemical Society for outstanding retention.
• Binghamton is #22 on the Reform Judaism Insider's Guide to College (Fall 2007) of Top 60 Public Schools Jews choose and #16 on Top 20 schools by percentage of Jews.

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