Enrollment Trends at SUNY at Binghamton

The student population at Binghamton University is 18,816 (14,669 undergraduate and 4,147 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,903 (11.25%) over the past decade.

Class Level: The percentage of undergraduate students at SUNY at Binghamton is 77.96% which is increased by 1,178 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 725 and it has been increasing.
Gender Breakdown: In 2025, there were 92 male students for every 100 female students, down from 109 in 2015.
581 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 567.82% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 17,924 where 18,816 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 8 year-over-year increases and 1 decrease. It peaked at 18,816 students in 2025 and was lowest at 16,913 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 16,913 to 18,816 students, a net gain of 1,903 (11.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Binghamton University since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	16,913	13,491	7,045	6,446	3,422	1,777	1,645
2016-17	17,292 379	13,632 141	7,019 -26	6,613 167	3,660 238	1,910 133	1,750 105
2017-18	17,351 59	13,737 105	6,996 -23	6,741 128	3,614 -46	1,845 -65	1,769 19
2018-19	17,768 417	14,021 284	7,076 80	6,945 204	3,747 133	1,883 38	1,864 95
2019-20	18,124 356	14,165 144	7,049 -27	7,116 171	3,959 212	2,025 142	1,934 70
2020-21	18,148 24	14,333 168	7,058 9	7,275 159	3,815 -144	1,838 -187	1,977 43
2021-22	18,055 -93	14,307 -26	6,970 -88	7,337 62	3,748 -67	1,820 -18	1,928 -49
2022-23	18,312 257	14,402 95	6,833 -137	7,569 232	3,910 162	1,990 170	1,920 -8
2023-24	18,456 144	14,409 7	6,812 -21	7,597 28	4,047 137	2,059 69	1,988 68
2024-25	18,816 360	14,669 260	7,034 222	7,635 38	4,147 100	2,004 -55	2,143 155
Average	17,924	14,117	6,989	7,127	3,807	1,915	1,892

Binghamton University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 14,117 where 14,669 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Binghamton University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,491	13,054	6,792	6,262	437	253	184
2016-17	13,632	13,185	6,770	6,415	447	249	198
2017-18	13,737	13,345	6,781	6,564	392	215	177
2018-19	14,021	13,630	6,829	6,801	391	247	144
2019-20	14,165	13,845	6,856	6,989	320	193	127
2020-21	14,333	13,889	6,785	7,104	444	273	171
2021-22	14,307	13,966	6,756	7,210	341	214	127
2022-23	14,402	14,082	6,645	7,437	320	188	132
2023-24	14,409	14,088	6,631	7,457	321	181	140
2024-25	14,669	14,321	6,844	7,477	348	190	158
Average	14,117	14,117	6,769	6,972	14,117	220	156

Binghamton University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,807 where 4,147 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Binghamton University since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,422	2,059	1,128	931	1,363	649	714
2016-17	3,660	2,142	1,192	950	1,518	718	800
2017-18	3,614	2,097	1,111	986	1,517	734	783
2018-19	3,747	2,118	1,069	1,049	1,629	814	815
2019-20	3,959	2,311	1,199	1,112	1,648	826	822
2020-21	3,815	2,162	1,015	1,147	1,653	823	830
2021-22	3,748	2,234	1,086	1,148	1,514	734	780
2022-23	3,910	2,469	1,295	1,174	1,441	695	746
2023-24	4,047	2,513	1,352	1,161	1,534	707	827
2024-25	4,147	2,549	1,269	1,280	1,598	735	863
Average	3,807	3,807	1,172	1,094	3,807	744	798

Binghamton University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 48.20% and the percentage of black students is 4.43% at Binghamton University. 16.22% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 11.91% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 52.82% to 48.20%. Asian enrollment grew from 12.20% to 16.22%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.52% to 4.43%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 8.95% to 11.91%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7239 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6956 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Binghamton University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	21	2,063	765	1,513	10	8,934	353
2016-17	21	2,085	830	1,596	11	9,213	355
2017-18	15	2,112	861	1,707	11	9,366	353
2018-19	15	2,256	900	1,781	6	9,620	418
2019-20	13	2,352	860	1,883	5	9,967	492
2020-21	16	2,458	865	1,980	5	10,150	568
2021-22	15	2,601	849	2,032	4	10,100	599
2022-23	11	2,733	835	2,120	3	9,729	636
2023-24	6	2,916	864	2,159	7	9,272	679
2024-25	7	3,052	834	2,241	7	9,069	690
Average	14	2,463	846	1,901	7	9,542	514

Binghamton University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

581 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 3% of total students. The number of online students has increased 567.82% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Binghamton University from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	16,913	87	861	15,965
2016-17	17,292	150	1,002	16,140
2017-18	17,351	92	548	16,711
2018-19	17,768	121	769	16,878
2019-20	18,124	110	942	17,072
2020-21	18,148	5,478	10,797	1,873
2021-22	18,055	219	1,472	16,364
2022-23	18,312	271	1,670	16,371
2023-24	18,456	410	1,413	16,633
2024-25	18,816	581	938	17,297
Average	17,924	752	2,041	15,130

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Enrollment Trends at SUNY at Binghamton

Student Population Changes

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

Graduate Enrollment Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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