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SUNY Broome Community College

Binghamton, New York · Midsize suburb

34%
Transfer rate
$8,940
Avg net price
23%
Grad / completion
$39,710
Median earnings

SUNY Broome Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Binghamton, New York (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 3,055 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,055 undergradsMidsize suburbNJCAA Division IIICold wintersSnowy

About Binghamton, New York

Binghamton is a city in the U.S. state of New York, and serves as the county seat of Broome County. The first known people of European descent to come to the area were the troops of the Sullivan Expedition in 1779, during the American Revolutionary War, who destroyed local villages of the Onondaga and Oneida tribes. Since the early 2000s, the region has developed a growing and pervasive arts scene. These include a large cluster of art galleries and shops centered around downtown Binghamton. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
52 miles to Scranton, PA
To Great Lakes shore
93 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (BGM)

How SUNY Broome Community College compares

Graduation rate23%

Higher than 7% · #171 of 185 in New York

First-year retention44%

Higher than 7%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$39,710

Higher than 68% · #89 of 148 in New York

Average net price$8,940

Cheaper than 75% · #29 cheapest of 175 in New York

Median debt at graduation$12,000

Lower than 29%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment3,055

Larger than 86%

Percentiles compare SUNY Broome Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in New York.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,055undergrads
  • Women1,69756%
  • Men1,35844%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White61%
  • Black13%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian5.8%
  • Other or multiracial8.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,055
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
18%
Median family income
$29,609
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,538
Endowment
$40,851,887

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,114 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From New York96%
  • Other U.S. states3.7%

Most first-years stay in state — SUNY Broome Community College draws overwhelmingly from New York.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$8,624
Out-of-state tuition
$14,288
Room & board
$15,800
Books & supplies
$1,480
Total cost of attendance
$16,640
Average net price
$8,940

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
23%
First-year retention
44%
Transferred to another college
34%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,210
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$39,710
Median debt at graduation
$12,000
Students with federal loans
28%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
23%
Low-income (Pell)
21%
First-generation
21%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
316
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
10%
Housing charge (year)
$10,460
Meal plan (year)
$4,800
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
118 (73 men · 45 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (6)

Soccer31
Basketball24
Track and Field (Outdoor)22
Baseball21
Volleyball13
Cross Country7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (5,327 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$5,143
$30–48k
$6,903
$48–75k
$9,735
$75–110k
$13,147
$110k+
$15,944

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

37%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,625
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 37% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,625. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 987 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$39,710
Typical debt at graduation
$12,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
42%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$35,131
Men
$44,558

Men out-earn women by $9,427 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
78°F
Winter low
16°F
Annual rain
42″
Annual snow
86.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Binghamton, NY US station (5.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.