Binghamton University, SUNY
- 4 Year
- VESTAL, NY
Binghamton University, SUNY
- grade A minusOverall Grade
- 4 Year
- VESTAL, NY
- Rating 3.64 out of 5 2,623 reviews
Binghamton University, SUNY Reviews
Rating 3.64 out of 5 2,623 reviews
Don’t really like much to be honest I thought it was my dream school but yet to no avail, I don’t like my classes and I can’t make friends even in a place that’s accepting I don’t feel that way
I love most of the classes I'm in and the workload isn't that bad, as someone with transferring high-school credits nothing feels like something I cannot accomplish. However I do know that they do rely a lot on undergraduate work and there was even a protest for them to get better pay. I personally haven't had any bad experiences and everything has been good!
Binghamton has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and make friends. I love my classes and I love being able to create my own schedule and be able to personalize my life.
All of the students and faculty take such pride in the city of Binghamton, as well as the university. That sense of pride in the community makes Binghamton truly feel like a home. The campus has a ton of resources for students to utilize, including free tutoring services, writing centers, and long library hours. The area is beautiful, surrounded by trees, mountains, and even waterfalls. Downtown is fun, with a lot of restaurants, bars, shops, and apartment complexes (for those interested in living off campus). All sports teams are division 1 so the entire city goes to games, especially basketball. These are fun to attend with a group of friends (and free!!). I had an amazing 4 years at Binghamton, even as a remote student during the pandemic. President Harvey Steinger is such a genuine and relatable indivudal who takes pride in his school. I have met so many incredible people during my time at Binghamton University and I am so grateful for my college experience as a Bearcat.
It's probably great if you wished you could stay at high school 4 more years. Its like that but without the resources a high school has. If you play baseball I guess you may be happy soon. Teaching and classes are low on the priorities for the place. Resources are scarce. Classrooms don't even have technology of a decent middle school. Got white boards but no markers so what's the point? Speakers in classes muddle sound so bad can't understand videos shown. Too stuffed with students to find space in the library. The administration puts out notices with a continuous stream of sound bites filled wIth politically correct gibberish.But they're cold and nasty. The administration could not care less about students. The place wouldn't be so unsafe if they cared.
My Binghamton experience was fantastic! I met some of the most unique people who encouraged me to step outside of my comfort zone - academically and socially. Though many kids partied, there was a ton of fun things to do every night on campus. I engaged in independent research, interned in Binghamton and Washington, DC - and became an undergraduate teaching assistant! I founded a student organization and became involved with student government while holding an on campus job.
I read that current students described Binghamton as "home" - what an excellent description! You don't love every day at college, just like you won't love every day in life. However, you can grow at Binghamton, meet interesting and bright peers and professors, and figure things out. Binghamton is a premier public university, and I feel that it set me on a path to greater success and a curiosity to learn. I am who I am because I attended Binghamton University. Go Bearcats!
I read that current students described Binghamton as "home" - what an excellent description! You don't love every day at college, just like you won't love every day in life. However, you can grow at Binghamton, meet interesting and bright peers and professors, and figure things out. Binghamton is a premier public university, and I feel that it set me on a path to greater success and a curiosity to learn. I am who I am because I attended Binghamton University. Go Bearcats!
Binghamton was the perfect place to gain an excellent academic foundation in the field I wanted to pursue, while also fostering a lively social environment where I met lifelong friends. The college is what you make of it, so I recommend getting involved in opportunities it has to offer and building relationships with the faculty members because those will become support systems with great value.
Freshmen year I loved it here, the parties were fun, the academics were difficult but manageable, there was things to explore. However, now as a sophomore, I have never been more depressed. The location only has enough to entertain you for a year, after that you run out of things to do, partying gets boring, and classes get extremely difficult. Binghamton professors are actually the worst of the worst. They are all on contact and do not care about their jobs, or their students. Before coming here, apply literally anywhere else.
I like the school to be frank, but I do see some flaws with it. I like the campus, it's beautiful. The Jewish community is amazing, especially in times like these. The Harpur College of Arts and Sciences has been found to be disorganized and unhelpful in its services. The chem department is an utter mess. I would love to see some complaints being met on campus to allow students to thrive.
I really enjoyed my time at Binghamton. I was in SOM, and they have great resources for students to find post-grad careers. If you're looking for a quality, affordable education, and don't mind not having the most school spirit, this is a great option.
Binghamton University is a great place to get a fine education. There are many diverse areas of study. You can pursue your passions and interests in your studies. There is a very good support system and tutoring service. The professors are willing to help clear up confusion about the content of the class and guide you with assignments. I recommend you to reach out to your professors. Conquer your fears and just go.
The club choices are amazing. Clubs are a must. They are great way to meet people with similar interests. The students come from many different cultures and backgrounds. They are mostly kind and friendly.
The food is good, but sometimes it would benefit from additional seasoning or different sauces. There are many different dormitory communities. I personally would not recommend a dormitory that only houses freshmen. Any issues with housing situations are addressed and directed to the correct people to remedy the situation.
The club choices are amazing. Clubs are a must. They are great way to meet people with similar interests. The students come from many different cultures and backgrounds. They are mostly kind and friendly.
The food is good, but sometimes it would benefit from additional seasoning or different sauces. There are many different dormitory communities. I personally would not recommend a dormitory that only houses freshmen. Any issues with housing situations are addressed and directed to the correct people to remedy the situation.
I have not enjoyed my time here. Now I don't want to rail on BU without pointing out some positives. BU has very good food, nightlife, and professors. Now to the bad. My biggest issue here are students. I am a local, and I wanted to go to a local university with people who grew up around this area, Binghamton is not that. Binghamton is filled to the brim with rich downstaters, and although many are nice, they don't really have an interest in making new friends outside of the ones they made in high school that came with them. Binghamton is diverse in race and culture, but upbringing is almost exclusively wealthy downstater. Classes are good, but finding help is a challenge because so few of the intro course professors speak English as a first language. As someone who came from a rural area close to Binghamton, I felt more like a confused kid stuck in the city rather than at a University close to my home. Upstaters and Southern Tier people should avoid if you want a college experience.
People aren’t really the most welcoming, but there’s a lot of fun things to do in campus and parties off campus. Food is debatable. Classes are questionable.
Binghamton University is a good experience as it's a very inclusive school. Students can participate in many opportunities such as clubs, games, and sports. I would like to see more communication between the administration and students.
I enjoyed my college experience up until covid happened. I did not agree with how seriously they took the "pandemic", they should have just let it pass like any other disease and not ruin half my college experience. I especially despise how they forced all students to take an experimental vaccine or be expelled.
My freshman year was 2020, the year of Covid. It was difficult to make friends and learn as we were not allowed to go out really, have in-person classes, or eat in the dining halls. Binghamton made it extremely difficult to function like a normal human being on top of what was already going on. As time went by Binghamton got better.
This school is fantastic for students who intend to student anything related to STEM. But as an art history major, I feel like I'm not getting the best education for my moneys worth, so that's why I plan to end up transferring. The campus is beautiful and it's pretty easy to make friends here, but the only things I ever see students do here is study and go to frat parties.
There is a good variety of classes. The technology on campus is unreliable and almost always causes problems. most classes are a good size. Professors typically try not to lecture, and if they do, they include students as much as possible. Although it is a large school, it can be hard to blend in and not get called on randomly by a professor.
Bare bones state university that aspires to be all that it is not. The inferiority complex leads this place to do inexplicable dishonest things to bolster it's reputation. It is far from the star of the SUNY system and calling it a public ivy is a joke. The reputation it's trying to hold onto was a figment of someone's imagination 20 years ago. It is a mediocre large poorly funded state university stuffed to the gills with 20,000 in buildings made for a quarter that number. It's in an isolated part of upstate NY where brain drain has emptied the city. Anyone who could get out did. Nobody spends time in Vestal. Crime rates for the City of Binghamton are relevant. Crime is rampant. The university administration is dishonest. That combination can be lethal. It is a mediocre state university isolated next to a poverty striken city with a scary crime rate.
I really like the campus life at Binghamton University. It gives students a different feeling from attending colleges in the cities since Binghamton University is surrounded by mountains. The professors I had were all very nice and helpful. There are many dining halls that provide a wide range of foods. The buses around campus are free and it can take students to nearby shopping places. There is nothing to change.