Binghamton University

Binghamton University conferred 39 bachelor's degrees in social work in the most recent reporting year, ranking #171 among the 587 colleges nationally that award the degree. That is a mid-sized program — large enough to sustain a dedicated field placement office, small enough that faculty tend to know students by name.

77.3% of students here finish their degree, against a national median of 50.4% across the BSW colleges in this directory — a meaningful margin. Students who finish take a median of 5 years to do it. Unusually, part-time students complete at a higher rate here (82.0%) than full-time students (68.0%) — often a sign of a program built around people already working in the field. First-time entrants complete at 84.7% against 70.3% for transfers — worth checking how transfer credits map onto the practice sequence.

The average student pays $18,877 a year after grants and scholarships — $3,257 below the $22,134 median across the 30 BSW colleges in New York. 28.0% of first-time students receive Pell Grants. Net price is the number that matters when comparing programs, not sticker tuition — and because most social work roles are with government or nonprofit employers, graduates are typically eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.