This school is one of the cheapest for OOS. NYers subsidize OOS tuition. OOS students usually subsidize the in state students in most states. At least they are not subsidized by the tax payers of that state. But SUNY is…well you get what you pay for. The OP can cut costs substantially by living off campus and not in one of the over priced apartment complexes that appear to have been built to line the pockets of the previous university president who left in disgrace after her corruption was revealed. You could probably buy an entire house in Binghamton for what students pay for renting a place for 9 months a year. You could rent an entire house for the same price if you don’t want to buy. Families unfamiliar with the local housing market are taken for a ride.