They may have changed the criteria for rankings. Maybe before they placed a lot of emphasis on the grades and SAT scores of the incoming class. Now maybe they weigh the opinions of guidance counselors and other college administrators which is binghamton’s weakness since it doesn’t have much of a reputation outside of parts of new york. I believe they also look at a schools endowment which binghamton doesn’t have much of, since it is a relatively young state school. However, SoM is a great choice for an instate student, especially if they are interested in accounting.