SUNY Binghamton Accounting vs. TCNJ Accounting program NJ resident

BrooklynRye
Wed, 20 Apr 2016 17:43:10 +0000

@4green4 - You have an added an interesting wrinkle regarding an active Hillel. While both TCNJ and Binghamton offer an on-campus Hillel, there is really no comparison as far as active Jewish life. Binghamton is one of the top 60 schools for Jewish life in the U.S. with a more than 25% Jewish undergraduate population. The Jewish population at TCNJ is less than 10%. While it is all well and good and can, when taken in moderation, be useful to filter schools by “rank”, these metrics often do not take into account the breadth of experiences many of us seek for our college-bound children. TCNJ’s student body is composed of nearly 95% in-state New Jersey. While this may be great from an economic point of view, it hardly provides a great national, let alone worldly perspective. In addition, more than 40% of TCNJ students commute. Our niece started at TCNJ last fall in accounting. Her classes were fine, the campus was ok, but she said that the campus emptied out on the weekends with so many commuters off campus, she found herself lonely. No one can make the financial decision for you. With twins (I feel your pain!), Binghamton may cost upwards of $15-20k more per year. Just responding to your new question and perhaps broadening the criteria, beyond rankings in any narrow area, to clarify. Good luck!