🏠 Binghamton University — Parent Guide

🏠 How housing selection works at Binghamton University

Two-year residency requirement.First- and second-year Binghamton students are required to live in university housing.

The Six Communities.First-year and sophomore housing is organized into six , each with its own dining hall, traditions, and identity:

• Dickinson Community— older, traditional corridor halls (Cayuga, Champlain, Chenango, Onondaga, Seneca, Tioga, Whitney) on campus.
• College in the Woods (CIW)— wooded setting, traditional corridor halls (Bingham, Cascade, Delaware, Endicott, Hunter, Mohawk, Onondaga).
• Hinman Community— largest first-year community, traditional corridor halls (Cleveland, Hughes, Lehman, Roosevelt, Smith).
• Mountainview Community— newest (opened 2002), suite-style with central AC.
• Newing Community— older traditional corridor halls (Bingham, Broome, Cascade, Delaware, Endicott).
• Susquehanna Community— apartment-style for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Upper-class options.Juniors and seniors choose Susquehanna apartments or Hillside Community apartments (north side of campus, full kitchens).

Greek life.Binghamton has an active Greek system; chapter houses are off-campus along Vestal Parkway.