Welcome to Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, the intellectual heart of Binghamton University. With over 7,500 undergraduate students and almost 1,500 graduate students, Harpur is also the largest of Binghamton University’s six schools.

Harpur attracts bright, energetic, creative and curious students from across the country and around the world to learn from—and with—internationally acclaimed faculty who are passionate about teaching and discovery. As a Harpur student, you will be inspired and challenged by faculty who are leaders in their fields and by talented classmates with wide-ranging interests, inquiring minds and a passion for learning.

Harpur is unique, offering students an outstanding liberal arts education in a major research-University environment. A Harpur education begins with a strong general education program that will let you explore fascinating areas of study, introduce you to different ways of understanding the world and help you develop strong critical thinking and communication skills. You will acquire the ability to ask the right questions and research the best answers while building the knowledge you need to navigate the global economy of the 21^st century. You will also have the opportunity to develop in-depth knowledge in one of nearly 130 areas of study. This combination of breadth and depth of education will equip you with the tools to function effectively as a citizen of the world and prepare you for success in graduate study, business, government or in the professions.

Harpur College and Binghamton University will open the world to you.  Heralded for its commitment to internationalizing the student experience, Binghamton offers you the opportunity to be part of a community that includes students from almost 100 nations, making it a microcosm of the world you will enter upon graduation. We also offer an impressive array of study-abroad options—about 20 percent of our undergraduates participate—and the opportunity to study more than a dozen world languages.

Add to this an outstanding academic advising staff dedicated to helping you select the academic path that’s right for you, impressive internship opportunities, acclaimed pre-law and pre-medical programs and a lively creative arts scene - it’s no wonder that Binghamton is widely regarded as one of the top public universities in the U.S.

I hope you will take some time to explore our site and learn more about Harpur and Binghamton.  I also hope you’ll plan a visit to campus to meet our faculty and students to learn first-hand what has prompted so many talented students to choose Harpur College at Binghamton University.

Donald G. Nieman
Dean