<p>for in state, it's considered to be among the best SUNY school. Depending on who you ask, some may say binghamton, some may say Geneseo ... it was really like 50/50 at my high school. </p>
<p>The biggest difference that seems to separate the two schools is the fact that geneseo is more "liberal arts" oriented while binghamton is more big research university style. </p>
<p>Geneseo is located near Rochester, maybe a 30 or so minute drive. I think it's a good location, it's "in the middle of nowhere" with a city not far away. Kind of the best of a rural location with a close by populous city (with awesome guitar and music stores, might I add). </p>
<p>I have dozens of friends at both Geneseo and Binghamton, and geneseo would win the "happy students" award hands down. The only reason i would really recomend binghamton would be for financial reasons (after all, it is cheap). There's a thread on the suny binghamton forum titled "Will binghamton crack the top 70?" that gives alot of eye-opening information about the school. I dont think Geneseo is very appealing to out of staters, but the opposite is true for in state. Many of the top students from my high school graduating class chose Geneseo. Binghamton gets all of the attention, but i'd pick geneseo over it. </p>
<p>My favorite SUNY goes to Buffalo ... great academics and a great city. </p>
<p>Peacemaker, if you decide to visit Binghamton (i do recomend if you're considering it as an option), swing by Cornell as well. I think it's only like 45 or so minutes away, worth the drive.</p>