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Stony Brook University Overview

Stony Brook University is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. Stony Brook is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Stony Brook University Known For?

4,938 Undergraduate Awards
$34,245 Avg Cost After Aid
49% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at SUNY Stony Brook.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SUNY Stony Brook makes roughly $74,502 a year. This is 83% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Stony Brook University?

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Contact details for SUNY Stony Brook are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 310 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-0701
Phone: 631-632-6000
Website: www.stonybrook.edu

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How Do I Get Into SUNY Stony Brook?

You can apply to SUNY Stony Brook online at: https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/application-procedures/

Admission Requirements for SUNY Stony Brook

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Stony Brook?

49% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
41% Submit SAT Scores
You'll need to do what you can to make your application stand out if you plan to apply to SUNY Stony Brook. The school screens its applicants carefully and has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%. So, don't just throw your admission packet together at the last minute!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to SUNY Stony Brook submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 780.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 640 to 720 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 680 to 780 )
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800
SUNY Stony Brook received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 34.

ACT English Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 27 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 28 to 34 )
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36

Can I Afford Stony Brook University?

$34,245 Net Price
43% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of SUNY Stony Brook is $34,245. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SUNY Stony Brook, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $7,068 a year. That adds up to $28,272 over four years for those students.

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Stony Brook University Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,586 Full-Time Undergraduates
50% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,010 undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook, with 16,586 being full-time and 1,424 being part-time.

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There are also 8,772 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,586 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Stony Brook, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Stony Brook University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 5,086
Black or African American 1,097
Hispanic or Latino 2,186
White 4,765
International Students 1,818
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,634

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Stony Brook University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at SUNY Stony Brook. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Stony Brook University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Psychology 616 0 30 0 646
Business Administration & Management 493 1 100 0 594
General Biology 522 4 54 0 580
Computer Science 256 0 246 27 529
Applied Mathematics 341 0 88 25 454
Health Sciences & Services 401 0 0 0 401
Nursing 196 5 169 8 378
Social Work 69 0 273 1 343
Economics 295 0 2 4 301
Educational Administration 0 177 69 0 246
Human Resource Management 0 10 140 0 150
Mechanical Engineering 82 0 52 7 141
Mathematics 123 0 7 10 140
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 52 86 138
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 106 0 10 18 134
Teacher Education Subject Specific 24 10 95 2 131
Medicine 0 0 0 131 131
Political Science & Government 114 0 13 4 131
Sociology 115 0 1 7 123
Allied Health Professions 29 6 84 0 119
Computer Engineering 60 3 45 2 110
Physics 57 2 32 19 110
Electrical Engineering 48 4 38 9 99
Chemistry 65 0 14 20 99
General English Literature 72 0 12 2 86
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 76 0 0 3 79
History 65 0 6 6 77
Human Computer Interaction 74 0 0 0 74
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 66 0 66
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 65 0 0 0 65
Information Science 64 0 0 0 64
Finance & Financial Management 0 5 58 0 63
Biomedical Engineering 35 0 20 4 59
Music 16 0 12 29 57
Fine & Studio Arts 48 0 1 2 51
Civil Engineering 33 0 14 2 49
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 39 0 3 4 46
Dentistry 0 0 0 45 45
Natural Resources Conservation 45 0 0 0 45
Journalism 42 0 0 0 42
Teaching English or French 4 0 35 0 39
Chemical Engineering 31 0 6 2 39
Public Health 0 1 38 0 39
Accounting 0 0 38 0 38
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 35 3 38
Writing Studies 15 0 21 0 36
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 35 0 0 0 35
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 1 34 0 35
Marketing 0 0 34 0 34
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 34 0 34
Philosophy 10 2 12 5 29
Anthropology 21 0 3 3 27
Communication Sciences 0 0 26 0 26
Geological & Earth Sciences 11 4 1 9 25
Romance Languages 9 0 12 3 24
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 24 0 24
Other Engineering 0 0 20 1 21
Marine Science 0 0 12 9 21
Ethnic Studies 13 5 0 2 20
Environmental Design 19 0 0 0 19
Computational Science 0 19 0 0 19
Materials Engineering 0 0 7 10 17
Public Relations & Advertising 0 16 0 0 16
Communication & Media Studies 13 0 2 0 15
Sustainability Science 15 0 0 0 15
Natural Resource Management 0 0 14 0 14
Child Development & Psychology 0 11 0 3 14
Public Policy 0 0 14 0 14
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 13 0 13
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 13 13
Multilingual Education 0 12 0 0 12
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 11 0 0 11
General Engineering 11 0 0 0 11
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 9 0 1 10
Area Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Astronomy & Astrophysics 9 0 0 0 9
Drama & Theater Arts 1 0 8 0 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 9 0 9
Genetics 0 0 1 7 8
International Studies 8 0 0 0 8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 8 0 0 0 8
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 6 6
Linguistics and Computer Science 0 0 4 0 4
Other Physical Science 4 0 0 0 4
English Literature (Other) 0 3 0 0 3
Other Health Professions 1 0 0 2 3
Biological & Physical Science 3 0 0 0 3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 3 3
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 2 0 0 2
Cognitive Science 0 1 0 1 2
General Visual & Performing Arts 2 0 0 0 2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 1 1
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 1 1
Operations Research 0 1 0 0 1
Literature 0 1 0 0 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4,938 326 2,263 562 8,089

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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