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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?

5,185 Undergraduate Awards
$34,245 Avg Cost After Aid
49% Acceptance Rate
  • The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
  • 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.
  • For the 2019-2020 academic year, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from SUNY Stony Brook with a bachelor's degree make about $66,678 a year. That's 63% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Stony Brook University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Stony Brook.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Human Computer Interaction Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#9 Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#21 Best Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#24 Best Teaching English or French Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#34 Best Educational Administration Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Stony Brook has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Linguistics and Computer Science Schools College Factual
#1 Best Marine Science Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#23 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#24 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#40 Best Education Graduate Degree Schools College Factual
#151 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stonybrooku
Twitter: https://twitter.com/stonybrooku

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 required
High School Rank recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations required
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Stony Brook?

49% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
88% 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 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 50%, and the acceptance rate for women is 48%.

Average Test Scores

About 88% 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 600 and 690. Math scores were between 630 and 750.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 600 to 690 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 630 to 750 )
200
800
SUNY Stony Brook received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 32. Composite scores were between 26 and 32.

ACT English Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 25 to 34 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 25 to 32 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Stony Brook University  ( 26 to 32 )
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36

Can I Afford Stony Brook University?

$34,245 Net Price
39% Take Out Loans
2.0% Loan Default Rate
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 39% of students took out student loans averaging $6,671 a year. That adds up to $26,684 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SUNY Stony Brook is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Stony Brook University

12,571 Took All Classes Online
24,029 Took At Least One Class Online
186.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 24,029 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Stony Brook has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 60th most popular in New York for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of SUNY Stony Brook

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Stony Brook University was $10,091 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $27,761. The following table shows how SUNY Stony Brook is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Electrical Engineering #4 #10
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #13 #13
Engineering #16 #25
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #19 #46
Allied Health Professions #19 #28
Liberal Arts General Studies #19 #46
Human Resource Management #43 #128
Health & Medical Administrative Services #55 #150

Online Affordability Rankings of SUNY Stony Brook Rankings

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Stony Brook University was $10,091 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $27,761. The following table shows how SUNY Stony Brook is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #13 #16

Online Growth Rankings of SUNY Stony Brook

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Stony Brook University was 186.4%. This is the #296 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SUNY Stony Brook regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of SUNY Stony Brook majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 4%
Health Professions 11%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at SUNY Stony Brook ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at SUNY Stony Brook.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #4
Health Professions #185

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
Computer Science 272 0 322 36 630
Nursing 263 17 311 12 603
General Psychology 549 0 20 0 569
Business Administration & Management 425 1 130 0 556
General Biology 493 12 50 0 555
Applied Mathematics 420 0 56 22 498
Health Sciences & Services 442 0 0 0 442
Economics 318 0 6 4 328
Educational Administration 0 217 96 0 313
Social Work 51 0 248 0 299
Mechanical Engineering 132 0 56 7 195
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 51 139 190
Sociology 150 0 2 4 156
Medicine 0 0 0 153 153
Political Science & Government 137 0 8 4 149
Human Resource Management 0 8 135 0 143
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 111 0 12 11 134
Mathematics 107 0 10 12 129
Electrical Engineering 65 6 47 8 126
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 121 0 121
Allied Health Professions 22 1 88 0 111
General English Literature 93 0 12 5 110
Physics 64 0 26 18 108
Chemistry 76 0 9 17 102
History 81 0 5 5 91
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 10 74 2 86
Computer Engineering 51 0 32 3 86
Human Computer Interaction 83 0 0 0 83
Biomedical Engineering 47 0 24 9 80
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 78 0 0 0 78
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 70 1 0 6 77
Finance & Financial Management 0 6 71 0 77
Information Science 74 0 0 0 74
Music 9 0 14 45 68
Civil Engineering 49 0 6 4 59
Journalism 57 0 0 0 57
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 39 0 4 8 51
Fine & Studio Arts 41 0 5 1 47
Other Engineering 0 0 42 3 45
Dentistry 0 0 0 45 45
Philosophy 29 2 6 7 44
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 1 41 1 43
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 3 37 0 40
Romance Languages 22 0 12 4 38
Ethnic Studies 16 15 3 1 35
Anthropology 31 0 0 3 34
Chemical Engineering 27 0 4 2 33
Public Health 0 0 32 0 32
Marketing 0 0 30 0 30
Accounting 0 0 28 0 28
Teaching English or French 0 0 28 0 28
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 28 0 0 0 28
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 1 26 0 27
Marine Science 0 0 11 16 27
Natural Resources Conservation 27 0 0 0 27
Area Studies 23 0 0 0 23
Computer Information Systems 20 0 1 1 22
Materials Engineering 0 0 11 11 22
Geological & Earth Sciences 13 4 3 2 22
Writing Studies 5 0 15 0 20
Public Policy 0 0 20 0 20
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 16 0 16
General Engineering 14 0 0 0 14
Computational Science 0 12 0 0 12
Astronomy & Astrophysics 12 0 0 0 12
Environmental Design 11 0 0 0 11
Sustainability Science 11 0 0 0 11
Drama & Theater Arts 5 0 6 0 11
Natural Resource Management 0 0 10 0 10
Other Physical Science 10 0 0 0 10
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 9 9
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 9 0 9
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 8 0 0 8
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 7 0 0 7
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 7 0 0 0 7
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 6 6
Pharmacology & Toxicology 2 0 0 4 6
Public Relations & Advertising 0 6 0 0 6
Linguistics and Computer Science 0 0 6 0 6
Genetics 0 0 1 4 5
Literature 0 5 0 0 5
Child Development & Psychology 0 4 0 1 5
English Literature (Other) 0 4 0 0 4
Cognitive Science 0 1 0 3 4
Biological & Physical Science 3 0 0 0 3
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 2 2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 1 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 0 0
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 0
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 0
International Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Religious Studies 0 0 0 0 0
Other Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,185 352 2,449 661 8,647

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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