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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?

5,259 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.
  • In 2021-2022, 63% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from SUNY Stony Brook with a bachelor's degree make about $70,686 a year. That's 73% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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

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 )
200
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
37% 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 37% of students took out student loans averaging $6,231 a year. That adds up to $24,924 over four years for those students.

Stony Brook University Undergraduate Student Diversity

16,698 Full-Time Undergraduates
51% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 17,999 undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook, with 16,698 being full-time and 1,301 being part-time.

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There are also 8,609 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,698 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Stony Brook, 49% are male and 51% 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 5,429
Black or African American 1,030
Hispanic or Latino 2,280
White 4,670
International Students 1,764
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,525

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

2,171 Took All Classes Online
15,999 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 15,999 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 2022-2023.

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
Clinical Nutrition/Nutritionist 4%
Communication & Journalism 10%
Creative Writing 20%
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 7%
Health Care Management 11%
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 33%

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 591 0 27 0 618
General Biology 549 7 46 0 602
Business Administration & Management 464 0 95 0 559
Applied Mathematics 399 0 79 22 500
Nursing 219 17 196 15 447
Health Sciences & Services 446 0 0 0 446
Computer Science 258 0 139 26 423
Social Work 62 0 282 4 348
Economics 296 0 6 4 306
Educational Administration 0 221 78 0 299
Mechanical Engineering 99 0 49 8 156
Human Resource Management 0 6 148 0 154
Political Science & Government 144 0 5 4 153
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 126 0 11 12 149
Teacher Education Subject Specific 40 9 95 4 148
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 63 82 145
Sociology 139 0 1 5 145
Mathematics 120 0 3 12 135
Medicine 0 0 0 133 133
Allied Health Professions 20 6 98 0 124
Physics 63 5 17 31 116
Chemistry 55 0 16 43 114
General English Literature 94 0 9 5 108
Human Computer Interaction 101 0 0 0 101
Computer Engineering 56 1 28 0 85
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 84 0 84
History 75 0 3 5 83
Electrical Engineering 46 2 25 8 81
Biomedical Engineering 50 0 18 8 76
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 63 0 2 8 73
Music 16 0 16 41 73
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 66 0 0 4 70
Information Science 68 0 0 0 68
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 59 0 0 0 59
Finance & Financial Management 0 2 54 0 56
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 3 53 0 56
Journalism 55 0 0 0 55
Civil Engineering 39 0 12 1 52
Fine & Studio Arts 45 0 4 1 50
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 45 0 45
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 44 0 0 0 44
Dentistry 0 0 0 43 43
Chemical Engineering 35 0 2 1 38
Romance Languages 29 0 5 4 38
Teaching English or French 11 0 26 0 37
Natural Resources Conservation 37 0 0 0 37
Philosophy 21 1 8 6 36
Accounting 0 0 33 0 33
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 32 1 33
Ethnic Studies 23 5 2 2 32
Public Health 0 1 31 0 32
Marketing 0 0 31 0 31
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 2 26 0 28
Anthropology 18 0 4 4 26
Other Engineering 0 0 19 6 25
Writing Studies 4 0 21 0 25
Communication Sciences 0 0 24 0 24
General Engineering 21 0 0 0 21
Materials Engineering 0 0 5 13 18
Computational Science 0 18 0 0 18
Geological & Earth Sciences 12 3 1 2 18
Environmental Design 17 0 0 0 17
Marine Science 0 0 7 9 16
Astronomy & Astrophysics 16 0 0 0 16
Public Policy 0 0 16 0 16
Pharmacology & Toxicology 4 0 0 11 15
Public Relations & Advertising 0 14 0 0 14
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 9 0 2 11
Sustainability Science 11 0 0 0 11
Natural Resource Management 0 0 11 0 11
Drama & Theater Arts 1 0 10 0 11
Biological & Physical Science 10 0 0 0 10
Multilingual Education 0 9 0 0 9
Area Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 8 8
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 8 0 8
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 6 6
Other Physical Science 6 0 0 0 6
Child Development & Psychology 0 3 0 3 6
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 0 6 0 6
English Literature (Other) 0 5 0 0 5
Genetics 0 0 0 4 4
Other Computer & Information Sciences 0 4 0 0 4
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 4 0 0 0 4
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 3 3
Linguistics and Computer Science 0 0 3 0 3
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 3 3
International Studies 2 0 0 0 2
Communication & Media Studies 1 0 0 0 1
Literature 0 1 0 0 1
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 0
Other Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 5,259 354 2,138 617 8,368

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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