Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY · Public · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · SBU · SUNY Stony Brook State University of New York at Stony Brook
Public institution in Stony Brook, NY · 17,420 undergraduates · 49% acceptance rate · $74,502 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 7%Undergraduates
- Top 8%Median ACT
- Top 9%Average SAT
- Top 11%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $18,430941st cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $10,560649th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $30,3501,270th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,174900th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $18,228478th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,502213th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $59,492259th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 77.8%247th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 88.7%287th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 49.0%257th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 141090th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 3176th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 17,420141st largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,815th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 38.4%792nd highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 39 mi (JFK)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 1
- RDFeb 1
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $85,760 | $85,898 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $79,150 | $82,756 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $74,953 | $76,170 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $73,321 | $76,460 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,854 | $60,094 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,660 | $67,101 |
| Engineering, GeneralEngineering | bachelors | $63,501 | $62,154 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $61,681 | $60,523 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,516 | — |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,124 | $60,523 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,092 | $49,644 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $48,432 | $39,729 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1957source
- Athletic nickname: "Seawolves"source
- Mascot: Wolfie the Seawolfsource
- Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium seats about 12,300source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Red and Blacksource
- Campus size: about 1,454 acressource
- Formerly known as "State University College on Long Island"source
- Formerly known as "(1957–1962)"source
- Athletic conference: CAAsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "The Golden Apple Trophy" (since 1995)source
- Notable alum: Adrien Brodysource
- Notable alum: Keiko Fujimorisource
- Notable alum: Pat Benatarsource
- Notable alum: Carolyn Porcosource
- Notable alum: Jef Raskinsource
Athletics — 10 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $8,774,884 (M $5,215,400 · W $3,559,484)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Lacrosse
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitestonybrook.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 196097)
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- Sports directoryAll 10 EADA programs at this school
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