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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.

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
$18,430939th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,560647th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$30,3501,258th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,174898th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$18,228475th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$74,502212th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$59,492258th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
77.8%246th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
88.7%284th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
49.0%253rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
141090th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
3176th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
17,420141st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
38.4%782nd highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$85,760$85,898
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$79,150$82,756
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$74,953$76,170
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$73,321$76,460
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,854$60,094
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,660$67,101
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$63,501$62,154
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$61,681$60,523
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$61,516—
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,124$60,523
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,092$49,644
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$48,432$39,729

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Stony Brook University’s 17,420 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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