Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · Public research
Dive deeper at CollegeNumbers.com →
access comparisons, trends, analytics
Acceptance rate
48.2%
30,930 admitted
SAT · 50th
1410
Range 1350–1470
6-yr grad
77.1%
Retention 89.4%
Undergrads
18,615
19:1 S-F
Admissions
→
39.9% / 62.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications64,197
Overall admit rate48.2%
In-state admit rate39.9%
Out-of-state admit rate62.9%
Enrolled3,964 · 12.8% yield
Admitted from waitlist3,462 of 10,563
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsRecs
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
→
1410
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1350–1470 · 38.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W650690730
Math680720760
Comp135014101470
ACT
255075
Comp303234
Cost & aid
→
$7,070
in-state tuition
out-of-state $31,050
Tuition (in-state)$7,070
Tuition (out-of-state)$31,050
Fees$3,860
Room & board$18,874
Books$900
Avg need-based grant$12,997
% need met59.5%
Avg debt at graduation$25,283
Academics
→
19 : 1
student-faculty ratio
89.4% retention
Student-faculty19 : 1
Retention89.4%
4-year graduation64.5%
6-year graduation77.1%
Enrollment
→
18,615
undergraduates
8.0% out-of-state · 439 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates18,615
First-year3,963
Transfer1,364
Full-time95%
Female51%
Out-of-state8.0%
International (freshmen)439
Rankings
→
#13
U.S. News & World Report
Top Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities
SourceListRankYr
U.S. News & World ReportTop Performers on Social Mobility — National Universities#1326
Princeton ReviewBest Value Colleges (Public Schools)#2526
U.S. News & World ReportTop Public National Universities#2626
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#5426
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#5926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Engineering Programs (Doctorate)#6426
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Nursing Programs#7426
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
→
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceCoastal Athletic Association9
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FCS44
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingNew York colleges40
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
→
—
no application-fee data
Admissions URLhttps://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate…
Admissions emailenroll@stonybrook.edu
Admissions phone631-632-6868
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
→
Binghamton Univers…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
Binghamton University NY · Public37.3%141014K
University at Buffalo NY · Public80.6%—21K
Rutgers University NJ · Public———
University of Connecticut CT · Public54.4%135021K
Northeastern University MA · Private (nonprofit)5.6%148022K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
University of Maryland MD · Public45.0%147031K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Stony Brook University

12 years of Stony Brook University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.