Stony Brook University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 3,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,620 (53%)
Days Without Precipitation 245 (47%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 400 (2%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,927
Men / Women 49% / 51%
From State 80%
From Region 5%
Athletes 449 (2.6%)

Racial/Ethnic

Asian 36%
White 24%
Hispanic 16%
International 10%
Black 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 2,563 44% 32% 28% 5% 15% 11% $66,896 35 +0.01 71 95%
Human Computer Interaction 116 +1 67% 8% 31% 6% 5% 41% $74,354 41 -0.36 80 96% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 219 +107 55% 20% 33% 1% 2% 31% $87,503 25 -0.67 90 93% — — — —
Astronomy 7 +10 43% 71% 14% 0% 14% 0% $79,525 39 -0.29 85 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 6 — 50% 67% 0% 17% 17% 0% $62,630 47 -0.22 63 — — — — —
Chemistry 5 — 60% 40% 20% 20% 20% 0% $74,022 71 +0.24 80 92% — — — —
Chemistry 66 +4 55% 36% 35% 2% 11% 2% $74,022 71 +0.24 80 92% — — — —
Geosciences 9 — 44% 78% 11% 0% 11% 0% $63,195 49 -0.17 64 — — — — —
Mathematics 61 +33 70% 25% 18% 2% 10% 34% $76,027 46 -0.35 82 97% — — — —
Physical Sciences 7 — 86% 29% 14% 0% 43% 0% $79,261 38 -0.31 85 — — — — —
Physics 76 +11 84% 25% 14% 1% 13% 33% $77,227 28 -0.46 83 93% — — — —
Biochemistry 100 +3 47% 34% 44% 2% 8% 6% $68,731 39 -0.25 73 91% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 — 33% 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% $68,615 61 +0.25 73 — — — — —
Biology 517 +17 38% 26% 42% 5% 13% 4% $67,604 56 +0.13 72 94% — — — —
Evolutionary Biology 4 +1 75% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,175 8 -1.10 55 96% — — — —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 72 — 22% 51% 17% 1% 17% 0% $59,175 69 +0.48 55 96% — — — —
Economics 116 +56 70% 26% 29% 4% 9% 25% $79,118 25 -0.71 85 94% — — — —
Economics 36 +7 81% 6% 14% 8% 17% 47% $79,118 25 -0.71 85 94% — — — —
African American Studies 1 +1 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $65,944 72 +0.53 69 100% — — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 12 +4 33% 25% 58% 0% 0% 8% $64,459 70 +0.42 66 — — — — —
Creative Writing 16 +2 31% 38% 6% 0% 56% 0% $58,244 80 +0.71 53 — — — — —
English 81 +5 35% 49% 12% 5% 25% 0% $52,916 57 +0.06 39 94% — — — —
French 5 +1 0% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $61,075 63 +0.27 60 88% — — — —
History 75 +8 68% 68% 7% 0% 16% 1% $53,293 38 -0.35 40 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 51 — 43% 49% 8% 14% 18% 0% $70,190 94 +1.23 75 94% — — — —
Italian — — — — — — — — $61,075 63 +0.27 60 88% — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies — — — — — — — — $77,141 95 +1.90 83 92% — — — —
Linguistics 44 +7 11% 41% 14% 2% 34% 0% $58,829 55 +0.07 55 95% — — — —
Philosophy 12 +4 67% 58% 25% 8% 0% 0% $60,377 54 -0.08 58 — — — — —
Spanish 12 +5 33% 42% 0% 0% 58% 0% $61,075 63 +0.27 60 88% — — — —
Women's Studies 7 +6 29% 57% 0% 0% 43% 0% $65,944 89 +1.19 69 100% — — — —
Anthropology 16 +5 31% 56% 6% 6% 12% 6% $60,361 73 +0.32 58 90% — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 7 +5 86% 43% 14% 0% 0% 29% $67,359 38 -0.28 71 — — — — —
Political Science 107 +23 54% 38% 21% 10% 19% 2% $70,296 48 -0.14 76 97% — — — —
Psychology 540 +99 27% 35% 26% 6% 21% 4% $58,106 70 +0.46 53 96% — — — —
Sociology 70 +44 31% 23% 29% 13% 23% 4% $62,382 78 +0.50 63 97% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 11 — 36% 36% 36% 0% 9% 9% $60,517 49 -0.06 59 — — — — —
Art History 12 +2 17% 67% 8% 8% 0% 8% $30,771 2 -1.63 3 90% — — — —
Digital Arts 9 +5 33% 44% 22% 11% 11% 11% $61,681 78 +0.41 61 — — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 20 +4 55% 50% 25% 0% 15% 5% $67,899 46 -0.02 72 — — — — —
Music 9 +5 44% 44% 11% 22% 22% 0% $43,123 36 -0.39 15 92% — — — —
Studio Art 25 — 32% 20% 40% 0% 16% 8% $30,771 3 -1.72 3 90% — — — —
Theatre 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $39,133 26 -0.53 9 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 496 56% 30% 26% 3% 15% 16% $72,584 51 -0.26 78 95%
Business Administration 496 +17 56% 30% 26% 3% 15% 16% $72,584 51 -0.26 78 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences 747 78% 18% 46% 1% 7% 18% $106,322 97 -0.49 97 96% 2.3%
Biomedical Engineering 41 — 44% 15% 44% 5% 20% 7% $79,170 1 -1.67 85 100% — — — —
Chemical and Molecular Engineering 28 — 64% 29% 54% 0% 14% 0% $91,965 9 -1.39 93 97% — — — —
Civil Engineering 28 — 68% 21% 46% 4% 21% 0% $83,417 8 -1.27 88 95% — — — —
Computer Engineering 44 — 89% 16% 45% 0% 11% 7% $115,300 58 -0.08 99 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 52 — 81% 42% 33% 4% 2% 6% $91,046 1 -1.23 92 97% 2.3% — — —
General Engineering 22 — 77% 32% 27% 0% 18% 0% $91,482 28 -0.54 92 92% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 109 — 84% 23% 28% 0% 11% 27% $93,035 18 -0.78 93 96% — — — —
Computer Science 347 +1 84% 14% 54% 1% 3% 21% $122,491 56 -0.07 99 — — — — —
Information Systems 76 +3 63% 11% 53% 1% 3% 26% $89,481 34 -0.43 91 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Communication and Journalism 68 28% 43% 15% 6% 21% 6% $68,152 38 +0.63 73 96%
Communication 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,940 74 +0.57 72 — — — — —
Journalism 30 +2 23% 43% 13% 7% 17% 10% $69,403 81 +0.79 74 96% — — — —
Mass Communication 37 +3 30% 41% 16% 5% 24% 3% $67,145 72 +0.49 71 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Health Professions 548 26% 22% 40% 11% 18% 1% $80,073 72 +0.79 85 98%
Clinical Laboratory Sciences 36 — 31% 31% 47% 6% 11% 0% $110,644 99 +2.94 98 100% — — — —
Health Science 498 — 25% 22% 40% 11% 18% 1% $77,297 81 +0.60 83 98% — — — —
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist 14 — 36% 14% 50% 14% 14% 0% $100,242 96 +1.88 96 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 36 36% 50% 17% 3% 22% 3% $56,359 4 -0.26 48 93%
Ecology 4 +1 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,175 73 +0.32 55 96% — — — —
Environmental Studies 32 +3 38% 47% 19% 3% 22% 3% $56,008 37 -0.33 47 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Nursing 182 25% 43% 23% 9% 17% 1% $101,508 95 +0.92 96 96%
Nursing 182 — 25% 43% 23% 9% 17% 1% $101,508 83 +0.92 96 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Social Welfare 50 16% 28% 8% 12% 46% 0% $57,758 5 +0.53 52 94%
Social Work 50 — 16% 28% 8% 12% 46% 0% $57,758 78 +0.53 52 94% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,824
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,026
Est. In-State Cost $14,002
Est. Out-of-State Cost $41,429
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 65%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 14%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 18.5% 869 31% 35% 23% 7% 22% 4% $60,864 60 +0.39 59 96% —
Health Sciences 15.6% 730 25% 28% 36% 10% 18% 1% $85,418 77 +0.82 89 97% —
Business & Economics 13.8% 648 60% 28% 26% 4% 14% 19% $74,117 38 -0.37 80 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 13.4% 628 40% 27% 42% 5% 12% 4% $67,681 49 +0.07 72 94% —
Computer Science 11.5% 539 77% 12% 49% 2% 3% 26% $107,477 46 -0.18 98 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 9.7% 456 62% 27% 27% 2% 8% 25% $81,100 52 -0.42 86 94% —
Engineering 6.9% 324 76% 25% 37% 2% 12% 12% $92,956 10 -0.95 93 96% 2.3%
Humanities 6.7% 316 41% 51% 11% 5% 24% 1% $58,377 69 +0.23 53 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.2% 104 27% 50% 17% 2% 18% 1% $58,201 40 +0.23 53 95% —
Arts 1.6% 76 37% 41% 25% 5% 13% 7% $45,775 23 -0.83 20 91% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $92.3M #38 58% $2.3M 87 #27 626 116
Health Sciences $69.3M #71 57% $4.0M 3 #201 52 53
Life & Natural Sciences $61.2M #80 65% $0.2M 41 #65 318 79
Engineering $46.6M #104 64% $1.8M 47 #77 378 29
Computer Science $16.1M #59 68% $0.2M 20 #50 274 9
Humanities & Social Sciences $12.0M #139 50% $0.1M 86 #52 192 17
Business & Economics $0.9M #218 14% $0 2 #225 40 —
Education $0.2M #344 100% $0 3 #399 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $298M #92 60% $8.6M 289 #81 1,880 303

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $8.2M $8.2M $0
Track & Field (combined) 89 $431K $431K $0
Lacrosse 51 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 30 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 14 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Total 285 $16.7M $16.7M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 84 $582K $582K $0
Lacrosse 38 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 32 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Softball 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 15 $568K $568K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 14 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Tennis 13 $504K $504K $0
Total 164 $9.6M $9.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 173 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Football 116 $8.2M $8.2M $0
Lacrosse 89 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Soccer 62 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Baseball 41 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 28 $6.1M $6.1M $0
Softball 20 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 15 $568K $568K $0
Volleyball 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 13 $504K $504K $0
Total 449 $42.5M $42.5M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 48%
Yield (non-ED) 13%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 40% 63% 67%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 42%
SAT Range 1350 – 1470
SAT Math Range 680 – 760
SAT RW Range 650 – 730