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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY · CDS 20242025 · Suburb: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
49.0%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
14.8%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
56.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
$50,937
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
19:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,364

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates18,263
Total all graduate8,426
Grand total all students26,689

Admissions

Total applicants55,880
Total admitted27,406
Total enrolled4,042
Overall admit rate49.0%
Admit rate — women50.4%
Admit rate — men47.4%
Yield rate14.8%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date10/15
EA notification date1/31
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT34.0%
% submitting ACT3.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile650
SAT EBRW 75th %ile730
SAT Math 25th %ile680
SAT Math 75th %ile770
ACT Comp 25th %ile29
ACT Comp 75th %ile33
% in top 10% of HS class48.0%
% in top 25% of HS class81.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$7,070
Tuition — out-of-state$28,880
Required fees$3,861
Room and board$18,196
Total cost — in-state$29,127
Total cost — out-of-state$50,937

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$10,755
Avg % of need met56.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$3,756
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,364

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist5,907
# admitted from waitlist12
Waitlist admit rate0.4%
Transfer applicants (total)6,082
Transfer admit rate49.4%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio19:1
% faculty full-time67.0%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)49.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$18,784Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)79.1%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)78.3%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate89.3%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$81,850Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant39.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan36.1%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full18.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress30.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress20.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted2.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time5.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white25.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino15.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian35.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international9.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian21.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races0.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown6.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Health Professions And Related Programs15.6%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences14.9%
Psychology11.5%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services10.6%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services9.0%
Social Sciences7.4%
Engineering6.9%
Mathematics And Statistics6.0%