Stony Brook University, SUNY | Kings Premium Universities

Stony Brook University is a public research institution founded in 1957, one of 64 schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system. Stony Brook has designated Campus Life Time every Wednesday, during which students engage in non-academic activities.

Key Facts

Rankings

#77 in National Universities according to US News & World Report 2022-23
#31  in Top Public Schools
#61 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
#46 in Computer Science

Year founded

1957

School type

Public, coed, no religious affiliation

Latest undergraduate enrollment

17,999

Latest graduate enrollment

8,609

Student-faculty ratio

19:1

Freshman acceptance rate

Average SAT/ ACT for freshman entry

SAT between 1300 and 1480 / ACT 29-33

Average GPA for freshman entry

International student population

9.9%

Employment/ job placement rate

Median starting salary of alumni

$54,400

Popular majors

Biology, Psychology, Business Management, Health Science, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Economics, Biochemistry, Mathematics and Mechanical Engineering

Tuition

$28,476

Website

www.stonybrook.edu

About the university

Different colleges/ schools within the university include College of Arts and Sciences: College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Renaissance School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Professional Development, School of Social Welfare.

Stony Brook has over 350 clubs and student organizations
Over 200 majors available at undergraduate level
Over 150 graduate programs
Famous alumni include Atefeh Riazi, Chief Information Technology and Assistant Secretary-General for the United Nations; Patricia S. Cowlings, astronaut, aerospace psychophysiologist, first African-American woman astronaut to be trained by NASA

Location

Kings alumni at Stony Brook University, SUNY

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