Stony Brook University
About
The State University of New York at Stony Brook, commonly referred to as Stony Brook University (SBU), is a public research university in Stony Brook, New York, United States, on Long Island. Along with the University at Buffalo, it is one of the State University of New York system's two flagship institutions. Its campus consists of 213 buildings on over 1,454 acres of land in Suffolk County and it is the largest public university in the state of New York.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 209 Title IV programs, 68 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 141 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing68 · 32.5%
- No Data141 · 67.5%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 30
Action history · 66
- Feb 2026Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship
- Feb 2025Initial AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Pediatric Dentistry
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Prosthodontics
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Medical Dosimetry (MD) - Programs for medical dosimetrists
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 8,256 students received $54.3M in Pell grants, alongside $118.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 4,096 borrowers who entered repayment, 44 (1.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Stony Brook
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 10
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus32
- Public property1
Includes 13 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
- Keller Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Ammann Hall1 fireOtherDamage $100-$999
- Hand Hall1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
- Chapin C Apartments1 fireCookingDamage $0-$99
Data quality: 5 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Stony Brook vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Stony Brook selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectStony Brook University | 76% | — | 26,689 | $18,430 | R1 Research |
Arizona State University Campus Immersion | 68% | 89.9% | 79,818 | $13,670 | R1 Research |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus | 94% | 14.1% | 53,363 | $13,289 | R1 Research |
Indiana University-Bloomington | 80% | 78.2% | 48,424 | $15,342 | R1 Research |
Michigan State University | 81% | 84.8% | 52,089 | $20,751 | R1 Research |
Ohio State University-Main Campus | 88% | 60.6% | 61,443 | $18,292 | R1 Research |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus | 86% | 60.6% | 50,737 | $32,598 | R1 Research |
Purdue University-Main Campus | 83% | 49.9% | 58,658 | $13,945 | R1 Research |
Rutgers University-New Brunswick | 84% | 58.1% | 52,269 | $23,519 | R1 Research |
The University of Texas at Austin | 89% | 26.6% | 53,864 | $19,678 | R1 Research |
University at Buffalo | 75% | 74.2% | 31,903 | $20,470 | R1 Research |
University of Arizona | 68% | 86.1% | 56,365 | $15,960 | R1 Research |
University of California-Berkeley | 93% | 11.0% | 45,882 | $14,979 | R1 Research |
University of California-Davis | 86% | 41.8% | 40,065 | $15,288 | R1 Research |
University of California-Irvine | 87% | 28.6% | 37,297 | $12,840 | R1 Research |
University of California-Los Angeles | 93% | 9.0% | 47,335 | $14,013 | R1 Research |
University of California-Riverside | 76% | 76.4% | 26,384 | $13,707 | R1 Research |
University of California-San Diego | 86% | 26.7% | 44,256 | $11,750 | R1 Research |
University of California-Santa Barbara | 83% | 33.0% | 26,133 | $13,825 | R1 Research |
University of California-Santa Cruz | 75% | 65.8% | 19,938 | $16,607 | R1 Research |
University of Colorado Boulder | 74% | 78.1% | 38,799 | $21,480 | R1 Research |
University of Florida | 91% | 24.2% | 56,311 | $6,351 | R1 Research |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 85% | 42.4% | 59,238 | $15,201 | R1 Research |
University of Iowa | 75% | 83.6% | 30,779 | $21,398 | R1 Research |
University of Kansas | 69% | 93.5% | 29,792 | $17,365 | R1 Research |
University of Maryland-College Park | 89% | 44.8% | 41,725 | $15,590 | R1 Research |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor | 93% | 15.6% | 52,855 | $14,832 | R1 Research |
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities | 85% | 79.7% | 56,666 | $17,139 | R1 Research |
University of Missouri-Columbia | 75% | 78.5% | 31,543 | $19,889 | R1 Research |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 91% | 15.3% | 32,438 | $12,983 | R1 Research |
University of Oregon | 72% | 88.3% | 24,404 | $21,782 | R1 Research |
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus | 85% | 58.1% | 35,724 | $30,074 | R1 Research |
University of South Florida | 77% | 43.2% | 49,622 | $10,043 | R1 Research |
University of Utah | 65% | 86.0% | 36,894 | $13,172 | R1 Research |
University of Virginia-Main Campus | 96% | 16.8% | 26,409 | $22,881 | R1 Research |
University of Washington-Seattle Campus | 85% | 39.1% | 56,997 | $13,485 | R1 Research |
University of Wisconsin-Madison | 90% | 45.2% | 51,044 | $16,928 | R1 Research |
| Peer group median | 85% | 54.0% | 45,882 | $15,590 |
Stony Brook Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office supports the University’s efforts in monitoring progress on the Strategic Plan by developing, maintaining, and communicating key metrics, and contributes to efforts to improve effectiveness through quality improvement efforts.
Visit IR office page- Braden HoschVice President for Educational & Institutional Effectiveness
- Robert MillerDirector of Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness
- Shaukat MalikAssociate for Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness
Common Data Set (10)
The institution's official annual Common Data Set publications — the most detailed reference for enrollment, admissions, and outcomes.
Reports & documents (7)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardstonybrook.edu
- Data definitionData Governance | Stony Brook UniversityThe page outlines Stony Brook University's approach to data governance, including the establishment of principles, structures, roles, and responsibilities to enhance data infrastructure. The Data Cookbook is highlighted as a key resource for managing data definitions and is integrated into tools like Tableau and Power BI for improved accessibility. In 2023, a policy was adopted to ensure accountability around data access and asset management, detailing the roles of Data Trustees, Stewards, and Custodians.stonybrook.edu
- Data dictionaryData Dictionary Standards2018The Data Dictionary Standards page outlines the standards set by the Stony Brook University Data Governance Council for managing data dictionaries. Originally prepared in June 2017, approved in November 2017, and updated in March 2018, it follows guidance from the International Standards Organization. The dictionary aims to promote communication by documenting data elements' meaning and usage. Required elements include data store, table name, data element, description, source and logic, and more, with the goal of maintaining accessible and accurate data understanding. Optional elements cover alias names, sensitivity classification, and typical usage.stonybrook.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookData and Reports2025The page outlines the data and reports available from the Office of Institutional Research, Planning & Effectiveness at Stony Brook University. It includes information on admissions, campus locations, student credit hours, degree completions, enrollment statistics, finance, financial aid, graduation and retention rates, human resources, research statistics, and student charges. Various metrics are detailed, such as headcount enrollment, full-time equivalent enrollment, revenues by source, expenses by function, and student financial aid.stonybrook.edu
- GlossaryCommon Research Terminology | Community Outreach for ResearchStony Brook University's glossary provides explanations of key research terms commonly used in community research and clinical trials. Key concepts include clinical trials, control and intervention groups, informed consent, research protocol, and roles such as the Principal Investigator. It emphasizes the importance of understanding research processes, participant rights, and safety measures through IRB oversights.stonybrook.edu
- Strategic planStony Brook University's Strategic Plan2025Stony Brook University, a SUNY flagship and a top-ranked public university by U.S. News & World Report, is advancing rapidly within the higher education landscape. The university has built a reputation on its persistence and innovation since its inception on a modest potato field. The strategic plan encapsulates Stony Brook's trajectory as a top-tier public research institution.stonybrook.edu
Notable alumni of Stony Brook (28)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Chris AlgieriAthletics
- Joy BeharEntertainment
- Glenn DubinBusiness
- Diane FarrEntertainment
- John L. HennessyAcademia
- Joe NathanAthletics
- Laura SchlessingerMedia
- Craig AllenMedia
- Scott AmronEngineering
- Michael R. AnastasioScience
- Heather A. BerlinScience
- Mark BridgesArts
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