Stony Brook, NY · Public · 18,101 undergraduates · suburban
Stony Brook University
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Stony Brook pairs research-university scale with structured undergraduate pathways that can connect honors admission directly to medicine or dentistry.
Institutional profile
Highly regarded Strong in mobility, and strong in affordability.- Admission
- 49% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 77.8%
50,341 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$74,502 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Stony Brook University apart
Academic design
Scholars for Medicine and Scholars for Dental Medicine are integrated eight-year pathways linking undergraduate study with Stony Brook's medical or dental school.
Campus pattern
The Long Island campus has its own LIRR station, while the Health Sciences complex occupies a distinct east-campus area across from the main academic core.
A signature opportunity
The Scholars for Medicine and Dental Medicine pathways combine an honors-program application with early consideration for a professional-school seat.
Can I get in?
49% admitted
Medicine and Dental Scholars applicants must also apply to an undergraduate honors program, complete an additional essay, and submit SAT or ACT scores.
Recent applicant pool
50,341About 49 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 36% submitted an SAT, and 3% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
Admission by residency
Harder for residents
Degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students · Fall 2024
Stony Brook University admitted 41.6% of New York applicants and 61.7% of applicants from other states. Out-of-state applicants were admitted at 1.5 times the resident rate. New York students took 79% of the seats in the entering class.
16,119 admitted from 38,773 applicants
6,576 admitted from 10,661 applicants
4,711 admitted from 6,446 applicants
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Stony Brook University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Stony Brook University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Scholars for Medicine and Scholars for Dental Medicine are integrated eight-year pathways linking undergraduate study with Stony Brook's medical or dental school.
Make institutional fit specific
Stony Brook pairs research-university scale with structured undergraduate pathways that can connect honors admission directly to medicine or dentistry.
Use the application route carefully
Medicine and Dental Scholars applicants must also apply to an undergraduate honors program, complete an additional essay, and submit SAT or ACT scores.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Medicine and Dental Scholars applicants must also apply to an undergraduate honors program, complete an additional essay, and submit SAT or ACT scores.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
BusinessAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Computer scienceAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
EngineeringAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Health professionsAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Stony Brook University publishes four merit awards, the largest under $5,000 a year. No separate scholarship application is required; the college uses the admission application. three renew past the first year.
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Through the honors college · Merit · Guaranteed at a stated threshold
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
Open across the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews each year
In the season card
These four awards, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Stony Brook University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Psychology, General
Biology, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Admits separately
Applied Mathematics
What is campus life like?
Stony Brook University beyond the classroom
The Long Island campus has its own LIRR station, while the Health Sciences complex occupies a distinct east-campus area across from the main academic core.
A defining academic feature
Scholars for Medicine and Scholars for Dental Medicine are integrated eight-year pathways linking undergraduate study with Stony Brook's medical or dental school.
What shapes an ordinary week
The Long Island campus has its own LIRR station, while the Health Sciences complex occupies a distinct east-campus area across from the main academic core.
A reason to look closer
The Scholars for Medicine and Dental Medicine pathways combine an honors-program application with early consideration for a professional-school seat.