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Stony Brook, NY, United States
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Stony Brook University is a public research university on the north shore of Long Island, New York, and part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. It describes itself as New York's flagship and No. 1 public university, is designated an R1 research university and is a member of the Association of American Universities. The main campus covers 1,039 acres, about 60 miles east of New York City, with an on-campus Long Island Rail Road station giving direct access to Manhattan.
The university offers more than 200 undergraduate programs and more than 140 graduate and professional programs through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the Graduate School, the Renaissance School of Medicine, the School of Communication and Journalism, the School of Dental Medicine, the School of Health Professions, the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, the School of Nursing, the School of Professional Development and the School of Social Welfare. The most popular undergraduate majors are Biology, Psychology, Business Management, Computer Science, Health Science, Economics and Applied Mathematics and Statistics. More than 80 accelerated programs allow students to earn a bachelor's and master's degree in five years.
Enrolment in Fall 2026 is above 27,700 students: more than 19,000 undergraduates and more than 8,100 graduate and professional students. Undergraduate students come from more than 100 countries and nearly all 50 states, with a student-to-faculty ratio of 19:1. Honors College, WISE (Women in Science and Engineering), University Scholars and Simons STEM Scholars are the honors pathways open to first-year applicants.
Campus life includes more than 350 clubs and organisations, over 30 fraternities and sororities, 18 NCAA Division I athletic teams, the WUSB 24-hour radio station and more than 10 dining locations. The Staller Center for the Arts, the Charles B. Wang Center for Asian and Asian American arts and culture, the Zuccaire Gallery and the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center anchor the arts programme. Across the main and Southampton campuses, 10,364 students live on campus (9,898 undergraduate and 466 graduate) in 32 residence halls and 30 apartment-style buildings, and 73% of first-year students live on campus.
International students who need an F-1 visa apply through the same first-year, transfer or graduate applications as other students, and the Visa and Immigration Services office issues the Form I-20 or DS-2019 after admission. Stony Brook Medicine, the Stony Brook Cancer Center and Stony Brook Children's make up its health sciences and hospital enterprise.
Tuition is $7,070 for New York State residents and $31,050 for out-of-state students. Fees are $3,860, housing $12,291 and the meal plan $7,450, for estimated direct costs of $30,671 (NYS resident, on campus) or $54,651 (out-of-state, on campus). Estimated yearly cost of attendance is $34,819 for NYS residents and $58,799 for out-of-state students. Tuition is set annually by SUNY.
All admitted first-year students are automatically reviewed for merit scholarships, with no separate application for most. Awards include Presidential Scholarships, Honors College scholarships, WISE awards, the Regeneron Science Talent Search Finalist and Semifinalist scholarship ($3,000 a year for four years), National Merit scholarships ($3,000 a year for four years, plus up to $2,000 more for Finalists naming Stony Brook as first choice) and Valedictorian and Salutatorian scholarships. The Yardi Scholar Cohort provides $10,000 a year, renewable for four years, for incoming College of Business students. Transfer students may receive the Phi Theta Kappa scholarship ($1,000 a year for NYS residents, $5,000 a year for out-of-state students).
International students are not eligible for federal or state aid. The Global Excellence Scholarship is a four-year merit award for which international high school seniors with a meritorious unweighted average are automatically considered; it requires full-time enrolment and a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA and is cancelled if the student is charged the New York State tuition rate. A time-option payment plan and private educational loans are also available. Graduate tuition scholarships cover all or part of tuition for full-time matriculated students with stipend support.
Details: Stony Brook scholarships, international student scholarships, tuition and costs. Contact: [email protected], 631-632-6840.
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View scholarships for Stony Brook University →Applicants are evaluated individually with no automatic cutoff in grade point average, rank or test scores; review is holistic, covering academic record and strength of curriculum alongside co-curricular and community involvement, leadership and special talents. The application is made through the Common App, SUNY App or Coalition App, with a $50 application fee and an essay. An official high school transcript and one letter of recommendation (two teacher letters for honors programs) are required. Stony Brook is test-optional: SAT or ACT scores (SAT code 2548, ACT code 2952) may be submitted. Fall 2027 entry: Early Action November 1 and Regular Decision January 15; Spring 2027 entry: November 1. Honors College, WISE and University Scholars have a November 1 priority deadline and January 15 final deadline (Simons STEM: November 1) and require a statement of about 250 words and two recommendation letters. Engineering and Applied Sciences majors expect 4 units of math including calculus and 4 units of science including physics; Business majors expect strength in mathematics and writing.
Transfer applicants typically have completed at least 24 college credits with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher. Deadlines: November 1 for Spring 2027 and May 1 for Fall 2027. The application fee is $50, waived for graduates of SUNY or CUNY two-year colleges applying through the SUNY Application. Official transcripts from every institution attended are required. Upper-division Nursing, Respiratory Care, Clinical Laboratory Sciences and Social Work programs have their own deadlines and prerequisites (at least 57 college credits for Nursing and Social Work).
Students who require an F-1 visa apply as first-year or transfer applicants; there is no separate international application. Grades from the three most recently completed years of secondary school (four years if already graduated) must be submitted in English, sent directly from the school. English proficiency is evidenced by TOEFL iBT (80 for exams taken before 1/21/2026; 4 for exams taken after 1/21/2026), IELTS 6.5, Duolingo 105, ACT English 19, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 480, IB English Higher Level 5, AP English Language or Literature 3, A-level English C, PTE Academic 53, GaoKao 125 out of 150, or CSAT Rank 1. Applicants from native English-speaking countries and graduates of English-medium schools are exempt; students below the minimums may be considered for conditional admission. Admitted students document the ability to meet educational and living expenses for one year of study so that the Form I-20 can be issued.
Applications to certificate, master's and PhD programs are made online through the Graduate School's application system (Slate portal). The application fee is $100. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale, a personal statement, three letters of recommendation and official transcripts are required; the GRE General Test is required by several programs (institution code 2548). International applicants need a U.S. bachelor's degree or equivalent (a four-year, 120-credit-hour programme), with a course-by-course evaluation from WES, IEE or ECE if requested. English proficiency: IELTS 6.5 overall with no subscore below 6; TOEFL iBT 90 for doctoral and 80 for master's applicants; Duolingo is no longer accepted after Spring 2025.
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