Stony Brook University Teaching Programs

Located in Stony Brook, New York, Stony Brook University is a public institution. Stony Brook is a good match for students who enjoy the safety and convenience of the suburbs.

Where Is Stony Brook University?

Contact details for SUNY Stony Brook are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	310 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY 11794-0701
Phone:	631-632-6000
Website:	www.stonybrook.edu

How Do I Get Into SUNY Stony Brook?

You can apply to SUNY Stony Brook online at: https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/application-procedures/

Admission Requirements for SUNY Stony Brook

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into SUNY Stony Brook?

SUNY Stony Brook has a fairly low acceptance rate of 49%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 46%, and the acceptance rate for women is 52%.

Average Test Scores

About 41% of students accepted to SUNY Stony Brook submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 640 and 720. Math scores were between 680 and 780.

SUNY Stony Brook received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 35. Math scores were between 28 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 34.

Can I Afford Stony Brook University?

The overall average net price of SUNY Stony Brook is $34,245. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SUNY Stony Brook, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $6,231 a year. That adds up to $24,924 over four years for those students.

Stony Brook University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,999 undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook, with 16,698 being full-time and 1,301 being part-time.

There are also 8,609 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 16,698 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Stony Brook, 49% are male and 51% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Stony Brook University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	5,429
Black or African American	1,030
Hispanic or Latino	2,280
White	4,670
International Students	1,764
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,525

Geographic Diversity

New York students aren't the only ones who study at Stony Brook University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 114 countries are represented at SUNY Stony Brook. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Stony Brook University

In 2022-2023, 15,999 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Stony Brook has changed over the last few years.

Stony Brook University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	211	0	0	211
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	10	78	0	88
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	11	0	26	0	37
English & Language Arts Education	17	0	16	0	33
Social Studies Education	10	0	19	0	29
Biology Education	0	0	21	0	21
Mathematics Education	3	0	16	0	19
Spanish Education	5	0	13	0	18
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	9	0	0	9
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	9	0	0	9
Modern Language Education	4	0	2	0	6
Science Education	0	0	0	4	4
Earth Science Teacher Education	0	0	3	0	3
French Language Teacher Education	1	0	2	0	3
Chemistry Education	0	0	2	0	2
Physics Education	0	0	1	0	1
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	0	0	0	0	0
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	51	239	199	4	493

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Danski14 under License

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