Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York · Public · 18,101 undergraduates · stonybrook.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
48%
of 64,197 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1350 to 1470
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$35,750Est.Estimate
$61,460 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Stony Brook University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
48% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$61,460
a year in 2027-28, from a $61,460 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1410
Send your score
About 59% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1270, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Test Score Optional Admission · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Nov1Priority deadline · November 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: First-Year
Who gets in
48%
of applicants were admitted: 30,930 of 64,197 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 1/31.
Wait list
10,563 students were offered a spot; 3,462 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 38% of them sent SAT scores and 4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1350 to 1470
Reading and Writing 650 to 730
Math 680 to 760
ACT composite 30 to 34
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160057%
- 1200 to 139940%
- 1000 to 11992.9%
- 800 to 9990.1%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 94.48
- 4.045%
- 3.75 to 3.9925%
- 3.50 to 3.7418%
- 3.25 to 3.497.8%
- 3.00 to 3.244.3%
- 2.50 to 2.990.1%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$35,750
a year, in state
$61,460
a year, out of state (tuition $33,200)
- Tuition (in state)$7,490
- Fees$4,090
- Food and housing$19,980
- Books and supplies$950
- Transportation and other$3,240
Stony Brook University published $33,765 in state for 2025-26. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$13,938
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,754
- $48,001 to $75,000$20,285
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,140
- Over $110,000$28,664
Financial aid
59%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,997
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
38%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,672 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid deadline: 3/1
- The last day to send aid forms.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship (Stony Brook)
$3,000 a year
National Merit
DetailsNational Merit Finalist additional award (top choice)
$2,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $750Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFS 101 |
| African American Studies | 4 | 3 | AFS 101 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARH 202, 204 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 4 | MAT 131, Placement 7 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MAT 131, 132 & Placement 9 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 131 (waiver of CHE 133) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | CHI 212 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 103 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSE 101 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CSE 114; waiver of CSE 101 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CSE 101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARS 154 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRT 101 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | EGL 192; waiver of WRT 101 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | SUS 111 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | |
| European History | 4 | 6 | HIS 101,102 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | FRN 211 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | FRN 212 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GER 211 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | GER 212 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITL 211 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | ITL 212 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | JPN 212 |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | LAT 251 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 108 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUS 119 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 2 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 3 | PHY 127 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 2 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 3 | PHY 125 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAP 103, Placement 3 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MAT 123, Placement 4 |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 | 3 | MAT 123, Placement 5 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | |
| Psychology | 4 | 3 | PSY 103 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPN 211 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 3 | SPN 212 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | AMS 102 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 102 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 103, 104 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS 101, HIS 102 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
77%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$83,232
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Stony Brook University$84,473
- All colleges$65,101
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 36 majors here have earnings data.
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