A premier public research powerhouse on Long Island North Shore, Stony Brook is a designated SUNY flagship celebrated for math, physics, computing, and social mobility.
- Admit rate
- 49%
- Moderately selective
- SAT middle 50%
- 1320–1480
- of admitted students
- Avg. net price
- $15,500
- per year, after grants
- Average GPA
- 3.90
- unweighted
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Half of admitted students scored between 1320 and 1480.
Popular majors
- Computer ScienceComputer Science & AI
- Applied Mathematics & StatisticsMath & Natural SciencesHighly regarded
- Biochemistry & Pre-MedBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- Physics & AstronomyMath & Natural SciencesHighly regarded
- Marine & Atmospheric SciencesMath & Natural SciencesHighly regarded
Highlights
- Flagship institution of the State University of New York (SUNY) system
- Co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory for the US Department of Energy
- Inventor of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology on campus
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