Investments stemming from the Simons gift will have a direct impact on perpetual funding for student scholarships, endowed professorships, innovative research
and clinical care.
SBU was selected as the anchor institution for the NY Climate Exchange on Governors
Island, the first-of-its-kind international center for developing & implementing effective
solutions for the global climate crisis.
Stony Brook ranked #1 among public universities in New York, #26 among public universities
in the U.S. and #58 nationally in 2024 Best Colleges. U.S. News & World Report
APLU, the premier forum for economic and community engagement in higher education,
recently designated SBU an APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity University!