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STONY BROOK IS NEW YORK'S FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY.   STONY BROOK IS NEW YORK'S FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY.

STONY BROOK IS NEW YORK'S FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY.   STONY BROOK IS NEW YORK'S FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITY.

Stony Brook University is:

A place that encourages
bold thinking, groundbreaking discovery and unfettered exploration.

Where the greatest creative minds aspire to take on the unique
challenges
of our future.

Among the
TOP 35
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
IN THE NATION

Forbes America's Top Colleges
       2022

#1
PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY
in New York

U.S. News & World Report
Best Colleges, 2023

One of the
TOP
80

UNIVERSITIES
IN THE NATION

U.S. News & World Report
       Best Colleges, 2023

A TOP
PRODUCER

OF FULBRIGHT U.S. SCHOLARS
AND STUDENTS

Fulbright Program, Top-Producing
       Institutions, 2021-2022

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TOP

10

GRADUATE
PROGRAMS

#3

IN NUCLEAR
PHYSICS &

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

#6 IN GEOMETRY

#8

IN ONLINE
NURSING

— U.S. News & World Report Best
      Grad Schools, 2022

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

100

JOINT
APPOINTMENTS

with Brookhaven National Laboratory

R1
RESEARCH 
UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
AAU MEMBER
comprising the 65 leading research institutions
in North America

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$7.2B
IN INCREASED OUTPUT

REGION'S
LARGEST
SINGLE-SITE EMPLOYER

$15.3B
CONTRIBUTED BY
SBU GRADUATES

CREATING UPWARD
MOBILITY

#2

AMONG ALL AAU
INSTITUTIONS

for its share of students who receive Pell grants

AFFORDABILITY

TOP 10
PUBLIC BEST BUY COLLEGE

— Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2023

More than

50%

of bachelor's degree recipients

GRADUATE WITH ZERO DEBT

DIVERSITY LEADER
TOP 10
UNIVERSITY IN THE NATION
for diversity and globalization

— QS U.S. University Rankings

6-Year Grad Rate
80%:76%
WOMEN VS. MEN

80%:77%
FIRST-GENERATION VS. NON-FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS

Image of two children smiling in front of the children's hospital sign

CUTTING-EDGE
HEALTHCARE

Among the
TOP 1%
OF HOSPITALS
IN THE NATION
— Healthgrades, 2023

SUFFOLK
COUNTY'S
ONLY
TERTIARY/
QUATERNARY CARE
CENTER AND LEVEL 1
TRAUMA CENTER
for adults and children
(highest designation)

For past 8 years,

18%

INCREASE IN
4-YEAR RATE

$263M
IN ECONOMIC BENEFITS to
students from savings on
tuition and fees and additional
earning capacity from a timely
graduation

Stony Brook University is:

A place that encourages
bold thinking, groundbreaking discovery and unfettered exploration.

Where the greatest creative minds aspire to take on the unique challenges of our future.

Student in lab class looking into a beaker half full of solution

Among the
TOP 35
PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES
IN THE NATION

Forbes America's Top Colleges,
       2022

#1
PUBLIC
UNIVERSITY
in New York

U.S. News & World Report
       Best Colleges, 2023

One of the
TOP
80

UNIVERSITIES
IN THE NATION

U.S. News & World Report
       Best Colleges, 2023

Campus photo

A TOP
PRODUCER

OF FULBRIGHT U.S. SCHOLARS
AND STUDENTS

Fulbright Program, Top-Producing
       Institutions, 2021-2022

A black and white photo of students celebrating at the  graduation ceremony

TOP

10

GRADUATE
PROGRAMS

#3

IN NUCLEAR
PHYSICS &

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

#6 IN GEOMETRY

#8

IN ONLINE
NURSING

— U.S. News & World Report Best
      Grad Schools, 2022

RESEARCH EXCELLENCE

100

JOINT
APPOINTMENTS

with Brookhaven National Laboratory

R1
RESEARCH 
UNIVERSITY

ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES
AAU MEMBER
comprising the 65 leading research institutions
in North America

Image of marine biologist researcher on beach

$7.2B
IN INCREASED OUTPUT

REGION'S
LARGEST
SINGLE-SITE EMPLOYER

$15.3B
CONTRIBUTED BY
SBU GRADUATES

Professor speaking to a class around a conference table

CREATING UPWARD
MOBILITY

#2

AMONG ALL AAU
INSTITUTIONS

for its share of students who receive Pell grants

AFFORDABILITY

TOP 10
PUBLIC BEST BUY COLLEGE

— Fiske Guide to Colleges, 2023

More than

50%

of bachelor's degree recipients

GRADUATE WITH ZERO DEBT

A group picture of students

DIVERSITY LEADER
TOP 10
UNIVERSITY IN THE NATION
for diversity and globalization

— QS U.S. University Rankings

6-Year Grad Rate
80%:76%
WOMEN VS. MEN

80%:77%
FIRST-GENERATION VS. NON-FIRST GENERATION
COLLEGE STUDENTS

Image of two children smiling in front of the children's hospital sign

CUTTING-EDGE
HEALTHCARE

Among the
TOP 1%
OF HOSPITALS
IN THE NATION
— Healthgrades, 2023

SUFFOLK
COUNTY'S
ONLY
TERTIARY/
QUATERNARY CARE
CENTER AND LEVEL 1
TRAUMA CENTER
for adults and children
(highest designation)

For past 8 years,

18%

INCREASE IN
4-YEAR RATE

$263M
IN ECONOMIC BENEFITS to
students from savings on
tuition and fees and additional earning capacity from a timely graduation

Photo of Children's Hospital