Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York · Also known as SUNY Stony Brook State University of New York at Stony Brook · Website
$74,502
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$74,502
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Stony Brook University is a public 4-year college in Stony Brook, New York with 18,101 undergraduates and 8,426 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,784 a year (tuition and fees $10,931 in-state, $32,741 out-of-state). It admits 49% of applicants and 76% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $74,502 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,228 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,784
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,931
Out-of-state $32,741
Admission rate
49%
US median 78%
Completion rate
76%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$18,228
About $193 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$74,502
Rank 278 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,784
- Tuition in-state
- $10,931
- Tuition out-of-state
- $32,741
- Cost of attendance
- $30,539
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,943
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $15,432
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $20,728
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $23,424
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,716
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,855 in 2015-16 to $10,931 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1,419
- SAT reading, middle
- 670
- SAT math, middle
- 720
- ACT, middle
- 31
- Undergraduates
- 18,101
- Graduate students
- 8,426
- Part-time students
- 5.3%
- Women
- 51%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 76%
- Retention rate
- 90%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 217
- Endowment
- $786.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 278 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,784 | $17,682 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,931 | $13,810 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 49% | 73% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 76% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 90% | 79% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,228 | $15,250 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $59,492 | $38,937 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $74,502 | $47,733 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 80% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
217 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 616 | $16,750 | $32,306 | $58,137 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 522 | $20,000 | $25,253 | $62,574 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 493 | $16,362 | $43,329 | $72,765 | $68,257 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 401 | $19,000 | $34,538 | $77,075 | $61,296 |
| Applied MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 341 | $19,000 | $44,972 | $82,200 | $91,532 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 295 | $20,500 | $44,349 | $74,965 | $82,686 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 273 | $36,023 | $51,751 | $67,350 | $65,123 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 256 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 246 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 196 | $15,000 | $94,853 | $111,898 | $88,910 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 177 | $27,849 | $108,270 | $124,768 | $86,288 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 169 | $29,728 | $126,792 | $134,363 | $120,193 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 140 | $20,500 | $71,278 | $92,520 | $83,558 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 131 | $235,558 | $73,751 | $99,252 | $112,460 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $19,750 | $36,784 | $62,727 | $69,562 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 115 | $17,250 | $32,912 | $58,966 | $52,657 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $17,500 | $36,480 | $70,243 | $63,293 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $18,250 | $29,649 | $60,648 | $65,466 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 100 | $33,666 | $70,196 | $109,573 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's | Master's | 95 | $24,811 | $64,011 | $73,386 | $63,707 |
| Applied MathematicsMaster's | Master's | 88 | Withheld | $83,112 | $115,518 | $116,060 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 85 | $127,784 | $73,055 | $87,514 | $81,641 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 84 | $80,222 | $122,527 | $145,737 | $127,347 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 82 | $19,920 | $68,729 | $91,650 | $92,135 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 76 | $20,038 | $22,725 | $53,747 | $48,842 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Stony Brook University cost?
$18,784 a year is the average net price at Stony Brook University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,931 for in-state students and $32,741 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,539. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,943 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Stony Brook University?
49% of applicants are admitted to Stony Brook University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,419 and the middle ACT score is 31. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Stony Brook University graduates earn?
$74,502 a year is the median pay of former Stony Brook University students who work, 10 years after they started ($59,492 after 6 years). That ranks 278 of 5,094 US colleges and 42 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Graduate certificate) at $130,405.
How much student debt do Stony Brook University graduates have?
$18,228 is the median federal student loan debt of Stony Brook University graduates, about $193 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Stony Brook University?
76% of first-time, full-time students at Stony Brook University finish within 6 years. 90% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Stony Brook University?
Psychology, General (616 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (522 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (493 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 217 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.