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Stony Brook University

Offers a seat to 13% of applicants, up from 8% in 2011.

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#17
Path32 admissions rank, 2026
#11 in 2025
701
applications, 2025-26
for 46 seats
13.4%
offered a seat
median school 10.8%
3.85
average overall GPA
DAT AA 470 (23)
2025-26 admissions cycle

From application to first day

Each bar is drawn to scale against applications received.

Applications received701
Examined by committee358
Offered a seat94
Enrolled46

Applicants per seat

15.2 applicants per seat in 2025 (13 in 2000), below the median school's 17.7.

0204060200020052010201520202025Median15.2
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Acceptance rate

13.4% of applicants were offered a seat in 2025, less selective than the median school (10.8%). It was 8.1% in 2011.

0%5%10%15%2011201520202025Median13.4%
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Average overall GPA

Average overall GPA of 3.85 in 2025, up from 3.43 in 2000. The median school is at 3.71.

3.203.403.603.804.00200020052010201520202025Median3.85
Stony Brook UniversityMedian school

DAT standing among schools

In 2025, its entering class out-scored 91% of other schools on the DAT Academic Average.

0255075100200020052010201520202025Middle91

Percent of other schools with a lower DAT Academic Average that year. Ranking within each year keeps the 2025 move to a 200–600 scale comparable.

Tuition, 2025-26

What Stony Brook University costs

Four years of tuition and mandatory fees for in-state students: $228,593, or $341,953 out-of-state. That ranks #51 most expensive of 69 schools for in-state students and #51 out-of-state. Living expenses are not included.

Year by year

Tuition and mandatory fees for each year of the program, 2025-26.

YearTuition, in-stateTuition, out-of-stateFees
1st$39,130$67,470$23,541
2nd$39,130$67,470$17,770
3rd$39,130$67,470$16,160
4th$39,130$67,470$14,602
Total$228,593$341,953incl. fees

80% of the 2025-26 first-year class are New York residents.

First-year tuition and fees

In-state cost is up 33% since 2014-15. Hover a year for the numbers.

$0K$20K$40K$60K$80K201420202025Median$71K$42K
In-stateOut-of-stateMedian school, in-state

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First-year class, 2025-26

Who's in the class

46 first-year students: 65.2% women (all U.S. schools: 59.5%). The largest groups are White (47.8%) and Asian (41.3%).

Stony Brook University48%41%
All U.S. schools44%26%10%
WhiteAsianHispanicBlackTwo or more racesAmerican Indian, Alaska Native, Pacific IslanderU.S. nonresidentUnknown

Women in the class

Share of first-year students who are women, 2000–2025.

0%25%50%75%100%200020052010201520202025All65%
Stony Brook UniversityAll schools

How the mix has changed

Share of first-year students who are White, Asian, Hispanic or Black. Hover a year for counts.

0%20%40%60%80%200020052010201520202025
WhiteAsianHispanicBlack
Home states, 2016–2025

Where Stony Brook University's students come from

444 matriculants from 19 states and territories. 86% were New York residents.

New York1–45–1920–4950–199200+
  1. New York38085.6%
  2. New Jersey204.5%
  3. California102.3%
  4. Massachusetts61.4%
  5. Connecticut40.9%
  6. Pennsylvania40.9%
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