Apply to SUNY Stony Brook
Application Fee
$50
Graduate Application Fee
$100
Acceptance Rate
49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
21%
Freshmen Enrollment
3,322
SAT Scores
1,335
ACT Scores
29
2022 Acceptance Rate
A total of 37,083 students have applied and 18,138 students have allowed to admit to Stony Brook University (Acceptance rate: 48.91%). The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 18.32 % where 3,322 students have finally enrolled out of 18,138 admitted students.
The acceptance rate of the school is lower (tighter to admit) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as Rutgers University-Newark and University of Louisiana at Lafayette, its acceptance rate is lower (difficult to get in) (the average acceptance rate of the schools is 74.90%).
The yield of the school is lower (less admitted-students enrolled) compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings, its yield is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) (average yield is 31.70%).
How to Apply to Stony Brook University
| Admission | https://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/admissions.shtml |
|---|---|
| Online Application | https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/application-procedures/ |
| Financial Aid | https://www.stonybrook.edu/finaid/ |
| Net Price Calculator | https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/finaid/finaidbasics/net_price_calc.html |
| Veterans Tuition | https://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/vets/ |
| Athletic | https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/irpe/about/consumerinfo.html |
| Disability Service | https://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/dss/index.html |
Admission Statistics Charts
2022 Test Scores Comparison
For the academic year 2020-2021, the average SAT score is 1,335 and the average ACT score is 29 over scores submitted by enrolled first-time students. Compared to similar schools in college rankings, the admission score of Stony Brook University is average than the schools (average score is 1,199). You can check and compare the SAT and ACT scores by subject with tables and charts.
| SAT Average | ACT Average | |
|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook University | 1,335 | 29 |
| Similarly Colleges in Rankings | 1,174 | 25 |
| All U.S. Colleges | 1123 | 68 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges | 1112 | 67 |
| 4-Years Colleges | 1124 | 68 |
| Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York | 1135 | 72 |
SAT/ACT Scores by Subject
At Stony Brook University, 2,937 students submitted SAT scores (88% of enrolled students).
The average SAT score is about 1,335 and it is average than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. The following table shows the SAT average scores by subject and 25th/75th percentile.
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 600 | 690 |
| Mathematics | 630 | 750 |
| Total | 1,230 | 1,440 |
At Stony Brook University, 655 students submitted ACT scores (20% of enrolled students).
The average ACT score is about 29 and it is lower than average for Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. The next table shows the ACT average scores by subject and 25th/75th percentile.
| 25th percentile | 75th percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26 | 32 |
| English | 25 | 34 |
| Mathematics | 25 | 32 |
| Total | 76 | 98 |
Admission Requirements
The following table summarizes the admission requirement to apply to Stony Brook University. The school requires 6 items to submit - Secondary school GPA, Secondary school record, Completion of college-preparatory program, Recommendations, Admission test scores and TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and 1 items are recommended to submit - Secondary school rank and .
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school rank | Recommended |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| Completion of college-preparatory program | Required |
| Recommendations | Required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Admission test scores | Required |
| TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.) | Neither required nor recommended |