2022 Student Population

A total of 26,608 students have enrolled at Stony Brook University - 17,999 undergraduate and 8,609 graduate.
By gender, 12,432 male and 14,176 female students are attending the school. By attendance status, there are 22,457 full-time students and 4,151 part-time students.
The number of students at Stony Brook University is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as University of South Dakota and University of Toledo, its population is average (average population is 26,555).
Stony Brook University offers online degree/certificate programs and 3,072 students enrolled in online programs.

Enrollment Chart

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 12,432 male and 14,176 female students attending the school. The male-to-female ratio is 0.88 to 1 and the ratio is higher (more men students at the school) (the average male-to-female ratio over all U.S. colleges is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status.

Gender Distribution Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total17,99916,6981,301
Men8,8108,140670
Women9,1898,558631
Population by Gender/Attending Status at
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total8,6095,7592,850
Men3,6222,857765
Women4,9872,9022,085

Gedner Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 8,675 White students (32.60%) and 6,551 Asian students (24.62%) at Stony Brook University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Stony Brook University.

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Stony Brook University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native1248
Asian5,6482,8322,816
Black or African American1,112381731
Hispanic2,5471,0731,474
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander1284
White5,1892,6052,584
Two or More Races519239280
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,121560561
Total 17,9998,8109,189
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Stony Brook University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native404
Asian903388515
Black or African American439146293
Hispanic796248548
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White3,4861,2472,239
Two or More Races15854104
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1,120416704
Total 8,6093,6224,987

Race/Ethnicity Distribution Chart

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 19,691 students whose age under twenty five and 3,235 students whose age is over thirty years old at Stony Brook University.
Especially, 791 students are younger than eighteen and 21 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Stony Brook University.

Enrollment by Student Age Table

UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at Stony Brook University
TotalMenWomen
Total17,999 8,8109,189
Under 18791 357434
18-196,634 3,2123,422
20-217,009 3,4083,601
22-242,389 1,2571,132
25-29741 389352
30-34234 104130
35-3994 4747
40-4971 2348
50-6436 1323
Total 17,999 8,8109,189
Population by Student Age at Stony Brook University
TotalMenWomen
Total8,609 3,6224,987
18-193 21
20-21220 101119
22-242,645 1,2081,437
25-292,941 1,3611,580
30-341,304 524780
35-39568 178390
40-49631 188443
50-64276 49227
65 and over21 1110
Total 8,609 3,6224,987

Student Age Distribution Chart

Online Student Population

At Stony Brook University, 17,593 students (66.12% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 3,072 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,775 students live in New York where Stony Brook University is located in and 146 students have enrolled from other states.

Online Enrollment Table

Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total26,60817,9998,609
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes3,0721,1761,896
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,52112,4012,120
Not Enrolled in Online Classes9,0154,4224,593
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)3,0721,1761,896
New York Residents2,7759991,776
Other State in U.S.14645101
Outside of U.S.15113219
Unknown000

Online Enrollment Chart