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Stony Brook University

173 222   Arts & Humanities129  Natural Sciences
241  Engineering & IT-  Social Sciences
World Rankings208  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
127 91   Arts & Humanities70  Natural Sciences
189  Engineering & IT208  Social Sciences
World Rankings185  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
224 82  Arts & Humanities45  Natural Sciences
163  Engineering & IT152  Social Sciences
World Rankings155  Life Sciences & Biomedicine
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Stony Brook is an internationally recognized research university offering undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, engineering, business, journalism, and the health professions. Enrollment totals 24,000: 16,000 undergraduates and and 8,000 graduate students from 49 US states and 105 countries. The main campus, on Long Island 50 miles from New York City in Stony Brook, New York offers undergraduates opportunities to study and work with faculty who are leaders in their fields, and a vibrant campus life including recreational and intercollegiate athletics and a wide variety of clubs and activities. The Southampton campus offers undergraduates the advantages of a small, intimate campus, with curriculum organized around issues related to environmental sustainability, public policy, and natural resource management. Stony Brook is a member of the Association of American Universities, the top 62 research universities in the US and Canada. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook’s undergraduate program in the top 100 in national universities in the US and in the top 50 public national universities.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff Headcount: 2,184 FTE: 1,747

Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, hospital residents and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator.

Number of International Faculty Staff Headcount: 345 FTE: 321

Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 11 FTE: 11

Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months.

Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff Headcount: 15 FTE: 15

Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students Headcount: 15,924 FTE: 14,103

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor’s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate’s degrees.

Number of International Undergraduate Students Headcount: 2,695 FTE: 2,564

Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 80 FTE: 80

Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students Headcount: 475 FTE: 475

Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months.

Average International Undergraduate Fees $ USD 14,389

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees $ USD 6,489

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Undergraduate Class Size Headcount: 24

The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Number of first year Undergraduate students Headcount: 2,894 FTE: 2,885

Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students Headcount: 8,070 FTE: 5,728

Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)

Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1,911 FTE: 1,698

Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'.

Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 5 FTE: 5

Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students Headcount: 1 FTE: 1

Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 14,177

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees $ USD 9,297

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size Headcount: 13

The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Students

Total Students Headcount: 23,994 FTE: 20,881

Total number of students.

Total International Students Headcount: 4,606 FTE: 4,262

Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained.

Total Outbound Exchange Students Headcount: 476 FTE: 476

Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Total Inbound Exchange Students Headcount: 71 FTE: 71

Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months.

Average International Student Fees Headcount: 14,283

Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course

Average Domestic Student Fees $ USD 11,088

Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with ‘program’ referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees?

Average Class Size Headcount: 25

The average size of class across all programs. The term ‘class’ refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars.

Number of Male Students Headcount: 11,418 FTE: 10,599

Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university

Number of Female Students Headcount: 12,576 FTE: 11,084

Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university

Graduate Output

Number of PhDs Awarded Headcount: 555

Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months

Main claims to international academic or non-academic excellence

Stony Brook is an internationally recognized research university offering undergraduate degrees in the arts and sciences, engineering, business, journalism, and the health professions. Stony Brook is a member of the Association of American Universities, the top 62 research universities in the US and Canada. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook’s undergraduate program in the top 100 in national universities in the US and in the top 50 public national universities.

Range of Fees

undergraduate annual
in-state tuition and fees 6489
out of state 14389

Basic TOEFL/IELTS requirements

minimum TOEFL 550 (paper based)
minimum 213 (computer based test)
•Internet-based test:
- 80 for general admission.
- 90 for admission to a doctoral program and to be eligible for consideration for TA/GA support.
SAT verbal 430 or higher
IELTS Overall score of 6.5 with no subsection below 6.

Accommodation

on campus housing available

Accommodation Range

price range = double occ. room 6112 annually

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