Stony Brook University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

State University of New York at Stony Brook, also known as Stony Brook University, is a public, research university located in Stony Brook, New York, United States. It was originally founded in 1957 as the State University College. It is one of four university centers in the State University of New York system (SUNY). It enrolls more than 20,000 students.

The campus is spread across an area of 1,364 acres. The University offers a variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into several academic divisions:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Engineering and Applied Sciences
• School of Dental Medicine
• School of Health Technology and Management
• School of Journalism
• School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
• School of Medicine
• School of Nursing
• School of Professional Development
• School of Social Welfare

Stony Brook was one of the national universities to be awarded a National Science Foundation recognition award in 1998. This award was granted for their integration of research and education. It became a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2001.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mathematics, therapy and counseling, music, religion and philosophy, science, computer science and engineering, medicine, and liberal arts.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Selective admissions.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There is a hospital on campus.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Stony Brook participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 79% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 23,991 in 2009-2010 (21,969 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 65% of enrolled students, graduate students are 33%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

Students under 25 years old represent 68% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Stony Brook provides on-campus housing for 9,903 of its 21,969 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football (Big South Conference), basketball (America East), baseball (America East), and track (America East).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 139 male students received the aid (men were 56% of those receiving aid) and 109 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 44% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Stony Brook offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include medical degrees.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral With Medical/Veterinary.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (17 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (448 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (233 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (21 awarded)

• Natural Resources/Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (45 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (308 awarded)

• Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (258 awarded)

• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Systems Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (252 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (27 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LIBERAL ARTS (1,485 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (248 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (13 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (58 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (116 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Cytotechnology/Cytotechnologist
• Physician Assistant
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MEDICINE (557 awarded)

• Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
• Medicine (MD)
• Neuroscience
• Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
• Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC (96 awarded)

• Music Performance
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (358 awarded)

• Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (20 awarded)

• Occupational Therapy/Therapist

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (76 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (622 awarded)

• Anatomy
• Animal Genetics
• Animal Physiology
• Astronomy
• Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Molecular Biology
• Pharmacology
• Physical Sciences
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (504 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Experimental Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology
• Social Psychology