Applying to SUNY Stony Brook

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
49.01%	1,410

Stony Brook University's acceptance rate is 49.01% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 50,341 students applied and 24,670 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is around the national average.

SUNY Stony Brook's acceptance rate places 16th out of 166 New York colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,410 and the ACT score is 31 at SUNY Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook's SAT score ranks 12nd out of 91 New York colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to SUNY Stony Brook, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Stony Brook University is 49.01% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.47%. 22,956 men and 27,368 women applied to SUNY Stony Brook and 10,593 men and 14,066 women students were accepted.

17 applicants who has another gender applied and 11 were accepted.

Among them, 1,746 men and 1,823 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at SUNY Stony Brook.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at SUNY Stony Brook
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	50,341	22,956	27,368	17	0
Admitted	24,670	10,593	14,066	11	0
Enrolled	3,569	1,746	1,823	0	0
Acceptance Rate	49.01%	46.14%	51.40%	64.71%	-
Yield	14.47%	16.48%	12.96%	0.00%	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Stony Brook University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1,285 students (36% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 106 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at SUNY Stony Brook.

The median SAT score is 1,410 with 680 SAT EBRW and 730 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 720 and the 25^th percentile is 640. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 770 and 25^th percentile is 680 .

The median ACT composite score is 31 with 75^th percentile score of 33 and 25^th percentile score of 28 at SUNY Stony Brook. The median ACT math score is 30 and the ACT English score is 32.

The SAT and ACT scores at Stony Brook University are relatively high compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at SUNY Stony Brook
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1320	1410	1490
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	640	680	720
SAT Math	680	730	770
ACT Composite	28	31	33
ACT Math	27	30	33
ACT English	27	32	34

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Stony Brook University 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 3,569 first-year students enrolled in SUNY Stony Brook. The proportion of full-time students is 99.83% and part-time students is 0.17%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 48.92% and women students is 51.08%.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at SUNY Stony Brook.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at SUNY Stony Brook
	Total	Men	Women
Total	3,569	1,746	1,823
Full-time	3,563	1,745	1,818
Part-time	6	1	5

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at SUNY Stony Brook. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Stony Brook University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

SUNY Stony Brook Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for undergraduate schools and $100 for graduate schools of Stony Brook University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to SUNY Stony Brook.

Admission Information for Applying to SUNY Stony Brook
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$50
Graduate Application Fees	$100
Admission Information	https://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/admissions.shtml
Online Application	https://www.stonybrook.edu/undergraduate-admissions/apply/freshman/application-procedures/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Offers within and/or outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

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