Stony Brook University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University operates as a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 18,101 students of which 23,741 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Stony Brook University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 49.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,419 and an ACT midpoint of 31. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,784, with published in-state tuition of $10,931 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,228, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 76.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 89.8%. Graduates earn a median of $74,502 ten years after enrolling, compared with $59,492 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 559800.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.