How SUNY Stony Brook's Acceptance Rate Changes

Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 43.36%, and this year's acceptance rate is 49.14% at Stony Brook University. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 43.45% and women students' rate is 43.16%.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Stony Brook University over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	40.06%	42.72%	37.62%
2013-14	39.48% -0.58%	41.13% 0.34%	37.96% 0.34%
2014-15	41.34% 1.86%	43.47% 1.35%	39.31% 1.35%
2015-16	40.99% -0.36%	41.76% 0.92%	40.23% 0.92%
2016-17	40.67% -0.32%	40.63% 0.47%	40.70% 0.47%
2017-18	42.19% 1.52%	41.67% 1.99%	42.69% 1.99%
2018-19	41.98% -0.21%	41.48% -0.25%	42.44% -0.25%
2019-20	44.15% 2.17%	44.41% 1.48%	43.92% 1.48%
2020-21	48.91% 4.76%	49.72% 4.30%	48.22% 4.30%
2021-22	48.00% -0.91%	45.00% 1.79%	50.00% 1.79%
2022-23	49.14% 1.14%	46.01% 1.67%	51.67% 1.67%
Average	43.36%	43.45%	43.16%

Stony Brook University Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 20.42% where the current academic year yield is 16.81%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Stony Brook University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	24.28%	26.54%	21.91%
2013-14	22.64% -1.63%	26.55% -3.18%	18.72% -3.18%
2014-15	20.48% -2.16%	22.57% -0.44%	18.29% -0.44%
2015-16	20.26% -0.22%	22.66% -0.43%	17.86% -0.43%
2016-17	20.61% 0.35%	23.04% 0.49%	18.35% 0.49%
2017-18	21.26% 0.64%	23.55% 0.76%	19.11% 0.76%
2018-19	21.30% 0.05%	23.02% 0.66%	19.77% 0.66%
2019-20	20.60% -0.70%	22.30% -0.70%	19.08% -0.70%
2020-21	18.32% -2.28%	20.22% -2.46%	16.62% -2.46%
2021-22	18.00% -0.31%	20.00% 0.38%	17.00% 0.38%
2022-23	16.81% -1.19%	19.35% -2.01%	14.99% -2.01%
Average	20.42%	22.71%	18.34%

Stony Brook University Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 35,210, the average number of admitted is 15,362, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,087. The number of SUNY Stony Brook applicants increased by 4.35% (1,687 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Stony Brook University from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	27,513	11,023	2,676
2013-14	30,300 2,787	11,963 33	2,709 33
2014-15	33,714 3,414	13,938 146	2,855 146
2015-16	34,146 432	13,995 -19	2,836 -19
2016-17	34,999 853	14,233 98	2,934 98
2017-18	35,313 314	14,899 233	3,167 233
2018-19	37,828 2,515	15,880 216	3,383 216
2019-20	37,079 -749	16,370 -11	3,372 -11
2020-21	37,083 4	18,138 -50	3,322 -50
2021-22	38,826 1,743	18,636 33	3,355 33
2022-23	40,513 1,687	19,908 -8	3,347 -8
Average	35,210	15,362	3,087

Stony Brook University Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at SUNY Stony Brook

Acceptance Rate Changes

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes