The average graduation rate over the past 10 years (2015-2025) is 74.40% where the last year rate was 75%.
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.40% for full-time students and 53.30% for part-time students.
The average graduation rate of the last 11 years is 74.40% where the current academic year rate is 75%.
The following table and chart show the changes of graduation rate at Stony Brook University over the past 10 years (2015-2025).
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 68% | 63% | 75% |
| 2016-17 | 72% | 69% | 77% |
| 2017-18 | 72% | 66% | 79% |
| 2018-19 | 74% | 71% | 78% |
| 2019-20 | 76% | 71% | 82% |
| 2020-21 | 76% | 72% | 80% |
| 2021-22 | 77% | 74% | 81% |
| 2022-23 | 77% | 75% | 80% |
| 2023-24 | 77% | 75% | 80% |
| 2024-25 | 75% | 72% | 78% |
| Average | 74.40% | 70.80% | 79.00% |
The average transfer-out rate of the last 11 years is 15.30% where the current year rate is 13%. The following table and chart illustrate the change of transfer-out rate at Stony Brook University from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Transfer-out Rate |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 22% |
| 2016-17 | 19% |
| 2017-18 | 18% |
| 2018-19 | 17% |
| 2019-20 | 15% |
| 2020-21 | 13% |
| 2021-22 | 13% |
| 2022-23 | 11% |
| 2023-24 | 12% |
| 2024-25 | 13% |
| Average | 15.30% |
The average retention rate of the last 11 years is 89.40% for full-time students and 53.30% for part-time students.
The following table shows the changes of retention rate at SUNY Stony Brook from 2015 to 2025.
| Year | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 90% | 33% |
| 2016-17 | 89% | - |
| 2017-18 | 90% | 67% |
| 2018-19 | 90% | 29% |
| 2019-20 | 89% | 63% |
| 2020-21 | 90% | 67% |
| 2021-22 | 89% | 75% |
| 2022-23 | 88% | 89% |
| 2023-24 | 89% | 60% |
| 2024-25 | 90% | 50% |
| Average | 89.40% | 53.30% |
The average student to faculty ratio over the last 11 years is 18.40 to 1 where the current academic year ratio is 19 to 1. The following table and chart illustrate the change of student to faculty ratio at Stony Brook University since 2025.
| Year | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 17:1 |
| 2016-17 | 17:1 |
| 2017-18 | 18:1 |
| 2018-19 | 18:1 |
| 2019-20 | 19:1 |
| 2020-21 | 19:1 |
| 2021-22 | 19:1 |
| 2022-23 | 19:1 |
| 2023-24 | 19:1 |
| 2024-25 | 19:1 |
| Average | 18.40:1 |
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