SAT Scores Trends at SUNY Stony Brook

Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score of Stony Brook University is 1346, and current year SAT score is 1420

The SAT score have been increased 155 points since 2015 and it has risen steadily in recent years at SUNY Stony Brook. Compared to previous year, the SAT score increased by 10 points at SUNY Stony Brook. Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT and ACT scores are competitive and high at SUNY Stony Brook.

You can check and compare colleges with similar SAT scores SUNY Stony Brook by SAT score range 1320-1420, 1370-1470, and 1420-1520.

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SAT Scores Over Time

The 2025 SAT score is 1420 at SUNY Stony Brook. Over the past 11 years, the average SAT score is 1247 (25^th percentile) and 1443 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted SAT scores are competitive and high at SUNY Stony Brook.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in SAT scores at Stony Brook University since 2015.

Year	Total			Math			Evidence-Based Reading and Writing
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	1,150	1,265	1,380	600	660	720	550	605	660
2016-17	1,150	1,260	1,370	600	655	710	550	605	660
2017-18	1,210	1,310	1,410	620	675	730	590	635	680
2018-19	1,230	1,325	1,420	630	685	740	600	640	680
2019-20	1,230	1,335	1,440	640	695	750	590	640	690
2020-21	1,230	1,335	1,440	630	690	750	600	645	690
2021-22	1,300	1,390	1,480	670	720	770	630	670	710
2022-23	1,320	1,410	1,500	680	730	780	640	680	720
2023-24	1,320	1,410	1,490	680	730	770	640	680	720
2024-25	1,330	1,420	1,500	680	730	770	650	690	730
Average	1247	1346	1443	643	697	749	604	649	694

^*SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing replaces SAT critical reading and writing since year 2017.

^**The SAT Writing score is excluded from the total scores for year from 2011 to 2016.

Stony Brook University SAT Score Trends Chart

Stony Brook University SAT Math Score Trends Chart

Stony Brook University SAT EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) Trends Chart

ACT Scores Over Time

The 2025 ACT score is 31 at SUNY Stony Brook. Over the past 11 years, the average ACT score of the last 11 years is 27 (25^th percentile) and 32 (75^th percentile). Compared to similar schools, the submitted ACT scores are competitive and high at SUNY Stony Brook.

The following table and chart show the changes in ACT scores at Stony Brook University since 2015.

Year	Composite			English			Math
Year	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th	25^th	50^th	75^th
2015-16	26	29	31	25	29	32	26	29	32
2016-17	26	29	31	24	28	31	26	29	32
2017-18	26	29	31	24	28	32	26	29	32
2018-19	26	29	31	24	29	33	26	29	31
2019-20	26	29	32	24	29	33	26	29	32
2020-21	26	29	32	25	30	34	25	29	32
2021-22	29	31	33	28	31	34	27	30	33
2022-23	28	31	34	27	32	35	28	30	34
2023-24	28	31	33	27	32	34	27	30	33
2024-25	29	31	33	29	33	35	27	31	34
Average	27	30	32	26	30	33	26	29	33

Stony Brook University ACT Score Trends Chart

Stony Brook University ACT Math Score Trends Chart

Stony Brook University ACT English Trends Chart

	2024	2025	Change %
Stony Brook University	1410	1420	0.71%
Binghamton University	1410	1410	-
University of Hartford	1210	1200	0.83%
University at Albany	-	-	-
University of Maine	-	-	-
University of Vermont	1360	1340	1.49%

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