Applying to Stony Brook University

The acceptance rate at Stony Brook University was 44.15% - 37,079 students were applied and 16,370 were admitted to the school. Based on the rate, it is relatively hard (lower than the national average) to get into SUNY Stony Brook. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 21% where 3,372 out of 16,370 admitted students were enrolled.

The average SAT score is 1,335 and the ACT score is 29 at SUNY Stony Brook.

Below tables and charts analyze SUNY Stony Brook admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $50 for applying undergraduate school and $100 for graduate school at Stony Brook University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
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
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 44.15% and the yield is 20.60%. 17,409 men and 19,669 women applied to SUNY Stony Brook and 7,732 men and 8,638 women students were accepted. Among them, 1,724 men and 1,648 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2019). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	37,079	17,409	19,669
Admitted	16,370	7,732	8,638
Enrolled	3,372	1,724	1,648
Acceptance Rate	44.15%	44.41%	43.92%
Yield	20.60%	22.30%	19.08%

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2019-2020, 2,906 students (86% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 686 students (20%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 690 and the 25^th percentile is 590. The SAT Math score is 750 (75^th) and 640 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 32 (75^th percentile) and 26 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	590	690
SAT Math	640	750
ACT Composite	26	32
ACT Math	26	32
ACT English	24	33

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Stony Brook University are competitive and high when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,257, ACT: 77 - Public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and Formal Demonstration of Competencies to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, 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	Recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended