Stony Brook University (SUNY Stony Brook) is a four-year, public school located in Stony Brook, NY.
It offers 215 graduate programs - 100 Master's, 66 Doctorate, 34 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $14,222 for in-state and $29,242 for out-of-state students.
A total of 8,426 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 26,689 students at SUNY Stony Brook. SUNY Stony Brook offers online graduate programs and 1,569 out of 8,426 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
SUNY Stony Brook have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Medicine. In addition, you can find SUNY Stony Brook's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $14,222 for New York residents and $29,242 for out-of-state students. It offers 215 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Stony Brook University |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 310 Administration Building, Stony Brook, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 8,316 students
1,569 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$14,222
Out-of-State$29,242 |
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| Student to Faculty | 19:1 (5.26%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 215 Graduate Programs
100 Master's, 66 Doctorate, 49 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Stony Brook University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Stony Brook University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For New York residents, the tuition & fees are $14,222 and $29,242 for non-New York residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $471 for New York residents and $1,097 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $11,310 | $26,330 |
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| Fees | $2,912 | $2,912 |
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| Cost per Credit | $471 | $1,097 |
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| Books & Supplies | $900 |
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| Room & Board | $18,196 (On-Campus) / $17,010 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,248 (On-Campus) / $7,152 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $36,566 | $51,586 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $39,284 | $54,304 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $13,793 | $13,838 | $13,943 | $13,943 | $14,222 |
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| Out-of-State | $25,583 | $25,628 | $25,733 | $27,123 | $29,242 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Stony Brook University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 215 major areas - 100 Master's (3 online programs), 66 Doctorate, 34 Post-Bachelor's (7 online programs), 15 Post-Master's. 2,203 students have been conferred Master's degree and 618 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 2,203 | 618 | 143 | 203 |
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| Men | 954 | 346 | 52 | 49 |
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| Women | 1,249 | 272 | 91 | 154 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 7 |
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NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 9 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
SUNY Stony Brook graduate schools have a total of 8,316 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 3,605 male and 4,711 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,717 full-time and 2,599 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 1,569 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,660 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 3,185 White, 458 Black, and 983 Asian students are attending at Stony Brook University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
346 grad students are younger than 22 and 811 students are older than 65. It has 5,521 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,748 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 8,316 |
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| Men | 3,605 |
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| Women | 4,711 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 8,316 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,717 |
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| Part-time Students | 2,599 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 8,316 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 983 |
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| Black | 458 |
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| Hispanic | 768 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 9 |
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| White | 3,185 |
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| Two or more races | 159 |
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| Un-Known | 844 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 8,316 |
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| 21 & Under | 346 |
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| 22-24 | 2,674 |
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| 25-29 | 2,847 |
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| 30-34 | 1,163 |
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| 35-39 | 585 |
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| 40 & Over | 811 |
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Online Population
At Stony Brook University graduate schools, 1,569 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,660 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 8,426 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,569 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,660 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,197 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,569 |
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| New York Resident | 1,502 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 64 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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