Stony Brook University

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Here at Stony Brook you’ll discover the advantages of a major university — excellence in education, an active research environment and one of the best university teaching hospitals in the region. 

History & Mission:

Stony Brook University, New York’s flagship university and No. 1 public university, was established in 1957 as a college for the preparation of secondary school teachers of mathematics and science. Stony Brook is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The first campus was located in Oyster Bay, Long Island, on the grounds of a former Gold Coast estate. In 1962, a new campus was built near the historic village of Stony Brook on land donated by local philanthropist Ward Melville.

The university has grown tremendously and is now recognized as one of the nation’s important centers of learning and scholarship — carrying out the mandate given by the State Board of Regents in 1960 to become a university that would “stand with the finest in the country.”

The Stony Brook campus lies about 60 miles east of Manhattan and 60 miles west of Montauk Point. It is only a short distance to the Atlantic beaches of the south shore and the vineyards of the East End. Situated on 1,039 acres on the north shore of Long Island, Stony Brook University has a four-season climate, tempered by proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound.

Facts & Figures:

• #1 public university in New York (U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Colleges)
• #12 among national universities in social mobility (U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Colleges)
• #26 among public universities (U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Colleges)
• #58 among national universities (U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Colleges)

University highlights:

• Located just outside New York City on Long Island, Stony Brook University offers easy access to everything in New York City, including internships and career-building organizations at Amazon, Bloomberg, Disney, and Google, among other major employers.

• Stony Brook is lauded for high value, career preparation, and amazing outcomes: Times Higher Education cited it the #1 public university in New York State, U.S. News & World Report ranked it #26 for public universities and #58 best overall (tie), and the Chronicle of Higher Education lists Stony Brook as the top producer of Fulbright Scholars (2020-2021).

• Innovators change the world at Stony Brook University in New York, with notable faculty including Nobel Prize for Medicine winners, Pulitzer Prize recipients, MacArthur Fellows, and Fields Medalists.

For information on admission requirements, kindly contact our admissions counsellor!