Stony Brook University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Stony Brook University is a public research university in Stony Brook, NY (suburb setting), with 17,549 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 49% of 50,341 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1320–1490 on the SAT and 28–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $52,160 a year for out-of-state students and $32,370 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,601 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 78% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in health professions & nursing, biological sciences, psychology. The campus reported 1.06 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Stony Brook University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Suburb
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 78%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $10,560 in-state · $30,350 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 12 burglaries · 33 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 30 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Stony Brook University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Stony Brook University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $1.3M | $41,017 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Coastal Athletic Association | 41 | 7 over | 4 | $1.7M | $42,082 | 969 | |
| Men's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $3.7M | $264,370 | 985 | |
| Women's Basketball | Coastal Athletic Association | 14 | room 1 | 5 | $2.4M | $169,237 | 1000 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Coastal Athletic Association | — | — | 4 | — | — | 980 | |
| Football | Coastal Athletic Association | 116 | 11 over | 1 | $8.2M | $70,797 | 965 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 51 | 3 over | 4 | $1.6M | $30,412 | 977 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Coastal Athletic Association | 38 | at cap | 4 | $1.7M | $44,768 | 993 | |
| Men's Soccer | Coastal Athletic Association | 30 | 2 over | 4 | $1.1M | $36,556 | 996 | |
| Softball | Coastal Athletic Association | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $1.4M | $68,567 | 992 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | room 15 | 2 | $569k | $37,903 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Coastal Athletic Association | 13 | 3 over | 2 | $505k | $38,809 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 89 | 44 over | 1 | $432k | $4,851 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Coastal Athletic Association | 84 | 39 over | 4 | $583k | $6,939 | 989 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Coastal Athletic Association | 15 | room 3 | 3 | $1.2M | $78,055 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.