About Stony Brook University

City: / Stony Brook
Website: / www.stonybrook.edu
Approximate semester dates: / Semester 1: September-December
Semester 2: January-May
Language of instruction: / English
Full time load equivalent: / 15 credits per semester
Approximate living expenses: / US $6,000 per semester
Health Insurance US $286 per semester
Additional information: / Undergraduate students only
Students will be required to pay approximately
US $700 in administrative fees

General

·  Founded in 1957, one of the State University of New York’s four University Centres

·  Member of the Association of American Universities

·  A National Merit Institution

Rankings

·  Ranked in the top 100 National Universities by U.S. News & World Report and included on their list of notable programs for undergraduate research/creative projects

·  Ranked one of “The 100 Best Values in Higher Education” among public universities by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

·  Ranked eighth among public universities with students going on to elite graduate programs by the Wall Street Journal

·  Ranked in the top 50 North American universities and 136th among 8,300 universities worldwide by the London Times Higher Education Supplement

·  Ranked among the top 150 universities in the world by the Institute for Higher Education in Shanghai

Academic Staff

·  More than 1,900 academic staff

·  97% of full-time academic staff hold doctoral degrees or highest degrees in their fields

·  Responsible for approximately 1,300 inventions and 600 issued patents

·  Serve as mentors to high school students selected as Intel Science Talent Search semifinalists each year, making SB the second-largest incubator of Intel talent in the country by mentoring more than 10% of the 300 semifinalists nationwide

Colleges & Schools

·  College of Arts & Sciences

·  College of Business

·  College of Engineering & Applied Sciences

·  School of Dental Medicine

·  School of Health Technology & Management

·  School of Journalism

·  School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences

·  School of Medicine

·  School of Nursing

·  School of Professional Development

·  School of Social Welfare

Majors & Minors

·  61 Majors and 68 Minors

·  Most Popular Majors: Biology; Business Management; Computer Science; Economics; English; Health Science; History; Psychology; Political Science; Sociology

Campus Residences

·  All Corridors, Suites, and Apartments have been recently renovated

·  Each quad has computing and fitness centres; all rooms have high-speed Internet and cable TV

·  Approximately 77% of freshmen live on campus

Location

·  Only 60 miles east of New York City on the eastern seaboard of the U.S.

·  Situated on 1,100 wooded acres on the north shore of Long Island

·  A four-season climate, tempered by proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound

About Admissions, Scholarships, & Financial Aid

Annual Fees *

·  Room & Board: US$8,920 (varies according to meal plan)

·  Fees: US$1,410

·  Health Insurance: US$849
*costs as of 08/07; subject to change without notice

Student Body, Fall 2007

·  Total Undergraduates: 15,525

·  Total Graduate Students: 7,829

·  Total Students: 23,354

·  Total Ethnicity: 40% White; 7% African-American; 17% Asian; 7% Hispanic-American; 29% Other

·  Total Gender Distribution: 47% Male; 53% Female