Acceptance Rate History
Stony Brook University Acceptance Rate: 49.0% in 2024 (2013–2024 history)
NY · Current rate: 49.0%
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What is Stony Brook University's acceptance rate in 2024?
Stony Brook University's acceptance rate in 2024 is 49.0%, roughly unchanged from 49.0% in 2023.
College Scorecard 2024
What is Stony Brook University's out-of-state acceptance rate?
- In-state: 39.9% (17,065 admitted of 42,719 applicants)
- Out-of-state: 62.9% (8,198 admitted of 13,031 applicants)
- International: 67.1% (5,667 admitted of 8,447 applicants)
Out-of-state applicants were admitted at a higher rate than in-state applicants. International applicants were admitted at a higher rate than in-state applicants.
Fall 2025 · Stony Brook University Common Data Set (2025-26), section C1. Rates are our calculation from the counts the college reported.
Year-by-Year Data
| Year | Acceptance Rate | Applicants | Admitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49.0% | 55,880 | 27,406 |
| 2023 | 49.0% | 50,341 | 24,670 |
| 2022 | 49.1% | 40,513 | 19,908 |
| 2021 | 48.1% | 38,826 | 18,659 |
| 2020 | 48.9% | 37,083 | 18,138 |
| 2019 | 44.2% | 37,079 | 16,370 |
| 2018 | 42.0% | 37,828 | 15,880 |
| 2017 | 42.2% | 35,313 | 14,899 |
| 2016 | 40.7% | 34,999 | 14,233 |
| 2015 | 41.0% | 34,146 | 13,995 |
| 2014 | 41.3% | 33,714 | 13,938 |
| 2013 | 39.5% | 30,300 | 11,963 |
Source: IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · College Scorecard
Cost
The same school, two different prices
Family income under $30k: $12,943/yr · Family income over $110k: $27,716/yr (AY 2023–24)
Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard). In-state students only. International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.
High-income families typically pay closer to sticker.
Admitted Student Profile
SAT Range · Middle 50% (25th–75th)
1330–1500
College Scorecard 2024
Admitted students at Stony Brook University scored between 1330 and 1500 on the SAT (middle 50%).
Source: College Scorecard · U.S. Dept of Education
How to read these numbers
- The 2024 rate covers Stony Brook University's whole applicant pool — early and regular applications counted together in one figure. It is not the rate of any single round.
- 1330–1500 is the middle half of admitted scores, not a cutoff: a quarter of admitted students scored below 1330, and a quarter scored above 1500.
- The table above holds 12 reported years, 2013 through 2024. Across them Stony Brook University's rate ranged from 39.5% to 49.1%, so any single year is one point inside that range.
Each figure above describes a class a school already admitted in a completed cycle. It is a record of who was admitted, not a measurement of any one application.
Source: College Scorecard · IPEDS Admissions Survey (NCES) · U.S. Dept. of Education
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Middle 50% of admitted students scored 1330–1500.
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Trend Analysis
Stony Brook University's acceptance rate has increased from 39.5% in 2013 to 49.0% in 2024. The most notable shift occurred in 2020.
Analysis compiled from official data trends.
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Data sourced from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Does not represent endorsements or guarantee admission outcomes.