How this school serves students from different economic backgrounds, including Pell students, first-generation pathways, and long-term mobility outcomes.
Stony Brook University admits about 49.0% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,330 and 1,500 on the SAT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 39.4% receive Pell Grants and 36.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is 25.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Stony Brook University #79 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects both the institution's admission scale and the share of undergraduates it draws from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. Freshman retention stands at 89.8%, and the six-year graduation rate is 75.6%, with 74.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Azimuth ranks Stony Brook University #48 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Median earnings for low-income graduates stand at $61,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 86.3 percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure carries weight given that 39.4% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. The pattern aligns with a university whose dominant program concentration in the biological sciences feeds graduates into health, research, and science-adjacent careers.
Stony Brook University admits about 49.0% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,330 and 1,500 on the SAT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 39.4% receive Pell Grants and 36.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is 25.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Stony Brook University #79 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects both the institution's admission scale and the share of undergraduates it draws from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. Freshman retention stands at 89.8%, and the six-year graduation rate is 75.6%, with 74.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Azimuth ranks Stony Brook University #48 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Median earnings for low-income graduates stand at $61,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 86.3 percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure carries weight given that 39.4% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. The pattern aligns with a university whose dominant program concentration in the biological sciences feeds graduates into health, research, and science-adjacent careers.
Stony Brook University admits about 49.0% of applicants. Among admitted students who submitted scores, the middle 50% scored between 1,330 and 1,500 on the SAT (interquartile range). Among enrolled undergraduates, 39.4% receive Pell Grants and 36.1% are first-generation college students. Transfer enrollment is 25.0% of the student body. Azimuth ranks Stony Brook University #79 for access among nonprofit four-year institutions. The access ranking reflects both the institution's admission scale and the share of undergraduates it draws from Pell-eligible and first-generation backgrounds. Freshman retention stands at 89.8%, and the six-year graduation rate is 75.6%, with 74.1% of Pell-eligible students completing within that window. Azimuth ranks Stony Brook University #48 for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions. Median earnings for low-income graduates stand at $61,300 on a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, placing this cohort in the 86.3 percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure carries weight given that 39.4% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. The pattern aligns with a university whose dominant program concentration in the biological sciences feeds graduates into health, research, and science-adjacent careers.
