Stony Brook University

Together, we go far beyond

Ranked among the top 35 public universities in the nation by Forbes Top College Rankings (2022) and the top 10 universities in the nation for diversity and globalization by QS U.S. University Rankings (2021), Stony Brook University is the smart choice for your higher education. A degree from Stony Brook—an institution with award-winning faculty, accomplished students, innovative academic programs, and a proven track record of successful alumni—will take you far beyond your expectations, opening doors to countless career possibilities.

A member of the elite Association of American Universities, Stony Brook offers undergraduates more than 200 majors, minors, and combined-degree programs. Stony Brook faculty are educators and award-winning scholars and researchers. We’re committed to putting our best educators into our undergraduate classes. We also have many unique semester, academic-year, and winter and summer study abroad programs on six continents in more than 25 different countries. Our diverse and prestigious programs allow students to have once-in-a-lifetime experiences in places like Madagascar and Stony Brook’s Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya.

Our diverse campus attracts more than 25,000 students from nearly all 50 states and more than 100 countries. Each spring, the university pays tribute to students’ accomplishments in the arts and sciences with a day of exhibition and performance. Stony Brook also has 325-plus clubs and organizations for students and offers an extensive intramurals program.

Our Student Activities Center features a food court, student lounges, an art gallery and a wellness center for exercise classes and workshops. Across campus, the Sports Complex includes courts for basketball and squash, a running track, a dance studio, and weight rooms. Next to it, the 85,000-square-foot, three-floor Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center houses a three-court gymnasium, a multipurpose indoor arena, fitness studios, and workout space devoted entirely to the health and well-being of Stony Brook students, faculty, and staff. Each residential community also has its own fully equipped fitness center that’s open 24/7. And the Division I Seawolves compete in a 12,300-seat stadium as well as in a new 4,000-seat arena.

Visit stonybrook.edu and discover what led U.S. News & World Report to rank Stony Brook as one of the top 100 universities in the nation (2022).