	Stony Brook University 2016 University Academic Rankings
The State University of New York at Stony Brook (also referred to as Stony Brook University, SUNY Stony Brook, SBU) is a public sea-grant and space-grant research university located in Stony Brook, New York in the United States. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The institution was founded in 1957 in Oyster Bay as State University College on Long Island. What would become the university moved to Stony Brook in 1962. Since its establishment in Stony Brook, the university has expanded to include more than 200 major buildings with a combined area of more than 11 million gross square feet across 1,454 acres of land. In 2001, SUNY Stony Brook was elected to the Association of American Universities, joining four private universities (Cornell, Columbia, NYU, and Rochester) and one public university (SUNY Buffalo) elsewhere in its state. It is also a member of the larger Universities Research Association for which its president Samuel Stanley is a council president. The university owns Stony Brook Medicine, co-manages the Brookhaven National Laboratory, in 2005 acquired land for a Research & Development Park adjacent to its main campus, and has four business incubators across the region. The university has a regional economic impact of over $4.6 billion annually accounting for nearly 4% of economic activity in eastern Long Island and research expenditures that have surpassed the $200 million mark annually. Stony Brook is the largest single-site employer on Long Island. More than 24,500 students are enrolled at the university, which has over 14,500 employees and over 2,400 faculty. Stony Brook has a number of athletics teams. The Stony Brook Seawolves are members of the America East Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association competing at the Division I level of the NCAA since 1994. History \| Origins in Oyster Bay The State University of New York at Stony Brook was established in Oyster Bay in 1957 as the State University College on Long Island (SUCOLI), by the governor and state of New York. Established almost a decade after the creation of New York's public higher education system, the institution was envisioned as a college for the preparation of secondary school teachers. Leonard K. Olson was appointed as the first dean of the institution and was instrumental in the recruitment of faculty staff and planning of the later Stony Brook campus. SUCOLI opened with an inaugural class of 148 students, on the grounds of the William Robertson Coe Planting Fields estate. These first students were admitted on a tuition-free basis. 1961 was a year of firsts as thirty students were conferred degrees in the first commencement and the University was appointed its first president, John Francis Lee,. Lee left later that year due to political and bureaucratic matters regarding the future of the University and the central administration at Albany. Nevertheless, Lee fulfilled his primary task of reshaping the university from a technical science and engineering college of limited degree options to a full-scale university featuring liberal arts programs. Move to Stony Brook In 1960 the Heald Report, commissioned by Governor Nelson Rockefeller, recommended a major new public university be built on Long Island to â€œstand with the finest in the country", a report that would ultimately shape most of the University's growth for years to come. Ward Melville, a philanthropist and businessman from the Three Village area in western Suffolk County donated over 400 acres of land to the state for the development of a state university and in 1962 the institution relocated to Stony Brook and officially renamed as the State University of New York at Ston ... [more on wikipedia]

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Stony Brook University Details

Stony Brook University Details
detail	value
state	New York
conference	Colonial Athletic Association ...
public	Public
scores	1845/1230/28
level	Good
rank	[62
overall ROI rank	[109
size	medium
undergrads	16480
grads	8127
price	36266
drop	30
stem	44
research	212
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Stony Brook University?

1. number 62 for Academics.

2. number 109 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Stony Brook University?

1. University of Illinois at Chicago

2. The University of Texas at Dallas

3. University at Buffalo

4. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

5. Drexel University

6. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

7. SUNY at Binghamton

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

Stony Brook University National Academic Rankings

Stony Brook University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	62	125	105	64	68	83	78	159	109
All	78	82	77	63	66	67	59	73	84
All Nonivy	69	77	73	56	59	64	53	70	76
Public	25	28	27	29	30	45	52	69	51
Stem Low	51	68	68	45	47	54	56	80	74
Colonial Athletic Association	2	5	4	3	2	3	2	8	3
New England Region	33	64	52	29	30	37	27	46	37
State of New York	7	19	16	7	5	10	8	11	7
Top Ten Top250	62	125	105	64	68	83	78	159	109
Top Ten Colonial Athletic Association	2	5	4	3	2	3	2	8	3
Top Ten State of New York	8	10	10	7	5	7	5	6	8

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

Stony Brook University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Peer Universities, Similar Universities to Stony Brook University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
93.24	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
92.45	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
92.19	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
91.20	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
86.50	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
85.71	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
85.43	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
85.33	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
84.72	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
84.66	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
84.60	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
84.60	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
84.52	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
84.49	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
84.49	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
83.54	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
82.78	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
82.75	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
81.40	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
79.31	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
79.05	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
78.78	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
78.71	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
78.59	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
78.20	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
77.76	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
77.56	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
77.43	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
77.39	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
77.38	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
77.38	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
77.32	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
76.97	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
76.92	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
76.91	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
76.68	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
76.67	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
76.66	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
76.04	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
75.32	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
72.52	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
72.35	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
71.90	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
71.74	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
71.60	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
71.58	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
71.31	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
70.75	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
70.54	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
70.37	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

Stony Brook University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Stony Brook University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.02	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
96.82	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
96.11	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
95.94	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
95.61	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
95.21	Southeastern Conference (Average)	-	Southeastern Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	53
95.12	University of California-Santa Barbara	California	Big West Conference	Public	Good	63	122
94.79	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
94.45	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
93.46	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
92.25	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
92.24	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
92.07	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
91.79	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
91.46	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
91.25	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
91.25	Tulane University of Louisiana	Louisiana	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	61	106
90.67	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
90.61	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
90.32	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
89.98	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
88.25	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
87.41	New England Small College Ath Conf (Average)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Elite	-	144
87.21	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
86.78	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
85.39	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
84.64	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
84.44	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162
82.23	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
80.75	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53

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