Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at Stony Brook is slightly skewed towards women students, with 51.1% of undergraduate students being women and 48.9% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 17,999, with 9,189 women and 8,810 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at Stony Brook is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.9% of undergraduate students being women and 42.1% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 8,609, with 4,987 women and 3,622 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 48.9% 8,810 students
- women 51.1% 9,189 students
Graduate Students
- men 42.1% 3,622 students
- women 57.9% 4,987 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Asian, comprising 31.4% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 5,648 students.
Following closely behind are White students, constituting 28.8% of the student body, with 5,189 students. Hispanic students represent 14.2% of the population, with 2,547 students, while African American students account for 6.2%, with 1,112 students. Mixed race students account for 2.9% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 519 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 12 students.
International students make up 10.2% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,839 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 6.2% of the population, totaling 1,121 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within Stony Brook.
Undergraduate Students
- Asian 31.4% 5,648 students
- White 28.8% 5,189 students
- Hispanic 14.2% 2,547 students
- International students 10.2% 1,839 students
- Unknown race 6.2% 1,121 students
- African American 6.2% 1,112 students
- Mixed race 2.9% 519 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 12 students
Graduate Students
- White 40.5% 3,486 students
- International students 19.7% 1,699 students
- Unknown race 13.0% 1,120 students
- Asian 10.5% 903 students
- Hispanic 9.3% 796 students
- African American 5.1% 439 students
- Mixed race 1.8% 158 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 4 students
Transfer Students
- White 41.6% 584 students
- Hispanic 22.4% 314 students
- Asian 16.4% 230 students
- African American 8.1% 114 students
- International students 4.9% 69 students
- Unknown race 3.8% 53 students
- Mixed race 2.7% 38 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 39% 7,009 students
- 18-19 37% 6,634 students
- 22-24 13% 2,389 students
- 25-29 4% 741 students
- 30-34 1% 234 students
- 35-39 1% 94 students
- 40-49 0% 71 students
- 50-64 0% 36 students
- 25-29 34% 2,941 students
- 22-24 31% 2,645 students
- 30-34 15% 1,304 students
- 40-49 7% 631 students
- 35-39 7% 568 students
- 50-64 3% 276 students
- 20-21 3% 220 students
- 18-19 0% 3 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Stony Brook University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 2,830 | 88.74% | |
| New Jersey | 101 | 3.17% | |
| Connecticut | 39 | 1.22% | |
| Pennsylvania | 27 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 26 | less than 1% | |
| California | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 21 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Texas | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 5 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 3 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 1 | less than 1% |
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