Stony Brook University—SUNY
NY · Public · Mid-Atlantic · National university · Top 100 tier · 18,444 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Superscores
- ACT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Test-optional (required for Scholars for Medicine/Dental). CAVEAT: stated on the University Honors Programs admissions FAQ; general admissions test-optional page does not state it.
How to send scores
Official scores required when you apply
Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.
School’s words: “If you submit test scores for consideration, test scores must be officially reported and are not taken from your application, school counselor, or self reporting.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2025
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 16,370 | 44.1% | Not reported | 100% | 86% | 20% | 1250-1420 | 26-32 | |
| 2020-21 | 18,138 | 48.9% | Not reported | 100% | 88% | 20% | 1240-1420 | 26-32 | |
| 2021-22 | 18,659 | 48.1% | Not reported | 43% | 37% | 6% | 1320-1460 | 29-33 | |
| 2022-23 | 19,908 | 49.1% | Not reported | 46% | 41% | 5% | 1320-1480 | 28-34 | |
| 2023-24 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | 39% | 36% | 3% | 1330-1470 | 28-33 | |
| 2024-25 | 27,406 | 49% | Not reported | 37% | 34% | 3% | 1340-1480 | 29-33 | |
| 2025-26 | 30,930 | 48.2% | Not reported | 42% | 38% | 4% | 1350-1470 | 30-34 |
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
- 2025: 67%
- 2024: 0.4%
- 2023: 88%
- 2022: 44%
- 2021: 40%
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 Test-optional2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Test-optional2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Required2020-21 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2022, 41% submitted SAT and 5% ACT (2022-23 CDS).
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDSAs the school reported it. Not borne out: in the class that entered Fall 2021, 37% submitted SAT and 6% ACT (2021-22 CDS).