Stony Brook University
Stony Brook University is a public college in Stony Brook, NY. Its average net price is $18,902 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $13,938 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,754 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $20,285 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,140 |
| $110,001 and up | $28,664 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $65,198 |
| 8 years after entry | $75,955 |
| 10 years after entry | $83,232 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $60,798 National median for this major n=44,210 | Not published |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $124,332 Small program - rough guide n=36 | Not published |
| Anthropology | $34,245 National median for this major n=8,063 | Not published |
| Applied Mathematics | $61,162 n=114 | $15,897 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Area Studies | $38,972 National median for this major n=3,356 | Not published |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | $41,014 National median for this major n=614 | Not published |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | $44,128 National median for this major n=605 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $32,494 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Biology | $30,269 n=407 | $16,119 n=316 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | $70,896 National median for this major n=5,750 | Not published |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $54,047 n=279 | $17,034 n=269 |
| Chemical Engineering | $80,826 National median for this major n=8,603 | Not published |
| Chemistry | $42,672 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $20,299 Small program - rough guide n=56 |
| Civil Engineering | $73,643 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $16,500 Small program - rough guide n=35 |
| Climate Science | Not published | Not published |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $115,173 Small program - rough guide n=48 | $19,250 Small program - rough guide n=40 |
| Communications | $42,882 National median for this major n=55,154 | Not published |
| Computer Engineering | $83,252 Small program - rough guide n=44 | $18,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Computer Science | $70,762 National median for this major n=44,537 | Not published |
| Computer Science | $90,866 n=165 | $15,500 n=175 |
| Data Science | $76,968 National median for this major n=322 | Not published |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $29,768 National median for this major n=14,923 | Not published |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $30,596 Small program - rough guide n=59 | $22,750 Small program - rough guide n=66 |
| Economics | $52,822 n=125 | $20,875 Small program - rough guide n=92 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $77,531 Small program - rough guide n=30 | $16,812 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Engineering | $72,868 National median for this major n=2,850 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $42,134 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $20,191 Small program - rough guide n=62 |
| Environmental Conservation | $40,925 National median for this major n=16,925 | $22,463 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Environmental Design | $47,323 National median for this major n=458 | Not published |
| Ethnic and Gender Studies | $38,739 National median for this major n=5,496 | Not published |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | $45,534 National median for this major n=4,652 | Not published |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | $44,416 National median for this major n=2,767 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $36,207 n=341 | $18,606 n=432 |
| History | $29,266 Small program - rough guide n=47 | $21,250 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Human Computer Interaction | $64,210 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $16,248 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Information Science/Studies | $69,598 Small program - rough guide n=55 | $17,500 Small program - rough guide n=43 |
| International/Globalization Studies | $42,221 National median for this major n=4,870 | Not published |
| Journalism | $39,896 Small program - rough guide n=43 | $24,249 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Languages and Linguistics | $33,703 National median for this major n=4,034 | $22,926 Small program - rough guide n=34 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,801 National median for this major n=38,048 | Not published |
| Marine Sciences | $38,130 National median for this major n=206 | Not published |
| Materials Engineering | $75,940 National median for this major n=1,055 | Not published |
| Mathematics | $50,246 Small program - rough guide n=31 | $18,968 Small program - rough guide n=38 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $71,624 Small program - rough guide n=83 | $18,957 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $45,877 Small program - rough guide n=56 | $13,500 Small program - rough guide n=52 |
| Music | $33,156 National median for this major n=13,251 | Not published |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | $46,329 National median for this major n=148 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physical Sciences, Other | $51,413 National median for this major n=242 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $38,587 Small program - rough guide n=90 | $20,078 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Psychology | $37,432 n=389 | $18,500 n=449 |
| Registered Nursing | $112,240 n=356 | $23,625 n=264 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $40,236 National median for this major n=8,855 | Not published |
| Social Work | $41,160 National median for this major n=17,635 | $21,041 Small program - rough guide n=50 |
| Sociology | $35,634 Small program - rough guide n=67 | $20,774 Small program - rough guide n=68 |
| Studio Art | $31,108 National median for this major n=25,748 | Not published |
| Sustainability Studies | $44,710 National median for this major n=1,415 | Not published |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | $45,328 National median for this major n=22,650 | Not published |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | $36,625 National median for this major n=401 | Not published |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | $30,671 National median for this major n=4,580 | Not published |
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