Stony Brook University Economic Impact

TOTAL ANNUAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY

As a flagship of the State University of New York and Long Island's only
public research university, Stony Brook produces the innovations and
the educated workforce that drive the region's economy.

$8.93 Billion

16 to 1

Return on State Tax Dollars

55,026

SBU-supported jobs

of all economic activity in Long Island

IMPACT ON LONG ISLAND'S ECONOMY

Stony Brook's large and diverse benefits to Long Island's economy provide and indirect economic stimulus to the regional economy far beyond that which appears in the university's direct expenditures.

$3.42 B

impact on earnights

$4 B

impact on operating expenditures

$170 M

impact of capital expenditure projects

JOBS

Long Island's largest single-site employer, SBU creates and supports jobs that sustain the regions' economy.

8%

of total jobs in Suffolk County

24,415

Jobs supported by SBU operating expenditures

688

Jobs supported by SBU capital expenditures

STONY BROOK GRADUATES

The main mission of any institution of higher learning is to enhance human capital. The aggregate effect of all SBU graduates on output, earnights and jobs supported is tremendous.

$36 B

Economic output by SBU graduates

$15.2 B

Increased aggregate earnings

245,153

Jobs supported by SBU Graduates

Economic Impact