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Stony Brook University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality. Its membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU) places it among the top 71 research institutions in North America, thanks to a distinguished, award-winning faculty across 12 colleges and schools.

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ACADEMICS

BE A
GAME-CHANGER

Stony Brook University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality. Its membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU) places it among the top 71 research institutions in North America, thanks to a distinguished, award-winning faculty across 12 colleges and schools.

Browse Majors, Minors and Programs

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among national universities

– U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges

#26

among public universities

– U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges

#1

public university in New York

– U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges

#12

among national universities in social mobility

– U.S. News & World Report 2025 Best Colleges

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Rediscovering Long Island’s Vanished Land: The Hempstead Plains

Rediscovering Long Island’s Vanished Land: The Hempstead Plains

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Stephanie Dinkins on Art, AI, and the Stories We Tell Our Machines

Stephanie Dinkins on Art, AI, and the Stories We Tell Our Machines

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Physics and Astronomy Professor Neelima Sehgal Named as 2025 APS Fellow

Physics and Astronomy Professor Neelima Sehgal Named as 2025 APS Fellow

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Nobi Nagasawa Joins Japanese Artists to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombings

Nobi Nagasawa Joins Japanese Artists to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombings

Monday, October 20, 2025

C.N. Yang: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Defined Stony Brook’s Scientific Excellence

C.N. Yang: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Defined Stony Brook’s Scientific Excellence

Sunday, October 19, 2025

SBU Team Explores Coastal Resilience and Community Development in Long Beach and the Rockaways

SBU Team Explores Coastal Resilience and Community Development in Long Beach and the Rockaways

Friday, October 17, 2025

Eight Stony Brook Professors Are Honored as SUNY Distinguished Faculty for 2025

Eight Stony Brook Professors Are Honored as SUNY Distinguished Faculty for 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

Zones of Conflict: Colvin Center Lecture Highlights Challenges of On-Location Journalism

Zones of Conflict: Colvin Center Lecture Highlights Challenges of On-Location Journalism

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Undergraduate
Programs

With more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs, Stony Brook dares you to excel. Our unique URECA program integrates research and undergraduate education, the University Honors Programs provide a vibrant, interdisciplinary community, and our six undergraduate colleges transform the student experience.

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Graduate and Professional Studies

The Graduate School offers 48 programs in the arts and sciences, engineering, business, journalism, health and medicine. Our School of Professional Development is home to graduate and career development programs that help professionals across fields continue to learn and to increase their earning power.

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Health Professions Education

Long Island’s premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine represents the University’s entire medical enterprise and integrates our health-related initiatives: education, research and patient care throughout the health sciences schools — Medicine, Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Nursing and Social Welfare.