Stony Brook University 2012
By Barbara Ross
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Barbara Ross
Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel, RT Books Reviewer's Choice Awards, and the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. The co-editor/co-publisher of Level Best Books, which produces anthologies of crime stories by New England authors, she lives in Boothbay Harbor, Maine. For more information, visit maineclambakemysteries.com.
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Report Card Summary
By the Numbers
School Contact
Address:
Stony Brook University
Administration Building
Stony Brook, NY 11794
Control:
Public
Academic Calendar:
Semester
Religious Affiliation:
None
Founded:
1957
Web Site:
www.stonybrook.edu
Main Phone:
(631) 632-6000
Student Body
Full-Time Undergraduates:
15,124
Part-Time Undergraduates:
1,271
Total Male Undergraduates:
9,459
Total Female Undergraduates:
9,340
Admission Stats
Acceptance Rate:
40%
Total Applicants:
28,587
Total Acceptances:
11,411
Freshman Enrollment:
2,806
Yield (% of admitted students who enroll):
25%
Transfer Applications Received:
5,257
Transfer Applications Accepted:
2,391
Transfer Students Enrolled:
1,171
Transfer Application Acceptance Rate:
45%
SAT I Range (25th–75th Percentile):
1620–1910
SAT I Verbal Range (25th–75th Percentile):
520–620
SAT I Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
580–670
SAT I Writing Range (25th–75th Percentile):
520–620
ACT Composite Range (25th–75th Percentile):
24–28
ACT English Range (25th–75th Percentile):
23–28
ACT Math Range (25th–75th Percentile):
24–29
Top 10% of High School Class:
36%
Application Fee:
$40
Common Application Accepted?
Yes
Admissions Phone:
(631) 632-6868
Admissions E-Mail:
enroll@stonybrook.edu
Admissions Web Site:
www.stonybrook.edu/sb/admissions.shtml
Early Action Deadline:
November 15
Early Action Notification:
January 1
Regular Decision Deadline:
Rolling
Regular Decision Notification:
December 1
Must-Reply-By Date:
Rolling
Financial Information
In-State Tuition:
$6,488
Out-of-State Tuition:
$14,388
Room and Board:
$9,590
Books and Supplies:
$900
Average Amount of Federal Grant Aid:
$4,141
Percentage of Students Who Received Federal Grant Aid:
33%
Average Amount of Institution Grant Aid:
$2,721
Percentage of Students Who Received Institution Grant Aid:
22%
Average Amount of State Grant Aid:
$2,865
Percentage of Students Who Received State Grant Aid:
56%
Average Amount of Student Loans:
$3,731
Percentage of Students Who Received Student Loans:
49%
Total Need-Based Package:
$8,115
Percentage of Students Who Received Any Aid:
80%
Financial Aid Forms Deadline:
March 1
Financial Aid Phone:
(631) 632-6840
Financial Aid E-Mail:
finaid@stonybrook.edu
Financial Aid Web Site:
ws.cc.stonybrook.edu/finaid/