Recognized as one of the nation's finest public universities, the State University of New York at Stony Brook emphasizes excellence in teaching, research, and public service. Programs of study, which include the traditional arts and sciences, engineering, public policy, marine sciences, medicine, dentistry, nursing, allied health professions, and social work, are offered in the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the W. Averell Harriman College for Policy Analysis and Public Management, the Marine Sciences Research Center, and the Health Sciences Center. These programs attract approximately 16,000 students from New York, across the country and around the world.
Major resources of the 98-building, 1,000-acre campus, opened in 1962, include a comprehensive research library, exceptional laboratory facilities, a regional center for the fine arts, a sophisticated computing center, a major teaching hospital, and extensive student residence and service facilities.
Stony Brook is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
The State University of New York at Stony Brook is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity educator and employer.
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