Stony Brook University
As one of ten research universities given a National Science Foundation recognition award for integrating research and education, Stony Brook University continues to receive national recognition for its dedication to academic excellence.

The National Research Council ranked 22 of our doctoral degree programs in the top 50 percent in the nation, making Stony Brook the best public research university in the Northeast. And Stony Brook was the first public university in New York to be recognized by the Carnegie Foundation as a “Type I Research” university—the highest classification and a distinction granted to fewer than two percent of all colleges and universities nationwide. As a sign of its dedication to excellence in education, the University recently became a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), the invitation-only organization of the best universities in the United States and Canada, joining the ranks of universities such as Harvard, Princeton, and Yale.

Since its establishment in 1957, the University has grown at a prodigious rate. Here are just a few of Stony Brook’s latest accomplishments:

• Stony Brook is one of 16 Leadership Institutions named by the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
• We are the only SUNY campus with two State-designated Centers for Advanced Technology—the Sensor Systems CAT and the Center for Biotechnology—which facilitate partnerships between New York State industry and University research.
• Stony Brook University Hospitalis Long Island’s foremost health-care provider offering state-of-the-art care in virtually all specialties. The Hospital provides Suffolk County’s only open heart surgical program, performing more than 800 open heart operations a year.
• The University co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory, joining such universities as Cornell, MIT, Princeton, University of California, and University of Chicago that run federal laboratories.
• The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center is one of nine programs in North and South America selected as sites for the Rockefeller Foundation Residential Fellowship in the Humanities program. This is the first Rockefeller Foundation award ever received by Stony Brook.
• The Whitaker Foundation awarded a $3 million grant to the Department of Biomedical Engineering to develop a research and education focus in Molecular Biomedical Engineering. The award is the latest in a series of grants made to Stony Brook to support its efforts in biomedical engineering and biotechnology.
• Stony Brook recently joined the New York Consortium of Graduate Schools, which permits graduate students to take courses for credit at schools in the New York City area, including Princeton, New York University, and Columbia.
• The University has expanded its offerings with a campus in New York City. Students may take undergraduate and graduate courses at Stony Brook Manhattan, as well as attend special lectures and conferences offered there.

Living in Stony Brook

Stony Brook University is located in one of the East Coast’s most desirable spots—the North Shore of Long Island, about 60 miles east of New York City (midway between Montauk and Manhattan). Our 1,100-acre campus provides students with a peaceful, yet stimulating environment in which to pursue studies. From campus it’s an easy bicycle ride to picturesque villages and harbors of the North Shore or Long Island Sound beaches, where spectacular sunsets and some of the best windsurfing on the East Coast can be enjoyed. A short drive will take you to beautiful Atlantic beaches at Fire Island, vineyards of the North Fork, or the elegant resorts of the Hamptons. And, with a Long Island Rail Road station on campus, a train ride will bring you to the heart of New York City.

The campus houses more than 100 buildings, including the expanded Student Activities Center, the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library, the Sports Complex, the Health Sciences Center, and University Hospital. Housing space is increasing and all residence halls were recently remodeled and upgraded.

Family Life
Stony Brook is a great place for families. The University provides students with everything they need to create a home away from home, from the Barnes and Noble bookstore, full-service deli, and health-care facilities to craft sales, seasonal farmer’s markets, and DVD loans at the library. One- and two- bedroom apartments for couples and families, and three- and four-bedroom apartment shares for single graduate students are available on campus at the University Apartments. The Off-Campus Housing Service office also will assist students in finding suitable arrangements close to campus. For families, the Stony Brook Child Care Center offers day care for children ages six weeks to five years old as well as a preschool program for children three to five years old.

For those with older children, the surrounding school districts are rated among the highest in the state. High school students in these districts annually place in the semifinals of the Intel Science Talent Search, with many of those students being mentored by Stony Brook professors.

From cultural events to shopping to sports, Stony Brook has it all in close proximity.

Although Manhattan is only a train ride away, theatre lovers need travel no farther than the Staller Center for the Arts. Located on the Stony Brook campus, the Staller Center presents hundreds of plays, concerts, and special events each year. Staller’s annual two-week summer film festival is recognized as a “mini-Sundance.” For those who enjoy cultural events, the new Charles B. Wang Center, celebrating Asian and American cultures, is a comprehensive conference facility and showcase for the arts, featuring exhibit spaces, interior and exterior pools, gardens, and a chapel.

For sports and fitness enthusiasts, the University has a Sports Complex complete with running track, squash and racquetball courts, and a pool. The outdoor 8,500-seat Kenneth P. LaValle stadium holds major sporting events and concerts. The Paul Simons Memorial Bicycle Path—six miles of well-lit, paved trails that encompass the campus—is used year-round by cyclists, skaters, and runners. The Student Activities Center houses the Eugene Weidman Wellness Center, which offers fitness classes in everything from aerobics to yoga, and state-of-the-art exercise equipment.

For more on what Stony Brook has to offer, visit the University home page.