Real costs by school · Stony Brook, NY · Public
At Stony Brook University, families earning $75,000–$110,000 paid an average of $23,424 per year — the published cost of attendance is $30,539. (Federal College Scorecard data, July 2026 refresh.)
| Household income | Avg net price / yr | ≈ four years* |
|---|---|---|
| Under $30k | $12,943 / yr | $54,555 |
| $30–48k | $15,432 / yr | $65,046 |
| $48–75k | $20,728 / yr | $87,369 |
| $75–110k | $23,424 / yr | $98,732 |
| Over $110k | $27,716 / yr | $116,823 |
*Four-year figures grow each year's price by 3.5% — the same method College Compass uses in a family's plan. "Net price" is what families actually paid after grants and scholarships, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education — not a calculator's estimate. Federal reporting groups every income above $110k into one band; families well above it often pay closer to the full cost.
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| Admit rate | 40% in-state · 63% out-of-state — the school's own Common Data Set |
|---|---|
| Merit | 95% of no-need freshmen · avg $3,672 — the school's own Common Data Set |
| Paperwork | official scores · no extra essays — school-verified Aug 2026 |
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Run Stony Brook University for your student →At $75,000–$110,000 of household income, the distance between Stony Brook University's published sticker price and what families in that band actually paid is $7,115 a year — a 23% discount off the number on the brochure. That ranks it 11th lowest of the 17 New York schools on this site at that income. Graduates report a median $74,502 10 years out — roughly 75% of the four-year cost at this income band.
Earnings and completion from federal reporting — not the school's own placement survey.
These are averages. Your family isn't average.
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