Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University

State University of New York at Stony Brook
Former names	State University College on Long Island (1957–1962)
Type	Publicresearchuniversity center
Established	September 16, 1957; 66 years ago(1957-09-16)[1]
Parent institution	State University of New York
Accreditation	MSCHE
Academic affiliations	AAU URA USU Sea-grant Space-grant
Endowment	$390.5 million (2023)[2]
Chancellor	John B. King Jr.
Provost	Carl W. Lejuez
Academic staff	3,027 (Fall 2023)[3]
Students	25,710 (Fall 2022)[4]
Undergraduates	17,509 (Fall 2022)[4]
Postgraduates	8,201 (Fall 2022)[4]
Location	Stony Brook , New York , United States 40°55′01″N73°07′26″W / 40.917°N 73.124°W /40.917; -73.124[5]
Campus	Large suburb[7], 1,454 acres (588 ha)[6]
Other campuses	New York City Southampton Songdo
Newspaper	The Statesman
Colors	Red and Black[8]
Nickname	Seawolves
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FCS–CAA
Mascot	Wolfie the Seawolf
Website	www.stonybrook.edu

Stony Brook University(SBU), officially theState University of New York at Stony Brook, is apublicresearch universityonLong IslandinStony Brook, New York. Along with theUniversity at Buffalo, it is one of theState University of New Yorksystem's twoflagship institutions.^[9][10]Its campus consists of 213 buildings on over 1,454 acres (588 hectares) of land inSuffolk Countyand it is the largest public university (by area) in the state of New York.^[11]

Opened 67 years ago in 1957 inOyster Bayas theState University College on Long Island, the institution moved toStony Brookin 1962.^[1][12]Stony Brook is part of theAssociation of American Universitiesand theUniversities Research Association.^[13]It isclassifiedamong "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".^[14]

Stony Brook University, in partnership withBattelle, managesBrookhaven National Laboratory, a national laboratory of theUnited States Department of Energy. The university acquired land for aResearch & Development Parkadjacent to its main campus in 2004, and has four business incubators across the region. Stony Brook is the largest single-site employer on Long Island; over 25,500 students are enrolled at the university, which has over 15,000 employees and over 2,850 faculty.^[15]

Stony Brook's intercollegiate athletic teams have competed inDivision Iof theNCAAsince 1999 as theSeawolves. Stony Brook joined theColonial Athletic Associationon July 1, 2022 after competing as a member of theAmerica East Conferencesince 2001.^[16]

The State University of New York at Stony Brook was established inOyster Bayin 1957, as theState University College on Long Island(SUCOLI). Established almost a decade after the creation of New York's public higher education system, the institution was envisioned as a college for the preparation of secondary school teachers.^[17]

Leonard K. Olson was appointed as the first dean of the institution^[18]and was instrumental in the recruitment of faculty staff and planning of the later Stony Brook campus. SUCOLI opened with an inaugural class of 148 students,^[17][19]on the grounds of theWilliam Robertson Coe Planting Fieldsestate. These first students were admitted on a tuition-free basis.

1961 was a year of firsts as 30 students were conferred degrees in the first commencement^[20]and the university was appointed its first president,John Francis Lee.^[18]Lee left later that year due to political and bureaucratic matters regarding the future of the university and the central administration at Albany.^[21][22]Nevertheless, he had fulfilled his primary task of reshaping the university from a technical science and engineering college of limited degree options to a full-scale university featuring liberal arts programs.^[23]

In 1960 the Heald Report,^[24]commissioned by GovernorNelson Rockefeller, recommended a major new public university be built on Long Island to "stand with the finest in the country," a report that would ultimately shape most of the university's growth^[25]for years to come.

Ward Melville, a philanthropist and businessman from the Three Village area in westernSuffolk Countydonated over 400 acres (160 hectares) of land to the state for the development of a state university^[19]and in 1962 the institution relocated to Stony Brook^[22]and officially renamed as the State University of New York at Stony Brook. However, the longer name has fallen out of favor; since 2005, it has usually been called simply Stony Brook University (SBU).^[26]

The campus had 782 students enrolled in 1962, but enrollment had increased more than tenfold by 1969, surpassing the 8,000 mark,^[27]fueled by the large funding of public higher education in the Sputnik era. In 1963, only three years after the release of the Heald Report, the Governor commissioned the "Education of Health Professions" (Muir Report) report.^[28]The report outlined the need for expansion of the university system to prepare medical professionals for the future needs of the state.^[28]The report was particularly important for Stony Brook as it recommended creation of a Health Sciences Center and academic hospital at the campus to serve the need of the fastest-growing counties (Nassau and Suffolk) in New York at the time.^[28]

In 1965, the State University appointedJohn S. Toll, a physicist from theUniversity of Marylandas the second president of Stony Brook.^[22]In 1966, the university set forth initial timetables for the development of the Health Sciences Center, which would house the university's health programs andhospital. Despite the budgetary concerns and challenges from Albany, the university released a formalized plan early in 1968 and funding for recruitment of faculty was provided. At the same time, residential housing was expanded to 3,000, the Stony Brook Union opened in 1970, and in 1971, the massive expansion project for the campus library (named in memory of Frank Melville Jr., father of philanthropistWard Melville) was completed.

Despite the fast-paced growth, campus infrastructure often struggled to keep pace: overcrowding,^[29]expansion,^[30]landscaping, lighting, and safety were persistent problems at the university, which led to multiple protests and growing tension between the student body and the administration. In January 1968, the infamous "Operation Stony Brook" drug raid resulted in the arrest of 29 students, and in the fall of 1968, tension climaxed as the administration and students decided on a three-day moratorium to bring together the entire university with the goal of improving communication between the students, faculty, and administration.^[21]

The 1970s witnessed the growth of the university and its transformation as a major research institution within New York's public school system, with strong graduate programs and scientific breakthroughs like the development ofmagnetic resonance imaging.^[31]But the university lagged significantly in undergraduate education, prioritizing graduate education and research over undergraduate studies and student life. By 1975, enrollment had reached 16,000 and expansion crossed over Nicolls Road with the construction of the Health Sciences Center, which would be completed in 1980.

In 1981,John Marburgerwas inaugurated as the third president, and continued the expansion. By the late 1980s, the administration affirmed the need to improve other areas of the institution, which included undergraduate education, student and residential life, and intercollegiate athletics. In 1994, the university approved a decision to transition athletics to the Division I of the NCAA by 1999 and followed with the construction of the Stony Brook Arena and the expansion of the Indoor Sports Complex.^[32]

The 1990s affirmed Stony Brook's success at building a research university with a strong undergraduate education. Under the leadership of its fourth president,Shirley Strum Kenny, the administration sought out to showcase the value of the institution. Kenny was responsible for campus wide improvement projects, which included large-scale landscaping, renovations of every residence hall, the continued growth of the athletics programs, the improvement of student life, ever-increasing research expenditures, a branding/marketing campaign, and the university's increasing ties with private philanthropy.

In the mid-1990s, the school began to distance itself from the SUNY system, as Kenny believed that the SUNY name was hurting the school's reputation.^[33]

In 1998, the university became one of the top 100 American research universities in theU.S. News & World Report. That same year, the university and Battelle Memorial Institute were chosen by the Department of Energy as joint operators of the Brookhaven National Laboratory, joining a selective group of universities that operate national laboratories across the nation. Enrollment reached the 20,000 mark in 2001, and the administration's improvement efforts climaxed with the invitation to the highly selectiveAssociation of American Universities, an organization of North American universities committed to a strong system of research and education.^[34]

2002 saw the opening of the $22 millionKenneth P. LaValle Stadiumand the inauguration of the massiveCharles B. Wang Centerdedicated to Asian and American culture, funded by a $50 million donation from Charles B. Wang. At the time, it was the largest private donation to a SUNY institution.^[35]In 2003, chemistry professorPaul Lauterburreceived a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his research and discovery of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, which was instrumental in the development of NMR Imaging (MRI) while at Stony Brook. In 2005, the university bought the Flowerfield property adjacent to campus through eminent domain as land for the development of a Research and Development Park. Plans for a law school were in the talks but scrapped shortly after.

In 2009, president Shirley Strum Kenny stepped down, and in May,Samuel L. Stanleywas announced as Stony Brook's fifth president. The late 2000s saw the university receive historic philanthropic donations. Hedge funderJim Simonsmade multiple multi-million donations, including a $25 million donation to the Stony Brook Foundation in 2006, a $60 million donation for the development of theSimons Center for Geometry and Physicsin 2008, and a landmark $150 million donation to the university in 2011.^[36]Other major donations were provided by alumniJoe Nathan,Stuart Goldstein, andGlenn Dubinfor major renovation of athletic facilities. In 2010, Stanley announced Project 50 Forward, a comprehensive plan for the development of the university in the next 50 years with a focus on "operational excellence, academic greatness, and building for the future."

In 2012, the $40 million Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center opened,^[37]soon followed by the on-campusHilton Garden Innin May 2013.^[38]Frey Hall, named after alumnus Robert Frey, opened in 2013 after undergoing renovations as the former Old Chemistry building.^[39]TheStony Brook University Arenaunderwent a $21 million overhaul, re-opening as the Island Federal Arena in 2014.^[40]In July 2015, a new $40.8 million Computer Science building opened, spanning 70,000 square feet (6,500 m²).^[41]New dormitories, known as Chavez Hall and Tubman Hall, along with a new East Side Dining hall, opened in the fall of 2016.^[42]In January 2019, Stony Brook Medicine opened their $194 million cancer center to the public.^[43]

President Stanley left Stony Brook effective August 1, 2019 to become the president ofMichigan State Universityfollowing theLarry Nassar scandal.^[44]Provost Michael A. Bernstein was named interim president in his place.^[45]On March 26, 2020,Maurie McInnis, the executive vice president and provost of theUniversity of Texas, was named the sixth president of Stony Brook, effective July 1, 2020.^[46]

During theCOVID-19 pandemic, theUnited States Armyconstructed $50 million temporary field hospitals on the campus of Stony Brook University.^[47][48]However, the beds were dismantled in 2021 without ever being used.^[49]A $63.4 million renovation of the Stony Brook Union was completed during the pandemic and opened in 2020.^[50]

On January 5, 2022, New York GovernorKathy Hochulofficially designated Stony Brook University and the University at Buffalo as the two flagship universities of the State University of New York system.^[9][10]The announcement came with the dedication of a new $100 million multidisciplinary engineering building.^[51]About three weeks later, Stony Brook announced its departure from the America East Conference after 21 years to theColonial Athletic Association, effective July 1, 2022.^[52]Later that year, distinguished professorDennis Sullivanearned the 2022Abel Prize, the top honor in mathematics.^[53]

In the 2022–23 edition of the U.S. News & World Report national college rankings, Stony Brook was ranked 77th, its highest-ever placement, as well as the first time that Stony Brook held sole possession of the highest-ranked public university in New York.^[54][55]

In April 2023, Stony Brook University was selected as the anchor institution for a new $700 million, 172-acre climate change research and education hub onGovernors Islandin New York City, set to open in 2028.^[56][57]Two months later, the university received a $500 million unrestricted gift from theSimons Foundation, the second-largest gift to a public university in U.S. history.^[58][59]

The main campus is in the historicNorth ShorehamletofStony Brooknear the geographic midpoint ofLong Island, approximately 50 miles (80 km) east of Manhattan and 62 miles (100 km)^[60]west ofMontauk. Bounded to the north byNew York State Route 25A(North Country Road), the campus is subdivided into "West Campus" and "East Campus" by the thoroughfareCounty Road 97(Nicolls Road). The Ashley Schiff Forest Preserve separates the South Campus from West Campus. TheLong Island Rail Roadserves the community with theStony Brook stationsituated along the northern edge of the campus.

The Stony Brook University campus area is acensus-designated place(CDP) with a population of 10,409 at the2020 census.^[61]

The West Campus is the center of the academic life of the university. It houses the majority of academic, athletic, and undergraduate student housing facilities while also being the original site of the university.

The modern campus is centered around the Academic Mall, which stretches for more than a quarter of a mile from theSimons Center for Geometry and Physicsat the west end to the Administration Building at the east end. The Academic Mall includes theStudent Activities Center,Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library,Staller Center for the Arts, Humanities building, Psychology A & B, Harriman Hall, Frey Hall (previously known as Old Chemistry), the Earth and Space Sciences building, Math Tower, and Physics building.

The Engineering Quad is located near the Academic Mall, and contains the Engineering, Light Engineering, Heavy Engineering, and Computing Center facilities. The Javits Lecture Center, Social and Behavioral Sciences building, Computer Science building, New Computer Science building and Student Union facilities are also on the West Campus. The Life Sciences complex, also on the West Campus, consists of the Life Sciences building, Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology, Centers for Molecular Medicine, Bioengineering building, and the Institute for Advanced Computational Science.

Among the latest additions to the campus are the Simons Center for Geometry and Physics, the new Walter J. Hawrys Campus Recreation Center, the Hilton Garden Inn hotel, Frey Hall, and a new Computer Science building. TheStaller Center, which contains the largest movie screen inLong Island'sSuffolk County, holds the annualStony Brook Film Festival.

The athletic facilities are in the northwest quadrant of West Campus, which include theStony Brook Sports Complex,Island Federal Credit Union Arena,Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium,Joe Nathan Field,University Track, and University Field.

The South Campus is about half a mile south of the Academic Mall and separated from West Campus by the Ashley Schiff Forest Preserve. It is home to the School of Dental Medicine, the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), the Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities, and the University Police headquarters.

TheResearch and Development Parkis on Stony Brook Road, a mile from the center of campus. On November 3, 2005, the university announced it had formally acquired 246 acres (100 hectares) of the adjacent Flowerfield property, originally owned by theSt. JamesGyrodyne Company of America, througheminent domain, three years after the university had expressed its desire to acquire the property.^[62]

Stony Brook is using this property as a Research and Development Park, similar to other university-affiliatedscience parksaround the country. The campus will ultimately house ten new buildings. The first building, the Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), was completed in October 2008. CEWIT houses the world's first (and currently the largest) immersive gigapixel facility in the world, called theReality DeckArchivedApril 15, 2021, at theWayback Machine. In 2019, Stony Brook University celebrated the opening of its astonishing newSMART Clusterin CEWIT, a dual-use GPU Cluster for both machine learning and visualization. The SMART Cluster is also the first hardware-accelerated ray-tracing cluster for real-time cinematic quality rendering, allowing scientists, engineers and physicians to visualize huge amounts of data in a new way. Construction for the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center, designed byFlad Architects, commenced in Summer 2008 and is open as of Spring 2010.

The East Campus is separated from the main campus by Nicolls Road (County Road 97). It is home to theStony Brook University Hospitaland the Health Sciences Center. Stony Brook University Hospital, completed in 1980, is Suffolk County's only tertiary hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, and the onlyacademic medical centerin Suffolk County—larger also than any in Nassau County.^[63]The hospital is the largest in Suffolk County, and the attached Health Sciences Center (HSC) and Basic Science Tower (BST) houses numerous laboratories, theSchool of Medicine(1972), the School of Nursing (1970), the School of Health Professions (1970) and the School of Social Welfare (1971). The area also includes the Ambulatory Surgery Center and the Center for Outpatient Services.^[64]

Construction on the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building began in November 2013, and the 240,000 square foot building opened on November 1, 2018, with its $194 million cost funded by state grants and donations from Jim Simons.^[65][66]The MART building is the home to the Stony Brook Cancer Center.^[67]In November 2019, Stony Brook Medicine opened a four-story, $73 million expansion to the Stony Brook Children's Hospital.^[68][69]

Also in the east side of campus are the Chapin apartments, which provide housing for graduate students. The Long Island High Technology Incubator, one of the four business incubators of the university, is a short walk north of the hospital. The Long Island State Veterans Home serving the Long Island veteran community is in this part of campus.

In 2002, the university established a presence inManhattanwith the opening ofStony Brook Manhattan. The original site was at 401 Park Avenue South; a newer operation opened in late 2008 in the adjacent building on the third floor of 387 Park Avenue South. The university consolidated operations in 2011 to just the 3rd floor of 387 Park Avenue South, with a classroom entrance around the corner at 101 East 27th Street. The 18,000-square-foot (1,700 m²) site allows Stony Brook to offer professional and graduate courses targeted towards students inNew York City; undergraduate courses are held primarily during the summer and winter sessions. Conferences and special events take place throughout the year. In February 2017 however, the lease for this campus was terminated, and there are no classes offered at this location.

On March 24, 2006, the university completed the purchase of the 81-acre (33-hectare)Southampton College(on the east end of Long Island) property fromLong Island Universitywith the intent to develop it as a full college campus focusing on academic programs related to the environment and sustainability.^[70]Stony Brook expanded its original program, started in Fall 2005, when it offered an undergraduate marine sciences program, with teaching and research facilities at the campus leased from Long Island University. An enrollment of about 2,000 students is expected within the next five years. Professor Martin Schoonen was appointed interim dean of Southampton campus on August 3, 2006, and conservationist Mary Pearl was appointed dean and vice president in March 2009.

On April 7, 2010, the university had suspended residential programs and transferred sustainability programs to the main campus.^[71]The change was prompted by severe state budget cuts. Although the Marine Sciences and Graduate Writing programs are still in session at Southampton, undergraduates were relocated to the main campus. As a result of the suspension of residential programs, all dining services and retail operations were suspended by the Faculty Student Association. The old LIU radio station andNational Public Radioaffiliate no longer operate on the campus.

In September 2011, Stony Brook Southampton began offering an undergraduate program called Semester by the Sea, where students attend undergraduate classes to study the ocean or the arts. Students studying the ocean are immersed in marine topics that are enhanced with close proximity to the water, a fleet of research vessels and graduate research projects that are ongoing. Students studying the arts are engaged in studies for filmmaking and creative writing. Both programs offer a Public Lecture Series.

As of 2015, the Stony Brook Southampton campus has shown growth, despite almost being closed down in 2010. Programs had been added back, and the board of trustees of the State University of New York approved a long-awaited partnership agreement between Southampton and Stony Brook University hospitals. Enrollment increased to over 400, after being around 175, three years following the addition of new funding.^[72]

As of 2019, Stony Brook University operates theStony Brook Southampton Hospitalwith plans to take ownership of more eastern Long Island hospitals.^[73]

Stony Brook University has operations inIncheon,South Koreaas part of the Incheon Global Campus (IGC). The other schools involved includeGeorge Mason University, theUniversity of Utah,Ghent Universityand theFashion Institute of Technology.^[74]

In July 2011, Stanley announced that theMinistry of Education, Science and Technologyin South Korea approved the establishment of SUNY Korea as part ofSongdo International Business DistrictinIncheon.^[75]The campus was expected to begin academic programs in March 2012 with an enrollment of 200.^[76]As of 2021, the student body contained roughly 1,000 students from over 40 countries. Its president is Arthur H. Lee, who was appointed to the role effective January 1, 2022. Stony Brook University students are allowed to apply for an exchange program at SUNY Korea, while SUNY Korea students are required to take a year of classes at Stony Brook University.^[77]

Beginning in 2017, FIT joined Stony Brook in offering degree programs at SUNY Korea.^[78][79]

Stony Brook University has four gallery spaces on campus. As was the desire of donor Paul W. Zuccaire, thePaul W. Zuccaire Gallery, formerly known as the University Art Gallery, showcases professional exhibitions as well as annual graduate and undergraduate student works. The Paul W. Zuccaire Gallery is in theStaller Center for the Arts.

Also on campus is theLatin American and Caribbean Studies Center's Art Gallery, which features works from Latino and Latin American artists as well as local artists who fall under that category.The SAC Art Galleryis a center for interactive and participatory art projects.

The Tabler Center for Arts, Culture, and Humanities includes an art gallery and blackbox theater performance space.

The Simons Center for Geometry and Physics includes an art gallery as well.

College/school founding
College/school	Year founded
College of Arts and Sciences	1990[80]
College of Business	2004
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences	1960[81]
School of Dental Medicine	1968[82]
School of Health Technology and Management	-
School of Journalism	2006[83]
School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences	2007[84]
School of Nursing	-
School of Medicine	1980[85]
School of Professional Development	-
School of Social Welfare	1970[86]
The Graduate School	-

The Stony Brook University consists of a main campus in Stony Brook, and additional satellite campuses inSouthamptonandSouth Korea. The university is composed of 12 schools and colleges. By enrollment, the largest college or school is the College of Arts and Sciences.

The university is governed by theState University of New Yorkboard of trustees, a body of 18 members, which regulate all the individual units of the SUNY system. The trustees have the authority to appoint the president of each state-operated institution; grant all degree diplomas and certificates for the completion of studies at any state-operated campus; and regulate admissions, tuition, curricula, and all other matters pertaining to the operation and administration of each state-operated campus. The president of Stony Brook is the principal executive officer of the university. The position was first held by John Francis Lee and is held by the sixth president in the institution's history,Maurie McInnis, who took office on July 1, 2020.

Stony Brook'sfinancial endowmentis managed by the Stony Brook Foundation. The foundation was established in 1965 as a not-for-profit corporation under the New York State Education Law,^[22]chartered to collect and manage gifts from private and non-state resources to supplement the funding of the university and managed by a voluntary board of trustees.^[22]Donations can be made to a wide selection of funds which benefit different areas of the university.

In 2012, the endowment was valued at approximately $125 million with total assets amounting to nearly $350 million and has fully recovered from the losses endured in the 2008 economic downturn.^[87]After a strong fundraising campaign led by Jim Simon's $150 million donation, the university's fundraising amounted to more than $180 million for the 2011-12 year and raised $200 million by March 2013.^[88]It is the second largest endowment amongState University of New Yorkuniversity centers behind theUniversity at Buffalo. However, the university's endowment remains far below the average of itsAssociation of American Universitiespeers.

On June 1, 2023, The Simons Foundation announced a historic $500 million endowment gift, making it the largest unrestricted donation to an institution of higher education in U.S. history.^[89]

Housed in the Student Activities Center, the Undergraduate Student Government (USG) is the governing body representing the undergraduate students of the university. The main functions of USG involve regulation, funding, and recognizing official clubs and organizations of the university. Undergraduate students are obligated to pay a Student Activity Fee per semester which is then administered by the Undergraduate Student Government. USG manages the yearly Homecoming events, Roth Pond Regatta and the traditional end-of-the year Brookfest concert and a series of concerts and events branded as "Stony Brook Concerts" that occur throughout the academic year while also directly funding undergraduate organizations, clubs, and other student services. USG at Stony Brook has a long history going back to the founding of the Student Polity Association (Polity) in 1959. After the controversial de-certification of Polity by the administration in 2002, USG was founded in 2003.

Like USG, the Graduate Student Organization (GSO) is the governing body representing the graduate students of the university. The GSO advocates for graduate student interests to senior university administration and is part of shared governance at the university.^[90]Graduate students pay a per-semester activity fee which is used to fund events and programs for the graduate community. The GSO provides services for graduate students including funding for conferences, seminars, speaker events, travel to Brookhaven and Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories, funding for social events, departmental organizations, and student clubs.^[91]The GSO hosts social events, professional development programming, and free legal and tax clinics. Traditional events hosted by the GSO include graduate student orientation,Three Minute Thesis, an annual speaker event, and national conferences. The GSO co-manages the University Cafe. GSO executive board members partake in national advocacy, and work with organizations such as theNational Association of Graduate-Professional Students(NAGPS) on advocating for higher education policy issues.^[92]

Stony Brook was one of ten national universities awarded aNational Science Foundationrecognition award in 1998 for their integration of research and education.^[93]Between 2005 and 2007, twoNobel Prizeswere awarded to professors for their work conducted at Stony Brook.^[93]The university has an annual $4.65 billion economic impact on the region.^[62]Stony Brook co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory through Brookhaven Science Associates, a 50-50 partnership withBattelle Memorial Institute.^[94]Stony Brook is also one of two public schools in New York to have a medical school and a dental school, the other beingUniversity at Buffalo.^[95]

The university's health science and medical component, collectively referred to as Stony Brook Medicine, includes theRenaissance School of Medicineand the Schools of Dental Medicine, Nursing, Health Professions, Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Social Welfare, as well as the Hospital, major centers and institutes, programs, clinics and community-based healthcare settings, and the Long Island State Veterans Home.

For the 2021–22 academic year, annual undergraduate tuition and fees was $10,410 for in-state students and $28,080 for out-of-state students.^[96]Tuition alone cost $7,070 and $24,740, respectively, with $3,020 in fees. Average room and board cost is $14,884.^[97]

78% of full-time enrolled freshmen received financial aid, with an average of $13,100 per student. 71% of full-time enrolled freshmen received a scholarship or aid from a federal or state government institution. 42% of full-time enrolled freshmen received loan aid from the federal government at an average of $5,000 per student.^[97]

Student body composition as of May 2, 2022

Race and ethnicity[98]	Total
White	30%	30
Asian	30%	30
Hispanic	14%	14
Foreign national	10%	10
Other[a]	10%	10
Black	7%	7
Economic diversity
Low-income[b]	37%	37
Affluent[c]	63%	63

In fall 2021, the university had an enrollment of 26,782 students: 18,010undergraduate studentsand 8,772graduate students.^[97]

Of all students, 23,072 (86 percent) areU.S. citizensorpermanent residentsrepresenting all states of the United States and 3,536 (13 percent) areinternational studentsrepresenting over a hundred countries around the world.^[99]

21,103 students hail from New York state, accounting for 79 percent of the student body. 12,061 students (45 percent) of the student body reside inNassauorSuffolkCounty on Long Island, while 6,766 students (25 percent) reside inNew York City.^[99]

2,276 students (8.5 percent) reside north of New York City, withWestchester County,Rockland CountyandOrange Countyas the three most common. 7.3 percent of students live out of state, most represented byNew Jersey,CaliforniaandConnecticut.^[99]

Half of Stony Brook's international students hail fromChina. An additional 18% come fromIndiaand 10% fromSouth Korea.^[99]In 2021, there were more Asian American undergraduate students than White American students attending Stony Brook for the first time in the university's history.^[100]

Academic rankings
National
ARWU[101]	66–94
Forbes[102]	62
U.S. News & World Report[103]	58
Washington Monthly[104]	98
WSJ/College Pulse[105]	98
Global
ARWU[106]	201–300
QS[107]	373
THE[108]	301–350
U.S. News & World Report[109]	171

In 2023,U.S. News & World Reportranked Stony Brook University 58th overall among national universities and 26th among public universities. In 2022, the QS US University Rankings ranked Stony Brook University as No. 39 in the US.^[110]In 2023, Stony Brook University was again ranked the top public university in New York.^[111]

In 2020,The Wall Street Journalranked Stony Brook University tied with two others as the second-best public school in theNortheastern United States.^[112]

In 2015,Kiplinger's Personal Financeranked Stony Brook 33rd best value among the country's public institutions for in-state students, and 26th for out-of-state students.^[113]In 2012,The Wall Street Journalranked Stony Brook 8th among public universities sending students to elite graduate programs.^[114][115]

As of 2022^[update],U.S. News & World Reporthas given the following rankings to graduate programs at Stony Brook: The School of Engineering is ranked 63rd, the School of Medicine is ranked 58th in Research and 112th-123rd in Primary Care nationally. Clinical Psychology ranked 3rd; Nuclear Physics (categorized as a Physics specialty) ranked 3rd; Geometry (categorized as a Mathematics specialty) ranked 9th; Topology (categorized as a Mathematics specialty) ranked 12th; Algebra/Number Theory (categorized as a Mathematics specialty) ranked 17th; Physics ranked 21st; Nursing-Midwifery ranked 27th; Physician Assistant program ranked 27th; Political Science ranked 28th; Mathematics ranked 30th; Psychology ranked 39th; Occupational Therapy ranked 42nd; Sociology ranked 45th; Computer Science ranked 46th; Earth Science ranked 47th; History ranked 48th; Economics ranked 53rd; Public Health ranked 55th; Physical Therapy ranked 57th; Chemistry ranked 58th; Health Care Management ranked 60th; English ranked 62nd; Social Work ranked 62nd; Biological Sciences ranked 74th; and Fine Arts ranked 152nd.^[116]

In 2017, the Shanghai Global Rankings of Academic Subjects ranked Stony Brook's Mathematics program 13th best worldwide.^[117]

College Factual's 2015 survey ranked Stony Brook University's Applied Mathematics program as 3rd best in the United States.^[118]

The Stony Brook College of Business earnedAACSBInternational Accreditation in 2021.^[119]

In 2023, Stony Brook University Hospital (SBUH) was named inBecker's Hospital Review's list of "Great Hospitals in America".^[120]

The 2024U.S. News & World Reporthas given the following rankings to undergraduate programs at Stony Brook: Computer Science ranked 56th; Nursing ranked 67th; Engineering ranked 67th; Economics ranked 88th; and Business ranked 135th.^[116]

In 2021, a team of students of the Journalism School won theEdward R. Murrow Awardsfor Excellence in Audio Feature Reporting.^[121]

Stony Brook University is a public research institution,classifiedas "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".^[14]It is one of 71 member universities of the Association of Universities (AAU) and one of 94 members of the Universities Research Association (URA), both representing the leading North American research universities.^[13]

The university co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory, which is affiliated with theUnited States Department of Energy. In the Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering area, some of the research centers of Stony Brook University are the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, the Institute for Advanced Computational Science, and theC. N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physicsamong others. In the biomedical sciences, Stony Brook houses the Center for Biotechnology and the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, among many others. In March 2008, the university received $60 million endowment fromJames Simonsto establish theSimons Center for Geometry and Physics. TheLouis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biologywas established by a generous gift in 2008 from Henry Laufer.

The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) is the SUNY center for marine and atmospheric research, education, and public service. More than 300 graduate and undergraduate students from 16 different nations work and study at SoMAS. The School's students study coastal oceanographic processes and atmospheric sciences. The Marine Sciences Research Center, the original institute for marine studies, was incorporated into the new School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences on June 15, 2007.

In July 2007, Stony Brook won a grant from the Department of Defense to devise ways to prevent terrorists from corrupting computers, and another from theDepartment of Homeland Securityto design a system to detect radiation without triggering false alarms.^[122]

The New York Center for Computational Sciences (NYCCS),^[123]formed in 2007, is a joint venture of Stony Brook University and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Its centerpiece is an 18-rack Blue Gene /L and 2 rack Blue Gene/P massively parallel supercomputer based on the IBM system-on-chip technology, also known asNew York Blue Gene supercomputer. In the June 2008 Top 500 supercomputer rankings New York Blue Gene/L was ranked 17th, and Blue Gene/P was ranked 75th.^[124]The total peak performance for both Blue Gene/L and Blue Gene/P consists 103.22 teraflops (trillion floating-point calculations per second).^[125]

In 2016, Stony Brook University placed second at the Long Island regional round of theNew York StateBusiness Plan Competition.New York Institute of Technologyplaced first with four teams qualifying for the state competition's final round, while Stony Brook University had three teams qualifying for the state competition's final round.^[126]

There have been many notable research projects and important scientific discoveries at Stony Brook.^[127]

Years	Research/discovery
1969	DatedMoon rocksand estimated theage of the Moon
	Created a newultrasoundmethod that speeds the healing ofbone fractures
	Discovered the link betweenemphysemaandsmoking
	Developed the drug that is recommended for all cardiacangioplasties(abciximab)
1974	Created the firstMRIimage of a livingorganism
	Discovered theGolden Bamboo Lemur
	Identified and cataloged 328 distantgalaxies
	Using a singleelectron, created the smallestelectric switchin the world
1975	Yang and Simons set off the gauge-theory revolution indifferential topology
1976	Formulation ofsupergravity
1982	Inventedvirtual colonoscopy
1998	FDA approvedabciximaband Periostat (doxycycline)
1998	Discovered importantfossillinkingbirdstodinosaurs
2002	Synthesized the firstvirus,in vitro,polio[128]
2007	Demonstrated thatHomo erectusmay not have evolved fromHomo habilis[129]
2008	Remains ofBeelzebufo, or devil frog, largest frog to ever exist, discovered in Madagascar[130]

In 2018, Stony Brook University accepted 41.8%, or 15,800, of the 37,828 freshman applications it received. Of the 15,800 freshmen applicants accepted, 3,383 chose to enroll, or a rate of 21.4%.

Academic Profile of middle 50% of enrolled freshmen (as of 2018)

• GPA: 91-97 (100-point scale), 3.6-4.0 (4-point scale)^[131]
• 47% in top ten percent of graduating class
• 80% in top quarter of graduating class
• 97% in top half of graduating class^[132]
• SAT: 1250-1400
• SAT Math: 630-740
• SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: 600-680
• ACT: 26-31

The average SAT score of 2018 freshmen is 1323 out of 1600.

Stony Brook has a wide variety of student-run organizations on campus, which include sororities and fraternities, and a count of almost 300 recognized student clubs and organizations. TheUndergraduate Student Government at Stony Brook Universityis trusted with the responsibility of budgeting the undergraduate student activity fee which funds most student run organizations on campus. The Graduate Student Organization is responsible for budgeting the graduate student activity fee, and supplies a variety of funding opportunities, programming, student services, and funding for departmental and student organizations.

The oldest campus newspaper isThe Statesman, which was founded in 1957 when the university was in Oyster Bay. Other publications include theStony Brook Press,Stony Brook Independent,Blackworld, and the Asian American E-Zine. Stony Brook also has a campus-wide public radio station,WUSB, which serves most ofLong Islandand dedicates programming to Stony Brook athletics and other events on campus.

Once seen as a "suitcase school" of commuters, Stony Brook sought to increase the number of students living on campus, and now has the greatest number of all public schools in New York.^[133]Around 83% of freshmen students are on-campus residents.^[97]Other schools have since adopted similar practices to increase residential numbers.^[134]

Incoming freshmen are welcomed to the university in August withFirst Night Out, a night of events taking place on the Friday in which they move in.^[135][136]Organized by Student Engagement and Activities, the night consists of a "Party on the Plaza" as well as various assorted activities.^[136]Wolfieland, an annual carnival, began in 2016 and takes place during September.^[137]Stony Brook University's annual Homecoming celebration, known as "Wolfstock", takes place in October and features numerous activities throughout the week, including Homecoming Hoopla & Carnival on Wednesday and the Seawolves Showcase talent show on Friday.^[138][139]Wolfstock culminates in Stony Brook's annual Homecoming football game on Saturday, which traditionally draws record-breaking crowds upwards of 12,000 people. The homecoming court is presented during halftime, dating back to 1984. Beginning in 2018, Stony Brook shifted to the gender-neutral title of 'royal' in lieu of 'king' and 'queen'.^[140][141]

Academic activity pauses weekly on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in a period known as "Campus Life Time", which was established in February 1991.^[142]During Campus Life Time, no classes are scheduled and events take place at the Academic Mall, allowing students to take a break from their studies and come together for social activity.^[143]

First-year students are assigned a book written by a notable figure, who speaks to the entire freshman class onCommons Dayin the fall semester. Commons Day speakers have included Supreme Court associate justiceSonia Sotomayor, authorJanet Mock, designerJoshua Davisand journalistCharles M. Blow.^{[144][145][146][147]}

The Festival of Lights started in 2000 as an annual Stony Brook tradition that celebrates the numerous cultures and faiths which celebrate during the holiday season.^[148]The festival is preceded by "Light the Brook", a tree lighting ceremony at the Academic Mall.^[149]Midnight Breakfast takes place during the first Monday of Finals Week in both semesters as the dining halls open late to serve breakfast foods to students.^[150]

To celebrateEarth Day, Stony Brook holds a week-longEarthstockcelebration in the week leading up, culminating in the Earthstock Festival.^[151]Numerous environment-themed events take place throughout the week, with the most known tradition being the Rubber Duck Race held at "The Brook" adjacent to the Administration building.^[152]

Starting in 1993, Strawberry Fest is held on the first Wednesday of May, where students and faculty gather at the Academic Mall to eat an array of strawberry-themed foods with live music and student performances. In 1998, Stony Brook began to hold Diversity Day during the same day as Strawberry Fest, planned and organized by the Office of Multicultural Affairs to highlight the diverse cultures which make up the university.^[153]

The yearlyRoth Pond Regatta, held since 1989, attracts dozens of competitors and thousands of attendees, including students, faculty, staff, and alumni. The competition involves groups making boats out of cardboard and tape, with the challenge to get across the Roth Pond first without sinking.

Stony Brook holds two annual concerts –Back to the Brookduring the fall semester andBrookfestduring the spring semester. The inaugural Back to the Brook took place in 2012 and featuredReel Big Fishat the Staller Steps.^[154]Since then,Mac Miller,Lupe Fiasco,Walk the Moon,Fetty WapandPost Malonehave headlined Back to the Brook.^{[155][156][157][158][159]}2018's Back to the Brook was infamously cancelled after only 24 tickets were sold for headlinerAshantia week before the concert.^[160][161]2019's Back to the Brook was controversially cancelled again.^[162]The historic Stony Brook concert series was revived in 2011 with Brookfest hosting headlinersBruno MarsandJanelle Monáe.^[163]Brookfest has since been headlined byWiz KhalifaandMiguel,^[164]LudacrisandGrouplove,^[165]Childish GambinoandDiplo,^[166]Panic! at the DiscoandTwenty One Pilots,^[167]FutureandCash Cash,^[168]DNCEandJoey Badass,^[169]21 SavageandA Boogie wit da Hoodie,^[170]andASAP FergandAminé.^[171]

In the early 2010s, Stony Brook's Graduate Student Organization sponsored a concert series on the first Thursday of every month titledStony Brooklyn, focused on exposing the student body to up-and-comingindie rockmusicians from the New York area. This concert series included acts likeThe Antlers,Parquet Courts,Beach Fossils,The Drums,Ra Ra Riot,Das RacistandThe Front Bottomsplaying concerts on the Stony Brook campus. As interest in this scene declined, the series was shut down by 2017.^{[172][173][174]}

The Spirit of Stony Brookmarching band was created in 2006 by Jerrold Stein, the dean of students at the time, and plays at athletic games and other events.^[175]The first public performance was at the September 2006convocation. The band grew to 70 members the second year and added additional staff.^[176]The band first traveled to theAmerica East men's basketball tournamentin March 2007 and has done so regularly ever since. By July 2008, the band had reached 100 members,^[177]and by the mid-2010s had attracted over 200 members.^[178]

• 2006-2013: John Leddy^[179]
• 2013-2016: Shayna Stahl^[179]
• 2016-2018: Christopher Parks^[179]
• 2018-present: Justin Stolarik^[179]

Stony Brook University's intercollegiate athletics teams, known as theStony Brook Seawolves, compete in theNational Collegiate Athletic Association(NCAA) at theDivision Ilevel and are members of theColonial Athletic Association, beginning on July 1, 2022. The school's current director of athletics is Shawn Heilbron, who was hired in May 2014 after serving as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development atOregon State University.^[180]

The university's athletics teams were originally known as the Soundmen or the Baymen in the early 1950s when the campus was located in Oyster Bay.^[181]Their name was changed to the Warriors in 1960, and again to the Patriots and Lady Patriots in 1966.^[181]In 1994, as Stony Brook prepared to become a Division I program, the team nickname was changed again, this time to its current day incarnation, the Seawolves.^[181]The team's mascot is named Wolfie.^[181]

Beginning in 2019, Stony Brook announced a partnership withSNYto broadcast football, basketball and lacrosse games on the channel.^[182]Stony Brook games onWUSBwere announced by Josh Caray, grandson of famed broadcasterHarry Carayand son ofSkip Carayuntil his departure in 2019.^[183][184]

The Stony Brook Patriots participated at theDivision IIIlevel until 1995, when they moved up toDivision IIwith the ultimate goal of soon reaching Division I. On June 3, 1997, President Shirley Kenny announced that the Seawolves' entire athletics program would play at the Division I level beginning during the 1999–00 season.^[185]Stony Brook joined theAmerica East Conferencein 2001 until leaving in 2022 and also played women's tennis in theMissouri Valley Conference.

Stony Brook garnered national attention during their2012 College World Seriesrun. The Seawolves upset theLSU Tigersin a three-game series to win the Baton Rouge Super Regional and reach the College World Series in Omaha, the first America East team to do so.^[186][187]CoachMatt Senkwas awarded the National College Baseball Writers Association's Coach of the Year award.^[188]OutfielderTravis Jankowskiwas drafted by theSan Diego Padresin the first round of the2012 MLB Draft.^[189]

After going winless in four consecutiveAmerica East Finalsin men's basketball, the Seawolves earned their first bid to theNCAA tournamentin 2016 by defeating theVermont Catamounts80–74.^[190]They lost toKentuckyin the first round of the NCAA Tournament by a score of 85–57.^[191]

Stony Brook has established itself as a dominant force inwomen's lacrosse. Since 2013, the Seawolves have finished in first place in the America East for eight straight seasons, making eight consecutiveNCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championshiptournaments.^[192]During the 2018 season, the Seawolves were ranked No. 1 nationally in all three major polls (IWLCA Coaches' Poll, Cascade/Inside Lacrosse, Nike/US Lacrosse) for at least ten weeks.^[192]

In recent years, Stony Brook's athletic facilities have undergone several additions and renovations. The Goldstein Family Student-Athlete Development Center opened in 2006 after a million-dollar donation by alumnusStuart Goldstein.^[193]In 2011,Joe Nathan Field, dedicated to six-time MLB All-Star relief pitcher and Stony Brook alumnusJoe Nathan, opened after renovations to the former University Field were made possible by Nathan's $500,000 donation.^[194]Island Federal Arena, formerly known as the Stony Brook University Arena, opened in 2014 after a two-year, $21.1 million renovation.^[195]ThePritchard Gymnasium, current home of the volleyball team and former home of the men's and women's basketball teams, underwent a $1.5 million renovation in 2008.^[196]AlumnusGlenn Dubindonated $4.3 million to a strength and conditioning facility named the Dubin Family Athletic Performance Center, which opened in 2012.^[197]The Dubin family also pledged $5 million for a $10 million for the Dubin Family Indoor Training Center, which opened in 2020.^[198][199]

In 2013, Stony Brook University launched its ownbike share systemto provide a sustainable transportation alternative for students (Wolf Ride Bike Share). As of 2016, the university provides 8 stations and 63 bikes.^[200]Docking stations and bikes are supplied byPBSC Urban Solutions.^[201]

There is also a system of buses operated by the university. This system is accessible to anyone on the Stony Brook Campus at no charge.

The university is located next to theStony Brook LIRR stationon thePort Jefferson Line.

The university is served bySuffolk County TransitRoute 51, operating betweenPatchogue RailroadandPort Jefferson RailroadviaSmith Haven Mall.^[202]

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• Chris Algieri, 2007, professional boxer and formerWBOjunior welterweighttitle holder
• Michael R. Anastasio, Ph.D., 1980, Physicist; 9th Director ofLos Alamos National Laboratory
• Thomas Balcerski, 2008, author, historian; professor of history atEastern Connecticut State
• Kim Barnes Arico, current head coach of theMichigan Wolverines women's basketballteam (transferred)
• Bruce Bawer, Ph.D., 1983, Norway-based literary, film, and culture critic; gay rights activist
• Joy Behar, 1966, co-host ofThe View
• Pat Benatar, musician,Rock and Roll Hall of Famenominee (dropped out)
• Yasemin Besen-Cassino, Ph.D., 2005, Sociologist and expert on gender and labor issues; Professor of sociology atMontclair State Universityand editor forContemporary Sociology
• Spencer Black, Educator and politician who representedMadison, Wisconsinin theWisconsin State Assembly
• Mark Bridges, 1983,Academy Award-winning costume designer
• Adrien Brody, youngest winner of theAcademy Award for Best ActorforThe Pianist(2002)
• Dan Clawson, Ph.D., 1978, sociologist and activist
• Harris Cooper, Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Duke University
• Patricia S. Cowings, 1970, Aerospace psychophysiologist
• Steve Cuozzo, 1971, journalist, contributor for theNew York Post
• Dabuz, 2017, a professionalSuper Smash Bros.player^[203]
• Buck Dharma, lead guitarist and sole constant member of rock bandBlue Öyster Cult
• Glenn Dubin, 1978, billionaire hedge fund manager
• Patricia Eddington, former memberNew York State Assembly; currently,Brookhaven, New York, Town Clerk
• Carolyn Ellis, Ph.D., 1981, sociologist
• Ayşe Erzan, Ph.D., 1976, Theoretical physicist
• Diane Farr, 1995, actress onNumbersandRescue Me
• Hume Feldman, Ph.D., 1993, Physicist; professor and chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at theUniversity of Kansas
• Jonine Figueroa, Ph.D., 2004, Epidemiologist; senior investigator and distinguished scholar at theNational Cancer Institute
• Lee A. Fleisher, M.D., chief medical officer and director of theCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesCenter for Clinical Standards and Quality.
• Marie-Josée Fortin, Ph.D., 1992, Ecologist
• Keiko Fujimori, Peruvian politician
• Robert L. Gallucci, 1968, diplomat, author, academic
• Steven K. Galson, 1978, former actingSurgeon General of the United States
• David Gelernter, 1982, computer science professor atYaleandUnabombervictim
• Richard Gelfond, 1976, CEO ofIMAX Corporation
• Rohini Godbole, Ph.D., 1979, Physicist
• Christine Goerke, 1994, dramatic soprano
• Carol K. Hall, Ph.D., 1972, Chemical engineer who is the Camille Dreyfus Distinguished University Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering atNorth Carolina State University
• Victoria Hart, 2010, YouTube personality, educator, inventor
• Brosl Hasslacher, Ph.D., 1971, Theoretical physicist
• Daria Hazuda, 1989, biochemist; discovered the firstHIVIntegrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors
• Carl Heastie, 1990,Speaker of the New York State Assembly2015-present, Assemblymember from the 83rd Assembly District, 2001–present
• Julia Heiman, Ph.D., 1975, Sexologist and psychologist; sixth Director ofThe Kinsey Institutefor Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction atIndiana University
• John L. Hennessy, 1975, tenth president ofStanford University, 2017Turing Awardwinner
• Scott Higham, 1982, winner of2002 Pulitzer Prizein investigative journalism
• Mitch Horowitz, 1988, PEN Award-winning historian and former vice-president,Penguin Random House^[204][205]
• Leslie Irvine (sociologist), Ph.D., 1997, Sociologist specializing in human-animal interaction
• Travis Jankowski, 2012,MLBplayer, first-round draft pick, currently with theTexas Rangers
• Peter R. Jennings, Canadian physicist and entrepreneur; created,MicroChess
• Suzanne Bennett Johnson, Ph.D., 1974, Psychologist and past president of theAmerican Psychological Association(APA)
• Latoya Joyner, 2008, Assembly member for the 77th District of the New York State Assembly
• Rinat Kedem, Ph.D., 1993, Mathematician and physicist
• Mark Kishlansky, 1970, Historian
• Tom Koehler, 2008, former MLB pitcher
• Melanie Kreis, 1994, German businesswoman, Chief Financial Officer,Deutsche Post
• Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, first woman and first African-American president and CEO of theRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
• Marshall Leonard, M.D., 2016, formerMajor League Soccerplayer
• Steve Levy (politician), 1981, 7thCounty ExecutiveofSuffolk County, New York
• Kevin Kwan Loucks, 2013, CEO ofChamber Music America
• Gilda Lyons, Ph.D., 2005, composer, vocalist, and visual artist
• Steven Mackey, 1980, composer, electric guitarist, Professor of Composition atPrinceton University
• James L. Manley, Ph.D., 1976, Biologist
• Kevin M. McCoy, 1978, U.S. Vice Admiral who was the 42nd commander ofNaval Sea Systems Command
• Jeffrey Meldrum, Ph.D., 1989, Anatomist, Cryptozoologist, Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology atIdaho State University
• Mark Mizruchi, Ph.D., 1980, sociologist
• Momina Mustehsan, a Pakistani singer, musician, and social activist.^[206]
• Leah Modigliani, Ph.D., 2010, Associate Professor of Visual Studies atTyler School of Art and ArchitectureatTemple University^[207]
• Dianne Morales(born 1967), non-profit executive and political candidate^[208]
• Richie Narvaez, 1986, 1988, novelist
• Joe Nathan, 1997, six-time MLB All-Star andMinnesota TwinsHall of Famer
• Callistus Ndlovu, Zimbabwean politician
• Jon Oringer, 1997, billionaire founder and CEO ofShutterstock
• Vinay Pathak, Indian actor
• Sandy Pearlman, 1966, music producer and band manager forBlue Öyster Cult,Black Sabbath, etc.
• Andrew S. Penson, Billionaire real estate developer
• Nan Phinney, 1972,accelerator physicistatSLAC, program coordinator for the world's first linear collider
• Carolyn Porco, 1974, Planetary scientist
• Gwendalyn J. Randolph, Ph.D., 1995, Immunologist who is the Emil R. Unanue Distinguished Professor in the Department of Immunology and Pathology atWashington University in St. Louis, Missouri
• Sumathi Rao, Ph.D., 1983, Physicist
• Jef Raskin, 1964,Applemanager and creator of theMacintosh
• Dominick Reyes, 2013, mixed martial artist currently #14 in theUFClight heavyweight rankings
• Burton Rocks, 1994, sports attorney and current agent ofPaul DeJong
• G. Samantha Rosenthal, 2015, historian, writer, and professor atRoanoke College
• Ranjan Roy, Ph.D., 1974, mathematics professor atBeloit College
• Deane Rykerson, 1972, architect who served in theMaine House of Representatives
• Peter Sarnow, Ph.D., 1982, German virologist; Professor of microbiology and immunology atStanford University
• Laura Schlessinger, 1968, talk radio host
• Andrew Sega, 1997, video game music composer
• Ashoke Sen, Ph.D., 1982, Indian theoretical physicist
• Charles N. Serhan, 1978, experimental pathologist, Simon Gelman Professor of Anaesthesia (Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology) atHarvard Medical School
• Chia Shen, 1983, Computer scientist who is a program director at theNational Science Foundation
• Drew Shindell, Ph.D., 1995, Physicist and climate specialist based atDuke University
• Duane Silverstein, 1974, award-winning conservationist, executive director ofSeacology
• Tanya M. Smith, Ph.D., 2004, Human evolutionary biologist who is Professor at the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution,Griffith University,Australia
• Eric Stach, M.B.A., 2018, Materials scientist who is a professor at theUniversity of Pennsylvania
• Bettie M. Steinberg, 1976, Chief Scientific Officer forThe Feinstein Institute for Medical Research
• T. Bill Sutherland, Ph.D., 1968, Theoretical physicist; Emeritus Professor of Physics at theUniversity of Utah
• Henry Swieca, B.A., 1979, billionaire hedge fund founder
• Kara Thomas, 2013, author of young adult fiction^[209]
• Jaw-Shen Tsai, Ph.D., 1983, Physicist
• Michael Tuts, Ph.D., 1979, Particle physicist; Professor and Chair of theColumbia UniversityPhysics Department.
• Gabriel Vicéns, D.M.A., 2022, Puerto Rican composer, guitarist, and visual artist
• Kent Washington, 1978, basketball player
• Bernd Würsig, Ph.D., 1978, Marine Mammal Behavioral Ecologist; Professor Emeritus atTexas A&M University
• Daniel Zamora, 2015, MLB pitcher, currently a free agent

• Anissa Abi-Dargham, Psychiatrist
• Luis Alvarez-Gaume, Theoretical physicist
• Barry Barish, Experimental physicist, 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics^[210]
• Elizabeth M. Boon, biochemist
• Simon Donaldson, Mathematician, 1984 Fields Medal, 2014 Breakthrough Prize in Mathematics
• Kenji Fukaya, Mathematician
• James Glimm, Mathematician, former president of American Mathematical Society
• Yusuf Hannun, Molecular biologist, biochemist
• John Milnor, Mathematician, 1962 Fields Medal, 2011 Abel Prize
• Stanley Siegel, Psychotherapy
• Dennis Sullivan, Mathematician, 2022 Abel Prize
• Esther Takeuchi, Chemical engineer
• C.N. Yang, Nobel Prize in Physics Laureate, one of the first Chinese Nobel Laureates
• Alexander Zamolodchikov, Physicist

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