What GPA do you need to get into Stony Brook?

Among 247 applicants who posted a Stony Brook admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.92 and the middle half reported 3.79 to 4.00 (138 reported a GPA). Stony Brook sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for Stony Brook?

Among 247 applicants who posted a Stony Brook admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,520 and the middle half scored 1,453 to 1,550 (194 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.

Does applying early help at Stony Brook?

In these posts, 98% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (80 of 82), against 87% in regular decision (71 of 82). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do Stony Brook admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (62%), tutoring/teaching (44%), research (40%), athletics (40%). 87% held at least one leadership role and 71% listed a national or international award.

What is the Stony Brook acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by Stony Brook in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into Stony Brook

What 247 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 289 Stony Brook results that students posted for the 2017 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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Stony Brook admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.92

Middle half 3.79 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,520

Middle half 1,453 to 1,550

Median ACT

Middle half 33 to 35

Median weighted GPA

4.29

Middle half 4.09 to 4.55

Results posted: 247 admitted, 32 rejected, 10 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the Stony Brook acceptance rate; the official rate is in Stony Brook’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.92	3.65
SAT	1,520	1,490
ACT	34	34

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What Stony Brook admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service62%
Tutoring/Teaching44%
Research40%
Athletics40%
STEM club/competition39%
Music36%
Work/Job35%
Internship32%

Held a leadership role

87%

Founded something

38%

National or intl. award

71%

Did research

40%

Early vs. regular decision at Stony Brook

Early (82 results)98%
Regular (82 results)87%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of Stony Brook admits

Engineering18%
Computer Science15%
Biology12%
Political Science6%
Business6%
Pre-med/Health4%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 20% first-generation, 19% low income, 18% underrepresented minority, 6% legacy, 1% recruited athlete and 6% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 6% chose Stony Brook.

Three recent Stony Brook admits

2026 cycle · Physics
Research-driven computational physics builder who founded a test-prep site and a statewide nonprofit.
GPA 3.91 UW · SAT 1560 · ACT 36 · Original post
2026 cycle · RD · Sociology/Anthropology
NYC history and storytelling applicant using journalism, advocacy, and filmmaking to preserve and amplify community stories.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1550 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Computer Science
CS-focused student with AI projects, research, hackathon wins, and swim team leadership.
GPA 4.00 UW · SAT 1530 · Original post

Where else Stony Brook admits got in

Stony Brook admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into Stony Brook?: Among 247 applicants who posted a Stony Brook admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.92 and the middle half reported 3.79 to 4.00 (138 reported a GPA). Stony Brook sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for Stony Brook?: Among 247 applicants who posted a Stony Brook admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,520 and the middle half scored 1,453 to 1,550 (194 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 34.
Does applying early help at Stony Brook?: In these posts, 98% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (80 of 82), against 87% in regular decision (71 of 82). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do Stony Brook admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (62%), tutoring/teaching (44%), research (40%), athletics (40%). 87% held at least one leadership role and 71% listed a national or international award.
What is the Stony Brook acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by Stony Brook in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2017 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with Stony Brook. All colleges