Stony Brook's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Stony Brook University students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Stony Brook University students is 77.7%. Female students graduated at a rate of 81.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 74.9%.

77.7%

asian 82.6% 658 students
African American 74.2% 141 students
white 77.0% 659 students
unknown 81.3% 161 students
hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
hispanic 73.5% 197 students
International Students 73.1% 334 students
Mixed Race 75.8% 47 students

Drop Out

Stony Brook University has an overall drop-out rate of 7.8% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 9.8% and 5.3% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

7.8%

asian 4.0% 32 students
African American 6.8% 13 students
white 4.3% 37 students
unknown 5.0% 10 students
hispanic 7.8% 21 students
International Students 22.3% 102 students
Mixed Race 8.1% 5 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of Stony Brook University at a rate of 13.4% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 12.6%, and male students' 14.0%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

13.4%

asian 12.3% 98 students
African American 18.4% 35 students
white 17.9% 153 students
unknown 12.6% 25 students
hispanic 17.5% 47 students
International Students 2.2% 10 students
Mixed Race 16.1% 10 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

1.2%

asian 1.1% 9 students
white 0.8% 7 students
unknown 1.0% 2 students
hispanic 1.1% 3 students
International Students 2.4% 11 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$73,837	$76,170	$96,347
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$84,511	$85,898	$90,858
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$78,983	$76,460	$77,989
Mechanical Engineering	$59,148	$60,523	$77,613
Computer Engineering	$65,853	$67,101	$73,879
Information Science/Studies	$50,971	$60,523	$71,975
Human Computer Interaction	$44,369	$62,012	$70,740
Engineering, General	$63,263	$62,154	$69,628
Chemical Engineering	$60,840	$60,094	$69,431
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$80,124	$82,756	$69,048
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$61,334	$49,644	$66,869
Applied Mathematics	$41,626	$41,342	$60,401
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$40,745	$42,495	$55,063
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$33,206	$38,455	$49,871
Economics	$44,546	$42,682	$49,637
Physics	$25,311	$41,193	$49,390
Journalism	$37,773	$38,289	$47,251
Chemistry	$42,072	$42,235	$46,119
Sociology	$30,405	$29,685	$45,421
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$34,569	$29,250	$40,364
Psychology, General	$29,078	$31,007	$40,318
English Language and Literature, General	$30,941	$28,236	$38,827
History	$32,801	$24,035	$38,076
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$39,668	$28,960	$34,804
Biology, General	$24,862	$21,929	$33,586
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$26,263	$16,169	$32,037
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	$26,449	$20,444	$31,547
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$27,606	$23,340	$29,043
Civil Engineering	$63,237	NA	NA
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$45,360	$39,729	NA
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	NA	$35,416	NA
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,075	$26,896	NA
Mathematics	$41,310	$39,648	NA
Fine and Studio Arts	$21,221	$15,922	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	NA	$26,353	NA
Political Science and Government	$32,965	$27,765	NA
Philosophy	NA	$31,305	NA
Anthropology	$15,800	$20,140	NA
Social Work	$22,965	NA	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$107,469	$114,892	$132,337
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$106,682	$105,661	$107,071
Mechanical Engineering	$72,326	$69,577	$80,624
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$66,661	$65,672	$74,494
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$66,820	$68,443	$70,944
Human Resources Management and Services	$61,087	$56,931	$70,320
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$58,392	$55,512	$67,458
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$78,542	$50,563	$66,707
Social Work	$45,776	$48,980	$54,288
Educational Administration and Supervision	$53,295	$48,432	$53,378
Medical Illustration and Informatics	$67,319	NA	NA
Natural Resources Management and Policy	NA	$30,771	NA
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	$58,950	NA	NA
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	$63,697	$61,516	NA
Accounting and Related Services	$63,949	NA	NA
Finance and Financial Management Services	$61,071	NA	NA
Public Policy Analysis	$47,720	$54,035	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$43,291	$30,409	NA
Public Health	$59,437	NA	NA
Biology, General	$33,310	$58,673	NA
Applied Mathematics	$65,746	NA	NA
Psychology, General	$39,648	$28,598	NA

First Professional Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Dentistry	$62,815	$72,320	$117,786
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$70,272	$73,606	$78,333
Medicine	$61,633	$62,902	$73,440
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$127,536	$140,448	NA

Graduate/Professional Certificates

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Educational Administration and Supervision	$112,109	$101,964	$110,440
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$115,339	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Music	$33,282	$32,925	$36,423

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