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Stony Brook scholarships and merit aid

Two prices: the posted one, and yours.

Posted price$34,012per year · 2026-2027 · cost of attendance
Yours?depends on the rules below

The short answer

Stony Brook may be worth checking, but its awards do not follow a simple grades-and-scores chart. Start with the published scholarships below.

Where does your student land?

Verified Jun 2026
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Published rules, with the school sources close at hand. Confirm the details before you count on an award.

The award collection

Published scholarships

These amounts and requirements come from the school’s own published pages. Open an award to see who qualifies and how to keep it.

Where does your student land?

  1. Regeneron Science Talent Search National Finalists And Semifinalists$3,000Not automaticRenewable
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Regeneron Science Talent Search National Finalists And Semifinalists

    $3,000

    Published amountNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

    RenewableCheck the conditions
  2. Wise Women In Science And EngineeringAmount not publishedNot automatic
    Published awardOther selection criteria

    Wise Women In Science And Engineering

    Amount not published

    Published award termsNot recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read the selection rules. Confirm the policy year with the school.

    Start with the award’s published eligibility.

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What makes Stony Brook different

Stony Brook rewards driven researchers and STEM scholars with competitive merit awards for demonstrated excellence.

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Research checkedJun 2026By our research team

Selection beyond grades and scores

Start with the selection process.

These awards are not recorded as automatic on grades and scores. Read each award's selection rules, application steps and dates. Meeting a minimum is not an award offer.

  1. Read the selection rules

    Look for the school's stated criteria and whether an additional application is needed.

  2. Check the application dates

    Confirm the current admission and scholarship deadlines directly with the school.

  3. Know what happens next year

    Check renewal, credit requirements and how other aid affects the award.

The fine print / Three questions to carry forward

Before you count on it.

Does it apply to us? Confirm the entering year, residency and every eligibility condition.

Can we keep it? Check renewal GPA, credits and how long the award lasts.

Can we combine it? Ask how outside scholarships and other school awards change the offer.

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Who this school may work for

Students with a passion for scientific inquiry and research will find Stony Brook's merit-aid landscape particularly well-suited to their ambitions. Those with a track record in STEM competitions or undergraduate research projects are strong candidates.

Published yearly cost: Approximately $34,012 for 2026-2027. Source

Cost and graduation facts

Federal reporting on who actually enrolls at Stony Brook, what they paid after aid, and what happened next — independent of anything the school markets.

Average annual net price by family income at Stony Brook, academic year 2021-22 — in-state, Title-IV aid recipients only
Family incomeAverage net price paid
$0–$30,000$12,943
$30,001–$48,000$15,432
$48,001–$75,000$20,728
$75,001–$110,000$23,424
$110,001+$27,716
All income levels (average)$18,784

Sticker price vs. what students actually pay

Published tuition & fees (in-state), AY 2022-23
$10,931
Published tuition & fees (out-of-state), AY 2022-23
$32,741
Average net price paid (all Title-IV aid), AY 2021-22
$18,784

That works out to roughly a 38% discount below the federal AY 2021-22 average cost of attendance of $30,539 (College Scorecard — a separate, federally reported figure, not the published cost of attendance shown above).

Stony Brook is a public school; Scorecard's net price figure covers in-state, Title-IV-aid-recipient payers only — there is no comparable federal figure for out-of-state students.

Outcomes for students who enrolled here

Graduation rate (150% of normal time), 2016 cohort
76%
First-year retention rate, 2021 cohort
90%
Median debt at completion, 2020–2021 completers
$18,228 (~$193/mo on a 10-yr plan)
Median earnings, 10 years after entry (measured 2020-21)
$74,502
Share of students receiving a Pell grant, AY 2021-22
45%
Share of students receiving a federal loan, AY 2021-22
41%
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Other Stony Brook scholarships worth checking

These awards can be harder to find. Each one has its own rules.

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityEvery admitted Honors College student receives some level of scholarship support, most often as a Presidential or Presidential Merit Scholarship.

Source

Amount$4,000EligibilityThe URECA summer research program provides a $4,000 stipend to select Stony Brook undergraduates doing full-time research or creative activity for ten weeks in the summer.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Empire State Diversity Honors Scholarship is for eligible degree-program students with high academic achievement characteristic of an honors program who contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Source

AmountAmount not publishedEligibilityThe Stony Brook Alumni Association sponsors eight one-year undergraduate awards for students who have excelled in areas including academics, leadership, and improvement of community life.

Source

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How Stony Brook compares

  • 665 of 749 verified schools publish at least one four-year renewable merit award.

    Stony Brook is one of them. The cohort minority (84 schools) only awards one-year scholarships, which means the four-year value families assume on a brochure quote isn't guaranteed at every school.

Sources used on this page

Every claim is checked against Stony Brook’s own published materials. Below is the full reference set.

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