The State University of New York at Stony Brook was founded in 1957 and was 
originally known as the State University Long Island Center. At the time, only 148 undergraduates and 14 faculty members were enrolled at the University. Fast-forward 50 years and today Stony Brook University has grown to an enrollment total of 23,000 students and is considered the "flagship" university of the SUNY system. Currently, Stony Brook offers more than sixty majors to undergraduate students through the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business, the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the School of Health, Technology, and Management, the School of Journalism, the School of Medicine, the School of Dental Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Social Welfare, the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, and the School of Professional Development.
The University is also affiliated with Brookhaven National Labs and is Suffolk County’s only tertiary hospital and Level 1 Trauma Center, and the only academic medical center in Suffolk County.
Facts About Stony Brook
- A National Merit Institution
- Ranked in the top 1 percent of all universities in the world by the London Times Higher Education World University Rankings
- Ranked in the top 100 public national universities by U.S. News & World Report and included on their list of notable programs for undergraduate research/creative projects
- Ranked in the top 25 of the 100 best values in public colleges and universities by Kiplinger
- Ranked eighth among public universities with students going on to elite graduate programs by the Wall Street Journal
- One of only 10 universities nationwide recognized by the National Science Foundation for combining research with undergraduate education
- 98% of instructional faculty hold doctoral degrees or highest degrees in their fields
- Responsible for more than 1,500 inventions and more than 450 patents
- Mentor an average of 10% of the 300 Intel Science Talent Search competition finalists and semifinalists each year, making SB the second-largest incubator of Intel talent in the country
- Ranked 22nd among public universities with the highest paid graduates by Payscale.com.
List Adapted From: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/fastfacts/