Biology at Stony Brook
Stony Brook graduates about 704 biology majors a year, 15% of its graduating class. That puts it 81st of 692 schools we score for biology, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 62% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $61,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $79 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where biology happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Earth & Space Sciences, Student Health Center, New Computer Science, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Institute for Advanced Computational Science, Basic Sciences Tower, Health Sciences Tower, Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 58 · Dorm 29 · Student housing 27 · Dining 8 · Athletics 4 · Library 1.
Nearby in the biology ranking
Other strong majors at Stony Brook
- Health & pre-med fields 87 · #14
- Nursing 83 · #19
- Sociology & anthropology 83 · #73
- Chemistry & biochem 81 · #67
- Public policy & social work 81 · #34
- Computer science 80 · #81
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Stony Brook with every school we score in biology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.