Philosophy & religion at Stony Brook
Stony Brook graduates about 16 philosophy & religion majors a year. That puts it 93rd of 734 schools we score for philosophy & religion, a standout program at 80 out of 100. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Where philosophy & religion happens
Buildings on campus that fit the field: Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library.
Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 58 · Dorm 29 · Student housing 27 · Dining 8 · Athletics 4 · Library 1.
Nearby in the philosophy & religion ranking
Other strong majors at Stony Brook
- Health & pre-med fields 92 · #6
- Computer science 91 · #38
- Nursing 91 · #2
- Sociology & anthropology 89 · #51
- Engineering (all) 86 · #64
- Communications & media 85 · #66
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Stony Brook with every school we score in philosophy & religion. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (35%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (15%) and the size of the program (10%, capped so size alone can't win). 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.