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Stony Brook is one of America’s most dynamic public universities. We are a center of academic excellence and an internationally recognized research institution that offers all students a world-class education. Here at Stony Brook, you will discover the advantages of a major university — excellence in education, an active research environment, and one of the best university teaching hospitals in the region. With more than 200 majors, minors, and combined degree programs, Stony Brook delivers a world-class education that will exceed your expectations. The University is a trailblazer in integrating research and undergraduate education. The six undergraduate colleges transform the student experience and help you take advantage of our vast resources. The Graduate School offers 48 programs in the arts and sciences, engineering, business, journalism, health, and medicine. Our School of Professional Development is home to graduate and career development programs that help professionals across fields continue to learn and to increase their earning power. Long Island’s premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents the University’s entire medical enterprise. It integrates our health-related initiatives: education, research, and patient care throughout the health sciences schools — Dental Medicine, Health Technology and Management, Medicine, Nursing, and Social Welfare. You will find what you are looking for at Stony Brook University. We offer various experiences and programs that will challenge, inspire, and sustain our diverse range of students. Explore global study opportunities in an International Exchange Program at one of our overseas partners or a Study Abroad Program led by Stony Brook faculty. These programs span an academic year, a single semester, a summer or winter session, but the experiences and memories will last a lifetime. Experience the adventure and diversity of people, culture, and geography when you study at another campus through the National Student Exchange. Choose from nearly 200 U.S. and Canadian colleges and universities and widen your horizons academically, personally, and socially. Spend a semester immersed in marine studies while in residence at Stony Brook Southampton. The School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences offers programs that take full advantage of our Marine Science Center, its research vessels, waterfront lab facilities, and unique campus location on Shinnecock Bay's shores. SUNY Korea provides a global education to all students and nurtures creative leaders who can overcome challenges in our global society. The first American University founded in Korea, each year, continues to expand program offerings in various academic fields such as engineering, fashion, science, and more. The mission of Stony Brook University — to advance our community and the world through knowledge and discovery — is lived through the activities of our schools, colleges, and programs. We deliver an accessible world-class education, an incomparably dynamic student experience, and transformative research and medical care. Stony Brook’s active and vibrant campus life is filled with co-curricular experiences to complement our academic curriculum and enhance the overall college experience. Hundreds of clubs and student organizations, intramural and Division I sports teams, art, music, and cultural events throughout the year, keep our diverse student body involved, active, and entertained. Living on campus puts you at the center of everything Stony Brook has to offer — outstanding academic programs, a thriving research environment, hundreds of clubs and activities, and dynamic first-year experience in one of six small Undergraduate Communities. Dining venues across campus have all the elements that create enjoyable experiences, serving delicious food with diverse options when and where you want it. Campus Dining offers high-quality food that emphasizes fresh ingredients to ensure that you can always find the right meal to fit your mood. The Office of Commuter Student Services and Off-Campus Living offers valuable programs and services to commuter students and actively encourages our commuters to become full campus life participants. Stony Brook University is a potent incubator of teaching and research innovation that is changing the world. As a member of the invitation-only Association of American Universities, we are an internationally recognized research institution. There is no denying that as the Earth is getting warmer, our weather patterns shift, wreaking havoc the world over. Stony Brook University researchers are at the forefront of the search for solutions to the challenges presented by climate change, from protecting the coasts from the ravages of storm surges to anticipating the social changes brought about by drought to predicting which species might be threatened with extinction. From Its Beginnings A Half-Century Ago, Stony Brook University Has Been Characterized by innovation, energy, and progress, transforming the lives of people who earn degrees, work and make groundbreaking discoveries here. A dramatic growth trajectory has turned what was once a small teacher preparation college into an internationally recognized research institution that is changing the world. View full university

The Stony Brook School is an independent college preparatory school (grades 7-12) that exists to challenge young men and women to know Jesus Christ as Lord, to love others as themselves, and to grow in knowledge and skill, in order that they may serve the world through their character and leadership. Founded in 1922 with the motto "Character Before Career," The Stony Brook School seeks to educate students in matters of the mind, body, and heart. Students are challenged to become leaders with integrity, and virtue character development is considered an essential component of the educational process. While students are presented with the gospel of Jesus Christ, they are free to maintain their personal spiritual beliefs. For over 90 years, The Stony Brook School has been putting character before career. This is another way of acknowledging that we are human beings—and not human doings. We recognize that a career is essential. Our graduates regularly gain acceptance to the most selective colleges and universities globally, and they are significantly impacting their communities through their giftedness. That said, we believe that our achievements only speak to one facet of who we are. Stony Brook's education is designed to help students flourish, which means to be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence. We believe this flourishing comes through careful attention to character, which a wise person once defined as "who you are when no one is looking." At The Stony Brook School, we are not afraid to ask our students big questions: Who are you? What do you care about most? What is your purpose in this world? We believe the answers to these questions help shape the character and give students the confidence to become all they were designed to be. In short, we give our students space, the opportunity, and the support to explore life's big questions while also helping them fulfill the demands of their rigorous academic course of study. We can do this only because of the quality and depth of our faculty. Our faculty comprises master teachers, coaches, and mentors. Their experience is routinely sought after by other schools to train their teachers on how to teach. In addition to their degrees and expertise, what is most compelling about our teachers is the extent to which they care for their students. SBS teachers make themselves available to their students above and beyond the school day's constraints and are dedicated to their students' success. They are mentors, role models, and the kind of people who genuinely want to spend time with young adults. The Stony Brook School offers a genuinely outstanding college preparatory education, unparalleled among boarding and day schools in the northeastern United States. To learn more about the distinct features that set us apart, we encourage you to spend some time browsing this site. You will find information about our commitment to academic excellence, our mission, our ideal location, our close-knit, our excellent college placement record, diverse community...and much more. This is not to say that we are not committed to a high standard of excellence in classroom teaching—quite the opposite. Instead, our rich and textured classroom learning experiences serve as a jumping-off point in our "whole student" approach to education. Because we are a boarding school, our students can engage in various subject matters with their teachers in diverse environments and circumstances. It is not at all unusual to see a student and her teacher lingering for a conversation about that day's teaching or tomorrow's test as we filter out of the dining hall after a meal or in a dorm lounge once the day is done. Our classes regularly travel together to off-campus events and cultural destinations that add new layers of nuance and enrichment to in-class lectures and discussions. Lessons learned in our arts, and athletics programs are brought back to our academic buildings, and vice versa. Frequent chapel services allow our students to digest and reflect upon the week's teaching in a context of spiritual investigation and restoration. The everyday life of a typical middle school or high school student has its ups and downs. However, there is one constant worth noting here at The Stony Brook School—and that is the unparalleled level of personal attention each student receives from our outstanding faculty. Because we are a boarding school, each of our teachers lives either in a dorm or in a house surrounding our 55-acre campus. This arrangement means that teaching here is more than just a job; it truly is a way of life. And our students are not just coming to school. They are coming to a home away from home. View full school