Physical Sciences is a program of study at Stony Brook University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in physical sciences, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at SUNY Stony Brook was ranked #104 on College Factual's Best Schools for physical sciences list. It is also ranked #12 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for SUNY Stony Brook.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SUNY Stony Brook was $1,031 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $7,070 | $24,740 |
Fees | $3,021 | $3,021 |
Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,884 | $14,884 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,868 | $1,868 |
Learn more about SUNY Stony Brook tuition and fees.
SUNY Stony Brook does not offer an online option for its physical sciences bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SUNY Stony Brook Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in physical sciences in 2019-2020, 29.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 43.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.6% of the physical sciences bachelor’s degrees at SUNY Stony Brook in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 31 |
Black or African American | 10 |
Hispanic or Latino | 7 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 93 |
International Students | 32 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 11 |
Physical Sciences students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Astronomy & Astrophysics | 14 |
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology | 11 |
Chemistry | 80 |
Geological & Earth Sciences | 16 |
Physics | 58 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.