SUNY Stony Brook Housing Costs

$3,248 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What Are the Living Expenses at SUNY Stony Brook?

There are additional costs associated with college other than tuition. Find out below exactly how much you will be spending to attend Stony Brook University.

On this page you will find:

Outline of Housing Costs
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Room and Board Expenses at SUNY Stony Brook

This school prices housing and dining separately. The on-campus housing cost for a typical student was $11,036 in 2026, and a standard meal plan cost $7,160. Altogether, the average on-campus student at Stony Brook University paid roughly $25,592 in 2026 for room, board, books and other living costs combined.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for Stony Brook University.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$21,444	$24,162
— Housing	$11,036
— Meals	$7,160
Other Living Expenses	$3,248	$7,152
Books and Supplies	$900	$900
Total	$25,592	$32,214

Will You Spend Four Years On Campus? Forecasted Cost is $117,385

Housing and dining costs rarely hold still from one year to the next. Looking at the trend gives you a realistic picture of what you will actually spend by graduation.

Over four years you could pay about $117,385 in housing, food and other expenses.

This is how on-campus room and board has tracked over the last few years, plus a forward projection, at Stony Brook University.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$17,918
Two Years Ago	$19,058
One Year Ago	$20,910
Most Recent Year (2026)	$21,444
One Year From Now *	$22,850
Two Years From Now *	$24,349
Three Years From Now *	$25,946
Four Years From Now *	$27,648

* estimated

On-campus room and board has trended up an average of 6.6% per year. If that pace holds, room and board would land around $26,998 for their first year on campus.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $31,796 for a bachelor’s degree, while a two-year (associate) student would pay around $28,497 for the last year of an associate degree.

Over the entire degree (assuming you graduate on time), the total comes to about $117,385 over four years — compared with roughly $55,495 for a two-year (associate) degree.