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Stony Brook University

United States of AmericaAmericas

#452

QS World University Rankings 2026

34.2

QS 2026 overall score

QS World University Rankings data

Ranking data

QS World University Rankings source

#452

QS World University Rankings 2026

#460

QS World University Rankings 2025

34.2

QS 2026 overall score

QS 2026 indicators

Indicator-level data

Each card keeps the QS 2026 score and rank separate. A missing value is not estimated.

Academic reputation

QS 2026 score
24.2
QS 2026 rank
#527

Employer reputation

QS 2026 score
17.8
QS 2026 rank
#701

Faculty-student ratio

QS 2026 score
43.6
QS 2026 rank
#459

Citations per faculty

QS 2026 score
32.4
QS 2026 rank
#556

International faculty ratio

QS 2026 score
47.4
QS 2026 rank
#451

International student ratio

QS 2026 score
53.4
QS 2026 rank
#384

International student diversity

QS 2026 score
57.9
QS 2026 rank
#352

International research network

QS 2026 score
73.7
QS 2026 rank
#474

Employment outcomes

QS 2026 score
31.9
QS 2026 rank
#527

Sustainability

QS 2026 score
82.5
QS 2026 rank
#141
University profile

About Stony Brook University

Stony Brook makes several research themes visible at once

Stony Brook University presents research around quantum information, climate change, artificial intelligence, cancer treatment, national security, children's medicine, and other areas. The value of this public map is that it points to different kinds of questions rather than treating research as one undifferentiated activity. Quantum work may depend on physics, computing, networks, or measurement. Climate work may involve environmental systems, data, policy, or design. A reader should use the theme to find a starting point, then look for the institute, centre, laboratory, or researcher that identifies the particular problem and method being studied.

The research page also features work on Long Island water quality, strokes, access to clinical research, and the communication of science. These examples suggest that research may be structured around a civic concern as well as a discipline. They do not mean that every project in a related field uses the same perspective. When an issue looks relevant, inspect the local source that names the scientific, technical, or social mechanism involved. A good comparison makes that mechanism visible instead of relying on a broad public topic such as health, water, or technology.

Partnerships and resources need to be linked to local work

Stony Brook identifies partnerships or connections involving Brookhaven National Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a veterans medical centre, and a technology incubator. Such relationships can provide important context for a research environment. They should not be interpreted as proof that every group has access to the same people, facilities, or projects. A local research page must show how a particular unit relates to the partnership. This distinction is especially important when a question depends on a technical resource or a clinical setting, because the relevant connection may be narrow and carefully defined.

The university's central presentation also names research resources and spotlights. These can help identify vocabulary and current research directions. They are not substitutes for a clear account of a local group. If a quantum, climate, AI, or health theme is of interest, find the page that states the actual research object and approach. Then note whether the partnership or resource mentioned centrally has a demonstrated connection to that work. This keeps the profile evidence-led and avoids assuming that institutional scale automatically produces a specific research opportunity.

Use a Stony Brook theme to locate the smallest relevant setting

For Stony Brook University, start with a question that can be recognised in a research description. It may concern a network, a biological process, an environmental measurement, a clinical issue, or a social problem around access. Use the central theme as a route into the search, then identify the unit where the question is given a local form. Look for evidence of the method being used, whether that is modelling, experiment, observation, design, data work, or another approach. The method helps distinguish a genuine connection from a surface similarity in topic language.

The final note should state what is confirmed and what needs another check. A central research page can establish that a theme is visible at the university, while a narrower page is needed to understand a particular research community. Record the group or centre, the specific problem, and the evidence that links it to your intended direction. That disciplined record makes later review easier and prevents a promising headline or partnership from becoming a larger claim than the official material supports.

Institution record

Country
United States of America
Region
Americas
Status
Public
QS size code
L
Profile record updated
July 24, 2026

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