Stony Brook Sees Significant Boost In U.S. College Rankings

STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY, NY — Stony Brook University has been ranked No. 105 in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education U.S. College Rankings for 2020, the school announced. It jumped 30 spots from last year's rankings.

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking is a ranking of universities and colleges designed to emphasize graduate success and student learning.

"I am thrilled by our extraordinary rise in the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings," said Michael A. Bernstein, Interim President of Stony Brook University. "This achievement is testimony to the unwavering commitment of our faculty and staff to fostering institutional excellence at Stony Brook University. I applaud the entire campus community for all of their efforts in reaching this exceptional milestone."

Developed in partnership with US experts and universities, the ranking adopts a balanced scorecard approach, using 15 individual performance metrics, grouped into four pillars representing Resources (30 percent), Engagement (20 percent), Outcomes (40 percent) and Environment (10 percent). The 15 performance indicators were selected in order to answer the questions that matter the most to prospective students when choosing a university.

Data sources include the Times Higher Education (THE) U.S. Student Survey, and THE Academic Reputation Survey, along with public data from IPEDS, the College Scorecard and Federal Student Aid on areas including completion rates and graduate employment. The THE Student Survey polled 170,00 current students on their college experience, focusing on motivation, engagement with learning, career impact, and satisfaction and value.

The full methodology can be found on the THE’s website.

Stony Brook continues to climb in major rankings of US and world higher education institutions. Recently, the University placed in the Top 100 of Washington Monthly’s 2019 National University Rankings.