Applying For Financial Aid
Applying For Financial Aid
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Email
enroll@stonybrook.edu
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Application Process
Application Deadline
January 15
Award Notification
On a rolling basis beginning April 1
Methodology For Awarding Institutional Aid
Federal Methodology
Forms Required Cost
FAFSA Code is 002838 Free
Profile of 2024-25 Financial Aid
Profile of 2024-25 Financial Aid
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Freshman
Financial Aid Applicants
3,342 (82.7%) of freshmen
Found to Have Financial Need
2,447 (73.2%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid
2,444 (99.9%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met
192 (7.9%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met
59%
Average Award
$16,982
Need-Based Gift
Received by 2,434 (99.6%) of aid recipients, average amount $12,997
Need-Based Self-Help
Received by 2,221 (90.9%) of aid recipients, average amount $3,805
Merit-Based Gift
Received by 150 (6.1%) of aid recipients
1,520 (37.6%) of freshmen had no financial need and received merit aid, average amount $3,672
All Undergraduates
Financial Aid Applicants
12,693 (74.1%) of undergraduates
Found to Have Financial Need
10,092 (79.5%) of applicants
Received Financial Aid
9,993 (99.0%) of applicants with financial need
Need Fully Met
902 (9.0%) of aid recipients
Average Percent of Need Met
58%
Average Award
$16,916
Need-Based Gift
Received by 9,518 (95.2%) of aid recipients, average amount $11,785
Need-Based Self-Help
Received by 9,106 (91.1%) of aid recipients, average amount $5,606
Merit-Based Gift
Received by 441 (4.4%) of aid recipients
3,604(21.0%)of undergraduates had no financial need and received merit aid,average amount $3,725
All Undergraduates
2024 Graduates Who Took Out Loans
46%
Average Indebtedness of 2024 Graduates
$25,283
Financial Aid Programs
Financial Aid Programs
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Loans
Federal Loans
Direct Subsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
Direct Plus Loans
Scholarships and Grants
Need-Based Available
Federal Pell grants
SEOG
State scholarships
Institutional scholarships
Private scholarships
Non-Need-Based Available
None
Non-Need Awards
Academic Interest/Achievement Award Areas
Area/Ethnic Studies
Biological Sciences
Business
Computer Science
Engineering/Technologies
English
Foreign Languages
Health Fields
Home Economics
International Studies
Mathematics
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences
Number of Awards
Not reported
Creative Arts/Performance Award Areas
Cinema/Film/Broadcasting
Journalism/Publications
Music
Number of Awards
Not reported
Special Achievements/Activities Award Areas
Community Service
Leadership
Number of Awards
Not reported
Special Characteristics Award Areas
Not reported
Number of Awards
Not reported
Employment
Work-Study Programs
Federal work study available
other work study available
Average Earnings from On-Campus Employment
$3,372
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