Stony Brook University Ranked as Best ROI in the Northeast by BestValueSchools.com
STONY BROOK, NY, February 26, 2014 – Stony Brook University gives students the best return on their investment for a college degree in the entire Northeast region of the U.S., according to BestValueSchools.com, an independent higher education ranking website that helps the public “get the most value in a college or graduate degree.”
BestValueSchools.com recently published a series of free articles that ranks U.S. colleges and universities for Best Expected Return on Investment (ROI) across four geographic regions. The site ranks dozens of top national schools based on data from a number of sources, including U.S. News and World Report and PayScale.com. BestValueSchools.com states: “It comes as no surprise that the highest ROI for both in and out of state students in the northeastern region comes from the state of New York. The State University system in New York is well known to be one of the best in the United States. Stony Brook, NY is located on Long Island Sound, making it well positioned for students who wish to study in close proximity to one of the world’s major financial centers.”
About Stony Brook University
Part of the State University of New York system, Stony Brook University encompasses 200 buildings on 1,450 acres. Since welcoming its first incoming class in 1957, the University has grown tremendously, now with more than 24,000 students and 2,200 faculty. Its membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU) places Stony Brook among the top 62 research institutions in North America. U.S. News & World Report ranks Stony Brook among the top 40 public universities in the nation and Kiplinger named it the 29th best value in public colleges for in-state students and 20th for out-of-state students. One of four University Center campuses in the SUNY system, Stony Brook University co-manages Brookhaven National Laboratory, putting it in an elite group of universities that run federal research and development laboratories. As the largest single-site employer on Long Island, Stony Brook is a driving force of the regional economy, with an annual economic impact of $4.65 billion, generating nearly 60,000 jobs, and accounts for nearly 4% of all economic activity in Nassau and Suffolk counties, and roughly 7.5 percent of total jobs in Suffolk County.
###
Reporter Contact:
Alida Almonte
University Media Relations Manager
631-632-6310
Follow us on Twitter @sbunewsdesk
