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Originally Posted by baldbear
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
Originally Posted by Anonymous
They are ahead of a lot of big name schools this year. Don't be a hater if your daughter chose to go to a weaker program.

Good education, Good lacrosse


Stony Brook is not a bargain so please stop making it something it's not.
Campus is quite ugly. Alumni presence is terrible. Endowment is minuscule at $180M (colleges with $90M-$100M are closing their doors and are out of business). Athletics are average all around with low school spirit. Academic programs except medicine are average. We can go on and on.

It's an option for some but by no means is a top school.


SBU is a great deal. The school is one of the top public universities in the world. The in-state tuition is nothing compared to other private or out-of-state schools. The campus is beautiful. The only problem is all the building they are doing. Of course with such a building boom I would not be concerned about SBU closing its doors anytime soon. I do agree the endowment is small, but the school is still relatively young. The Endowment continues to grow each year. As for the alumni, i can't really comment. But that is true of most schools. As SBU grows and the athletic department gets better, my guess is that an alumni presence will not be an issue. Just like any other school that does well. The academics are there. If they get improved sports, to go along with good fine arts, campus life and post graduate activities will only get better.


All SUNY schools are behind in terms of endowment due to the nature of how there were run in the past. That is changing. But it has a long way to go. You will not grow endowment, alumni presence and prestige with a 45% 4-Year graduation rate. You have to ask why 55% leave the school.


The graduation rate is in the top 87% of all 4 year public schools. The 6 yr graduation rate is almost 70% of the students. So students not necessarily leaving, just taking longer to graduate. 2013 freshmen retention was about 90%.


All posted college graduation rates are based on 150% of the time allotted for the degree. So a normal 4-year degree is given 6 years to say they graduated "On time".