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Stony Brook
U. California-San Diego

Key differences on Outcomes

  1. 1

    U. California-San Diego graduates 12 pts more of its students than Stony Brook (90% vs. 78%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    U. California-San Diego grads earn $10.4K more ten years out than Stony Brook's ($84,943 vs. $74,502)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs
Stony Brook$74.5K
U. California-San Diego$84.9K
Graduation rate
Stony Brook78%
U. California-San Diego90%
Retention rate
Stony Brook89%
U. California-San Diego95%

Borrowing

Median debt
Stony Brook$18.2K
U. California-San Diego$15.5K
Undergrads with a federal loan
Stony Brook35%
U. California-San Diego21%
Median debt, Pell Grant recipients
Stony Brook$15.3K
U. California-San Diego$14.8K

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students
Stony Brook67%
U. California-San Diego76%
Credential within 8 years, all students
Stony Brook78%
U. California-San Diego89%
Enrolled at another college, 8 years on
Stony Brook12%
U. California-San Diego3%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients
Stony Brook77%
U. California-San Diego82%
Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan
Stony Brook75%
U. California-San Diego88%
Pell graduation gap
Stony Brook2 pts higher
U. California-San Diego6 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

GroupStony BrookU. California-San Diego
White73%86%
Asian82%91%
Hispanic/Latino69%77%
Black71%82%
Two or more races73%87%
International69%88%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;Stony Brook University Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018;University of California-San Diego Common Data Set 2025–26, Entered fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why