Stony Brook University--SUNY USA

State University of New York, Stony Brook is one of America`s most dynamic public universities, a center of academic excellence and an essential part of the region`s economy. It`s ranked among the nation`s top 35 public universities by U.S.News & World Report and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. A member of the Association of American Universities, Stony Brook is one of the 62 top research institutions in North America. The University offers more than 200 undergraduate programs, 100 master`s programs and 40 doctoral programs to 24,360 students; innovative programs include a combined-degree MBA program and the award-winning Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities program, which involves undergraduates in research in nearly every discipline and has produced Churchill, Beckman, Goldwater and Marshall scholars. Stony Brook`s School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences was ranked first in coastal oceanography by the National Research Council. Nearby Brookhaven National Laboratory, which Stony Brook co-manages, offers students opportunities to work with scientists making discoveries in physics, photon sciences and nanomaterials, climate change and other critical areas. Stony Brook`s more than 2,900 faculty members include Abel Prize-winning mathematician John Milnor, Nobel Laureates, Grammy Award recipients, and MacArthur Fellows. Faculty members are credited with more than 1,840 inventions and more than 500 U.S. patents.