Helping parents understand dorm options, safety, accessibility, and what to expect at Stony Brook University.
Two-year residency requirement.First- and second-year Stony Brook students are required to live in university housing.
The Six Quads.First-year and sophomore housing is organized into six quads:
Upper-class options.Juniors and seniors live in apartment-style options — West Apartments (older, popular) or. Schomburg Apartments are reserved for graduate students.
Greek life.Stony Brook has an active Greek system; chapters do not have on-campus .
Stony Brook, NY
Public research university (SUNY)
26,000 total students
25 dorm buildings reviewed on DormScouter
| Dorm | Overall ★ | Safety ★ | Cleanliness ★ | Reviews | Features |
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| H Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Roosevelt Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Roth Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Tabler Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Mendelsohn Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Kelly Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| West Apartments | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Chavez Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Hand College (H Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Hendrix College (H Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Stimson College (Roth Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Toscanini College (Roth Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Whitman College (Roth Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Hannah Arendt College (Roth Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Eisenhower College (Roth Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Sanger College (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Toll Drive (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Hamilton College (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Dreiser College (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Benedict College (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Cardozo College (Mendelsohn Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Dewey College (Mendelsohn Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Douglass College (Mendelsohn Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| James College (Mendelsohn Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Mount College (Mendelsohn Quad) | — | — | — | 0 |
Year-specific advice for Stony Brook University dorms — what changes from freshman to senior year:
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