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
43 dorm buildings reviewed on DormScouter
| Dorm | Overall ★ | Safety ★ | Cleanliness ★ | Reviews | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H Quad | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Roosevelt Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Roth Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Tabler Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Mendelsohn Quad | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Kelly Quad | — | — | — | 0 | |
| West Apartments | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Hannah Arendt College (Roth Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Sanger College (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Toll Drive (Tabler Quad) | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Stimson Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Keller Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Greeley Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Wagner Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| C.N. Yang Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Benedict Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| James Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Langmuir Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Ammann Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Gray Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Irving Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| O'Neill Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Baruch Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Dewey Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Eisenhower Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Hamilton Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Schick Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Lauterbur Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Cardozo Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Gershwin Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Hendrix Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Mount Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Whitman Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Douglass Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Dreiser Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Hand Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Chinn Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Toscanini Hall | — | — | — | 0 | |
| Chávez Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🛗 Elevator 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Tubman Hall | — | — | — | 0 | 🛗 Elevator 🍽️ Dining Hall |
| Schomburg Apartments | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| Chapin Apartments | — | — | — | 0 | 🍳 Shared Kitchen |
| The Toll Drive Apartment | — | — | — | 0 |
Year-specific advice for Stony Brook University dorms — what changes from freshman to senior year:
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