<p>Hey, you might be interested in this link showing the demographic breakdown of Stony Brook. It seems 32% of its students are from Suffolk County and 13% from Nassau County. That’s 45% from Long Island!!!</p>
<p>Add to that 27% from NYC and that’s 72%!!!.</p>
<p>Now we know why it is tough for SB to break out of the suitcase mold. Most everyone lives an hour from campus. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.stonybrook.edu/offires/students/fall2011/demographicprofile2011.pdf[/url]”>http://www.stonybrook.edu/offires/students/fall2011/demographicprofile2011.pdf</a></p>
<p>Now for Binghamton, 22% are from Long Island and 19% from NYC. That’s 41%.</p>
<p>[Binghamton</a> University - Alumni Connect - September 2011 | University welcomes new and returning students](<a href=“Alumni Connect | Alumni Association | Binghamton University”>Alumni Connect | Alumni Association | Binghamton University)</p>
<p>Home for this 41% of students is three to five hours away.</p>
<p>Now we know the rest of the story.</p>