URochester or Stony Brook?

Creekland
Fri, 29 Mar 2019 21:35:55 +0000

whoever you asked who said Stony Brook was more “academically reputable” is…well…probably not academically reputable, themselves.

This. You probably need a new crowd to ask - or do some simple google searching yourself. It’s common for “the man on the street” to only “know” about colleges nearby or with highly ranked sports teams. Most don’t have a clue about academic excellence.

In my area (southern PA) most will have never heard of Stony Brook. That means nothing about its academic level. It only means most folks know very little about NY state schools as few apply there and they don’t make a name for themselves in sports.

I had to use google myself to get their current USNews ranking. It’s 80. U Roc is 33.

80 certainly isn't bad. It will depend upon what you are looking for in a school and if finances matter. #33 shows most who know about academics think more highly of URoc (overall - individual majors may vary).