Mission Statement

Stony Brook's Mission:

The University has a five-part mission:

• to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate, and professional education of the highest quality;
• to carry out research and intellectual endeavors of the highest international standards that advance knowledge and have immediate or long-range practical significance;
• to provide leadership for economic growth, technology, and culture for neighboring communities and the wider geographic region;
• to provide state-of-the-art innovative health care, while serving as a resource to a regional healthcare network and to the traditionally underserved;
• to fulfill these objectives while celebrating diversity and positioning the University in the global community.

Stony Brook's Vision:

As New York’s leading public flagship and a first-choice institution, Stony Brook University achieves transformative impact by driving innovation and inclusive excellence in education, research, health care, economic and ​cultural development, and social mobility.