Thank you for your interest in graduate studies at the department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics at Stony Brook. You are strongly encouraged to apply online rather than by hard copy. Please read this entire page before you apply. General information and the online application can be obtained at the graduate school website. If you choose to send a hard copy of the application, the application and all supporting materials MUST be mailed directly to the Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department (see address below). If you apply online please note that all transcripts MUST be mailed directly to the Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department(see address below). If you apply online the recommendation letters can be sent via the online system or by hard copy. If you choose to send the recommendation letters via hard copy, please send these letters directly to the Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department.

For admission to graduate study in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, the minimum requirements are as follows:

A. A bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry, or the social sciences with a strong mathematics background.

B. A minimum grade point average of at least 2.75 in all courses in pertinent or related fields.

C. Results of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.

D. Three letters of reference and all transcripts of undergraduate study completed.

E. Acceptance by both the Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and the Graduate School.

F. Students admitted provisionally must satisfy designated course and grade point average requirements during the first year of graduate study before being admitted to full degree candidacy. GRE (Graduate Record Examination) scores should be reported directly by ETS (Educational Testing System)to the Graduate School. The Institutional Code needed is 2548 and the Department code is 0702.

TOEFL and TSE scores should be reported directly by ETS (Educational Testing System)to the Graduate School. The Institutional Code needed is 2548 and there is no department code for the Toefl reporting. Note that the Toefl scores can be no older than two years.

Address for supporting docuements is:

Stony Brook University
Dept. of Applied Math & Statistics Grad Program
Stony Brook, New York, U.S.A. 11794-3600

If a phone number is needed for the mailing, please use 1-631-632-8360

For further information on applied mathematics and statistics graduate program at Stony Brook, please contact the Graduate Program Office by email linli@ams.sunysb.edu or call (631) 632-8360.