The university is founded in 1957.
SBU - the member of Association of the American Universities and one of four university centers of the State of New York.
Today the university is included into the TOP rating of 100 public national universities according to the U.S. News & World Report list and also is included in TOP 25 of 100 best public universities and colleges according to the Kiplinger list.
SBU – one of 10 American universities awarded awards of National scientific fund of the USA for outstanding achievements in the field of integration of science and education. As a part of professorate of the university - winners of Nobel Prizes.