Stony Brook University is the largest residential campus in the State University of New York system, with approximately 54.5% of its students living on campus. Housing at Stony Brook is issued and controlled by Stony Brook University Campus Residences, which provides 9,445 spaces in its 11 corridor style buildings, 19 suite style buildings, and 23 apartment style buildings to Undergraduate students, Graduate students, and students' families. The large majority of on-campus housing is provided to students on the university's west campus, but housing is available to those on east campus, and for Stony Brook Southampton students.
Campus residences is tied to Stony Brook's Undergraduate Colleges initiative in order to provide a better residential experience for the undergraduate community, especially for those in their first year. As such, the placement of all first year undergraduates and transfers is based on their Undergraduate College assignment (based on student interest, not major). Graduate students are not placed in the same manner, and are instead assigned housing based on preference and availability of space.
Quad housing
There are six quads that make up the residential areas for undergraduate students at Stony Brook. They offer suite style floor plans or corridor style floor plans . The quads are: Roosevelt Quad (Corridor) H Quad (Corridor) Kelly Quad (Suite) Mendelsohn Quad (Corridor) Roth Quad (Suite) Tabler Quad (Suite)
Corridor style housing includes single, double, and triple rooms lined down a unisex hallway, with approximately 36 residents and one to two bathrooms per hallway. Suite style housing includes suites of six same-gendered people in three double bedrooms with a shared common space and bathroom. Bedrooms in suite style housing are smaller than corridor style, which are 150 sq. ft and 180 sq. ft respectively.
In Quad Housing, special living options exist based on student preference or need: Cooking (CO), 24-Hour Quiet (24Q), Modest Living, and Substance Free (SF). Students who choose these options are expected to adhere to the rules in the Terms of Occupancy as well as additional rules for the community such as no noise beyond room doors for 24 hour quiet, no alcohol paraphernalia for substance free living, and stricter rules regarding cleanliness for cooking buildings. There are also gender-inclusive living options available by request.
Corridor style
Roosevelt Quad
Eleanor Roosevelt quad, commonly abbreviated as ERQ, is made up of 5 residence halls: Greeley, Keller (SF), Stimson (24Q), Wagner and C.N. Yang Hall. All of these halls have a corridor style floor plan except for CN Yang hall, which is suite style. Residents placed in Roosevelt quad are part of the Global Studies undergraduate college (GLS) and as a result, there is a large emphasis on the global experience in residential programs put on in ERQ.
H-Quad
H-Quad is made up of 3 buildings: Benedict, James (24Q & CO) and Langmuir (SF). The floor plan in all three buildings is corridor style. Residents placed in H quad belong to the Leadership and Service undergraduate college (LDS). The residential programs put on in H-Quad are largely focused on community service and community building.
H quad is home to two Living and Learning centers: the Community Service LLC in James college, and the Leadership Development LLC in Langmuir college. The Community Service LLC combines academics with community service via a minor in community service learning. The goal of this LLC is to build on research and methods of community service and involvement. The Leadership Development LLC combines academics with leadership strategies via a minor in Leadership development. The goal of this LLC is to create students who are grounded academically, and who know enough about leadership strategies to motivate the work of others in meaningful ways
Mendelsohn Quad
Mendelsohn Quad and surrounds Mendelsohn Pit and is made up of four buildings: Ammann (24Q), Gray (SF), Irving (CO) and O'Neil. All buildings have a corridor style floor plan composed of doubles. Mendelsohn quad residents belong to the Undergraduate College of Information Technology Studies (ITS), resulting in residential programs that emphasize technology in society.