Public · University
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, New York · Large city
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- Admit rate
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- Graduation rate
- $109,601
- Median earnings
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Brooklyn, New York (large city setting), enrolling 293 undergraduates.
About Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyn, coextensive with Kings County, is the most populous of the five boroughs and counties in New York City, United States. The history of European settlement in Brooklyn spans more than 350 years. Brooklyn has played a major role in various aspects of American culture, including literature, cinema, and theater. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Graduate
- Nearest big city
- 5 miles to New York, NY
- To the ocean
- 4 miles
- Nearest airport
- 9 miles to John F. Kennedy (JFK) · major hub
How SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University compares
Higher than 99% · #2 of 133 in New York
Lower than 95%
Lower than 83%
Larger than 16%
Percentiles compare SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in New York.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate29313%
- Graduate1,92787%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women23380%
- Men6020%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White28%
- Black19%
- Hispanic19%
- Asian25%
- Other or multiracial8.5%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 293
- Graduate enrollment
- 1,927
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 3%
- First-generation students
- 38%
- Students over 25
- 50%
- Median family income
- $25,374
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $102,726
- Endowment
- $33,381,952
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
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- First-year retention
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- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $110,661
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $109,601
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Students with federal loans
- 43%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 78%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- Yes
- Dorm capacity
- 400
- Dorm capacity vs undergrads
- 100%+
- Housing charge (year)
- $12,279
- Application fee
- $50
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- C
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 2.5 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 11
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 6
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,220 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $109,601
- Typical debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 11%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 91%
Typical debt would take roughly 1.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 85°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 47.1″
- Annual snow
- 24.5″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, NY Ave V Brooklyn, NY US station (4.5 mi from campus).
What SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Net price
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- Admission
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- Net price
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- Admission
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- Students
- 465
- Admission
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- Net price
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- Earnings
- $89k
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.









