SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Overview

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at SUNY Downstate since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at SUNY Downstate is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at SUNY Downstate.
• In 2017-2018, 76% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from SUNY Downstate makes roughly $127,900 a year. This is 213% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SUNY Downstate.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#4	Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Medicine Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#21	Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#27	Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#72	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards SUNY Downstate has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#17	Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools	College Factual
#19	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual
#26	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual
#31	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#52	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?

Contact details for SUNY Downstate are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203-2098
Phone:	718-270-2187

How Do I Get Into SUNY Downstate?

You can apply to SUNY Downstate online at: sls.downstate.edu/admissions/apply_today.html

Can I Afford SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?

The student loan default rate at SUNY Downstate is 0.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 187 undergraduate students at SUNY Downstate, with 176 being full-time and 11 being part-time.

There are also 1,931 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 176 full-time undergraduates at SUNY Downstate, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	35
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	61
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

Online Learning at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

In 2019-2020, 1,305 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SUNY Downstate has changed over the last few years.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	125	9	84	0	218
Medicine	0	0	0	191	191
Public Health	0	32	46	3	81
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	33	21	54
Allied Health Professions	2	0	39	0	41
Medical Illustration & Informatics	0	0	25	0	25
Other Health Professions	21	0	0	0	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	1	4	5
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	0	0	4	4
Biomedical Engineering	0	0	0	2	2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	0	0	0
Pharmacology & Toxicology	0	0	0	0	0
Physiology & Pathology Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Alternative Medical Support Services	0	0	0	0	0
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	148	41	228	225	642

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Jim.henderson under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.