SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
About
The State University of New York Downstate Health Sciences University is a public medical school in Brooklyn, New York City. The university includes the College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 24 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 16 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing8 · 33.3%
- No Data16 · 66.7%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 12
Action history · 21
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- May 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels
- Jan 2025Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 12 students received $57K in Pell grants, alongside $46.0M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 442 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Downstate
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus6
- Non-campus2
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Downstate vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Downstate selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | — | — | 2,220 | — | — |
Albany Medical College | — | — | 814 | — | — |
Eastern Virginia Medical School | — | — | 1,216 | — | — |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | — | — | 1,261 | — | — |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans | — | — | 2,750 | — | — |
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport | — | — | 1,103 | — | — |
Medical University of South Carolina | — | — | 3,246 | — | — |
New York Medical College | — | — | 1,471 | — | — |
Northeast Ohio Medical University | — | — | 1,029 | — | — |
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | — | — | 2,256 | — | — |
Oregon Health & Science University | — | — | 2,942 | — | — |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | — | — | 5,098 | — | — |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | — | — | 4,938 | — | — |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | — | — | 3,786 | — | — |
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | — | — | 3,241 | — | — |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | — | — | 3,485 | — | — |
University of California-San Francisco | — | — | 3,007 | — | — |
University of Maryland, Baltimore | — | — | 6,636 | — | — |
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | — | — | 1,489 | — | — |
University of Nebraska Medical Center | — | — | 3,988 | — | — |
University of North Texas Health Science Center | — | — | 2,332 | — | — |
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | — | — | 3,680 | — | — |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | — | — | 2,549 | — | — |
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | — | — | 835 | — | — |
| Peer group median | — | — | 2,650 | — |
Downstate Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The primary mission of the Office of Institutional Research & Decision Support is to act as the information clearinghouse for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. The IR office strives to provide reliable, relevant and timely information gathered from internal and external sources concerning the university to assist the five colleges and the university community to utilize in their strategic decision-making for institution planning and effectiveness.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (5)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboarddownstate.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookFacts & Figures | Institutional Research | SUNY Downstate2025This page provides an overview of the facts and figures related to SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, published by the Office of Institutional Research. It covers key metrics such as enrollment, graduation rates, and degrees awarded. Detailed data including headcount by college, licensure and employment rates, and wage data for graduates are also available. The document is part of a series of Fact Sheets covering various years, with the most recent data revised as of December 1, 2022.downstate.edu
- GlossarySUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Institutional Research GlossaryThis page from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University offers a wide array of resources related to institutional research, including facts and figures about enrollment, degrees awarded, and student outcomes. It includes detailed statistical data by college and program, licensure and employment rates, graduation rates, and wage data for graduates. The page also features links to historical data archives, IPEDS Data Feedback Reports, and a glossary of terms used in their institutional research revised as of December 1, 2022.downstate.edu
- Strategic planIMPACT 20302026The IMPACT 2030 strategic plan for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University aims to guide the institution through 2030. Originally intended as a five-year plan beginning in 2020, the timeline was extended due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan focuses on five key areas, with implementation divided into phases, starting from Fall 2022.downstate.edu
Notable alumni of Downstate (28)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Herbert L. AbramsMedicine
- Duncan W. ClarkMedicine
- Allen FrancesPsychiatry
- Leon GordisPublic Health
- Susan LoveMedicine
- James MahoneyMedicine
- Ralph SnydermanMedicine
- Richard Allen WilliamsCardiology
- Harry WienerChemistry
- Calvin SunEntertainment
- Andrew G. BostomLiterature and journalism
- Joseph R. BertinoMedicine
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