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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, New York Public 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Brooklyn, New York, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,220, made up of 293 undergraduates and 1,927 graduate students. It is part of State University of New York System.

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 29 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medicine, Registered Nursing, and Occupational Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 712 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 6 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.

Key figures

2,220
Students enrolled
712
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
29
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 29

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 19
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8
Engineering 1
Psychology 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
156
Master's degrees
291
Doctoral degrees (research)
6
Professional doctorates
253
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
3

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,220
Undergraduates, fall 2024
293
Graduate students, fall 2024
1,927
Full-time, fall 2024
82%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,495
Undergraduates, 2024-25
324
Graduate students, 2024-25
2,171
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
72%
Men
28%
White
25%
Hispanic or Latino
15%
Black or African American
25%
Asian
24%
Two or more races
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
7%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
6
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
21%
Students taking some online courses
37%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
State University of New York System
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
Research designation
Research Colleges and Universities
President
Wayne J. Riley
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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