How hard is it to get into SUNY Downstate medical School?
The acceptance rate at SUNY Downstate Health Services University is 14%.
For every 100 applicants, only 14 are admitted.
This means the school is extremely selective..
Is SUNY Downstate public or private?
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public institution.
It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar.
Its in-state tuition and fees are $7,733; out-of-state tuition and fees are $18,493..
What is special about SUNY Downstate medical School?
SUNY Downstate is the only academic medical center in Brooklyn.
For the 2.3 million people who live here, it means ready access to some of the best physicians—and physicians-to-be—in the world..
What is SUNY Downstate known for?
Leading for 160 Years.
In 1860, the College of Medicine that became Downstate was the world's first to bring medical students to patient bedsides.
Today, we're changing education by not just emphasizing patient care, but student support, as well.
The rigorous standard of our training remains the same..
Why is SUNY Downstate Med School?
Brooklyn's rich culture brings with it a unique patient population with needs related to culture, language, education, and income.
Students who choose Downstate care about making a difference.
They choose Downstate because they want to work in healthcare that is focused on the community it serves..
- Out of 145 medical schools in the U.S., few have more African-American faculty members—or students.
We rank in the 96th percentile of African-American graduates. 56 Areas of specialty offered.
In some specialties, Downstate has trained more than half of the borough's physicians.
