Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares Downstate Medical Center's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York.
Downstate Medical Center has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 1,209 students). The enrollment is smaller than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York average (9,101 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University2,2202931,927
Similarly Ranked Schools1,2091661,153
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in New York9,1017,9131,823
The below chart compares the student population between SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 636 male and 1,584 female students attending Downstate Medical Center. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.40 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Downstate Medical Center.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Downstate Medical Center
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total29328310
Men63603
Women2302237
Population by Gender/Attending Status at Downstate Medical Center
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total1,9271,537390
Men57348192
Women1,3541,056298

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 581 White students (26.17%) and 558 Asian students (25.14%) at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian741559
Black or African American561541
Hispanic57849
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White812061
Two or More Races1046
Race/Ethnicity Unknown12111
Total 29363230
Population by Race/Ethnicity at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native202
Asian484159325
Black or African American46591374
Hispanic27175196
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
White500171329
Two or More Races401129
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1325379
Total 1,9275731,354

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 672 students whose age under twenty five and 684 students whose age is over thirty years old at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
Especially, 5 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
Total293 63230
20-2119 118
22-24144 20124
25-2981 2853
30-3425 520
35-3910 55
40-4911 38
50-643 12
Total 293 63230
Population by Student Age at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
TotalMenWomen
Total1,927 5731,354
20-2122 616
22-24487 156331
25-29783 265518
30-34284 72212
35-39129 29100
40-49157 26131
50-6460 1644
65 and over5 32
Total 1,927 5731,354

Online Student Population

At SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, 1,067 students (48.06% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 521 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 480 students live in New York where SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is located in and 28 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total2,2202931,927
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5212519
Enrolled Some in Online Classes546264282
Not Enrolled in Online Classes1,153271,126
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5212519
New York Residents4802478
Other State in U.S.28028
Outside of U.S.13013
Unknown000