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Overview
Founded in 1858, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is located in a large city with a population of more than 250,000. It is in the New York-Newark-Jersey City NY-NJ-PA area.
Highlights
Undergraduate program with the highest reported starting salary ($95K): Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Largest undergraduate program (107): Registered Nursing
Address
450 Clarkson Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11203
www.downstate.edu/
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Institutional Control
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public organization and is related to other schools.
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Accreditation
Accreditation provides important oversight over a school's instructional practices and institutional stability.
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University holds an accreditation from one of the seven regional accreditors, which should ensure that credits earned transfer easily to other schools.
Accreditation History
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (Accredited July 1, 1952 - present)
  • The next accreditation review is scheduled for January 1, 2025.
Undergraduate Students
Not all students attend their first college full time to completion. While some schools are focused on those that population, many schools focus on transfer and or part time students. What types of of student does this school support.
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Admissions
Context: Average High School GPA
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University did not report the average high school GPA of it's students.
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Admissions Details
Here are some important dates and little tidbits. Please double-check this information on the SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's webpage for the most up-to-date and accurate answers! We update this information with each school's annual reporting, but information can change unexpectedly. Select any item to view the details.
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
A high school diploma or GED is required, and an international baccalaureate is accepted.
Application Fee & Common App
Application Fee & Common App
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has an undergraduate application fee of $50. We did not find SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University on the Common Application site. Keep in mind that it never hurts to inquire with an Admissions office to see whether they might be willing to waive your application fee.
Transfer application information
Transfer application information
The application deadline for fall transfer admission is May 1. Applicants are notified as applications are processed.
Credits accepted from new students
Credits accepted from new students
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University accepts the following credits:
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits
Programs
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University program offerings
What award level are you pursuing?
Bachelor's Degree
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Program Size (Completions)
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityRegistered NursingPhysician AssistantSpecialized Study in Heal...Medical Radiologic Techno...Top 10 matching degrees
Healthcare
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Costs
Undergraduate out-of-state costs
Here's a quick summary of costs to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. You will find the most up-to-date information at their website for admissions. The costs below are for out-of-state students, and you can switch by clicking the other button.
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Historic Annual Costs
See how this school's published costs have changed over the years, and how their cost trends compare with other public schools.
Published costs may have little to do with what you actually pay

It's important to remember that a school's published costs may not be indicative of what it will actually cost to attend. Time magazine wrote about this in their article Yes, you can get a college to cut its tuition price. Nonetheless, this inflation-adjusted look at the historic annual costs for tuition, fees, books, and supplies can give you an idea of the costs you might expect in the coming years. Comparing the total costs inclusive of room and board (if applicable) with the annual net price estimates in the previous tab will help you determine the financial aid package to expect.

Private and public universities' charges are difficult to compare due to the in-state and out-of-state price differences of public universities, and therefore we only compare SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University to other public schools within your chosen context group.

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Undergraduate tuition, fees, books, and supplies over time
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
On the blue curve, we see how the published annual cost to attend SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the annual cost for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
Financial Aid
Student Financial Need
How likely are you to get a scholarship if you attend? This section covers the likelihood that students with or without need are receiving financial aid. You can see this data for the full-time degree-seeking undergraduate student population as a whole or for full-time freshmen only.
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Full-time undergraduates
Full-time freshmen
Context: Need met for full-time undergraduates
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University uses federal methodology to determine if a student needs aid. In general, the funds that close the gap between the cost of attendance (COA) and the expected family contribution (EFC) is filled by student loans, but some schools distribute enough financial aid to make sure this is not necessary. Visit the financial aid website to explore what promises SUNY Downstate Health Sciences Universitymakes.
Overview of student need and resources used (Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students)
The average annual financial aid package received by full-time degree-seeking undergraduates who were identified to have need totals , of which on average is in the form of loans.
Student financial need
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Financial aid overview

Understanding the rules and process that determine who gets financial aid can be intimidating. Here are some quick links to help:

  • Visit SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's Net Price Calculator for the most accurate estimate of your anticipated costs. Every school publishes a Net Price Calculator that does its best to give you a fair estimate of what you might expect to pay. Many calculators consider your high school record as part of the calculation. This will be far more accurate than any of the averages or published tuition values that you see here.
  • FederalStudentAid, a government site that will walk you through the federal financial aid process. There are a number of kinds of student loans and other aid, and this site can walk you through all of the choices you will need to make.

The SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University deadline for priority financial aid consideration is February 1.

Loan Programs

Federal Direct PLUS

Federal Direct Subsidized Stafford

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford

Federal Nursing

Need-based Scholarships Available

Federal Pell Grants

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants

Athletic scholarships

Non-need-based Scholarships Available

Athletic scholarships

International Students
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University provides no financial aid to international students.
Undergraduate Outcomes
Graduation Rate
Approximately 36% of undergraduate students were full-time with no them attending college for the first time. In the last reporting year, 95% of students, including those who were part-time or transfer students, received a degree within 8 years.
95%
Time to complete
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Context: Graduation rate
These numbers reflect eight-year graduation rates for all degrees at the colleges and universities in your chosen context group. This reporting is for undergraduate students inclusive of transfer students and full/part-time students.
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Loan Status
This donut shows the percentage of students who are in good standing (green) in repaying any federal student loans five years after leaving SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
Status of loans
Closed (fully paid)
Currently paying
Deferred for miliary or school
Suspended (usually for hardship)
Not released due to privacy
Context: Loans with good standing
This is better performance than at least 98% of its context schools, and is evidence that alumni earnings-to-debt ratios are better than for most of the context schools' alumni.
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Are students graduating on time?
Let us tell you all about low graduation rates!

Across the country, graduation rates are surprisingly low. In fact, Forbes Magazine suggests that they are unacceptably low. However, from another point of view, sometimes graduation rates simply reflect the relative preparation of the students who enter. Colleges with a mission to help people coming from less advantaged backgrounds, such as first-generation and low-income students, may have low graduation rates despite relatively strong outcomes for students who face many obstacles to success. Without the context provided in these views of completion rates, it can be tricky to separate predatory schools that take financial advantage of under-prepared students from those that are actively seeking to encourage and help those students.

For the consumer choosing a school, once you have narrowed your list to those schools that you can afford and that seem likely to admit you, consider the outcome measures in this section and choose the specific measures that best describe your plans. Very simply, schools with high graduation rates and high loan repayment rates will likely give you the best opportunity to succeed.

Context: the impact of wealth and transfer status on degree completion
We took a close look lagging success for students with financial need in a case study. Here's a chance to compare schools based on student successes with a better appreciation of how circumstances may impact success. One word of caution: the statistics for some categories may consist of only a handful of students -- see the details by hovering or long-pressing on the bars.
Full-time first-time students
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Full-time transfer students
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Percentage with Pell Grants
7%
Years after enrolling.
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Context and trends: Repayment Rate
How much progress do you think you'll be able to make towards paying down your college loans seven years after leaving school? In our research, we discovered that a surprisingly large number of students don't default on their loans, but also aren't making progress in paying down their principal amount. The percentages here count alumni who have decreased their loan amounts by at least $1.
Years after leaving school.
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Chart explanation
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On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University who have successfully reduced their federal school loans by at least $1 by the date shown, which is 7 years after leaving the school.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the loan repayment rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Context and trends: are the loan default rates as small as possible?
The default rate is the percentage of students who are already delinquent on their loans within three years of leaving the school. If a school has a high default rate, that sends an alarm out that the students' educations are not sufficient to earn enough to repay those loans. Keep in mind that a low default rate may be more important than loan amounts in predicting your future success.
201420152016201720180%5%10%15%20%Former students with loan payment failure
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SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University who have defaulted on their federal school loans within 3 years ending on the date shown.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the 3-year loan default rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
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Classroom Experience
Student attention at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Schools are required to report the ratio of students per instructor, but look for a small number of students for every full-time instructor as your best indicator of personal attention and a modern well-integrated curriculum.
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Quality and Quantity of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University faculty
Faculty are the heart of a school. Make sure the school you attend has highly-qualified faculty who are regularly in their offices and happy to meet with you.
Full-time faculty overview
The best bachelor’s and graduate programs are generally taught by long-term faculty with tenure, as these instructors typically hold the highest degree possible in their field of expertise. Their commitment to research, their students, and to the school itself should be outstanding. The more green in the chart, the more long-term faculty are available to offer you steady classroom quality.
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Traditionally, the long-term faculty at a school are hired as Assistant Professors. After about six years, they then advance to the Associate Professor level after proving excellence in three areas: teaching, service to the institution, and significant contributions to their field of expertise. Assistant professors who are not promoted to the Associate level are usually required to leave the school. The rank of Professor is reserved for senior faculty who have demonstrated the highest standing in those three areas. The standards of excellence differ widely across institutions; nonetheless, the presence of a large proportion of faculty in the three professor ranks suggests you will be taught by faculty who are invested in their academic fields and in the school. Generally, instructors with any of the three professor titles will hold the highest possible (terminal) degree in their academic fields.

The instructor/lecturer positions are generally held by full-time faculty who are focused on teaching alone, often for lower-level classes. These positions usually require some advanced education or experience, but not the highest (terminal) degree in a given academic field. Those teaching with no academic rank may be hired to teach in mostly non-academic fields, giving skills- or vocation-based guidance.

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Faculty, not tenure-track: sub-annual
Faculty, not tenure-track: annual
Faculty, not tenure-track: multi-year or indefinite
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Context: Percentage of full-time faculty
Full-time faculty are mostly likely to be on campus and available for interaction, and most likely to craft up-to-date courses and programs. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University performs better in this measure than 75% of the context schools.
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Context: Full-time faculty with long-term employment contracts
Faculty with multi-year contracts have a mutual commitment with their school, and they provide curricular stability and knowledge that contribute to meaningful classes for students.
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Faculty Diversity
Here's an opportunity to explore the faculty's diversity. For many schools, attracting a diverse teaching faculty can be a challenge. It's important to judge their success with the reality check of what their peer schools have accomplished.
An overview of faculty race and gender
Here the bars show faculty rank, with male faculty to the left and female faculty to the right. The race/origin of faculty are shown by color. The view with rank is important because many of our elite schools have a problem with diversity at the higher faculty ranks. Are women and minorities being promoted at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University?
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Campus Safety
Crime at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University employs the following safety measure on their campus: late-night transportation/escort services.
Disciplinary Actions
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Liquor Violations
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Context: Disciplinary Actions
Average number of disciplinary violoations at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
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Context: Arrests
Average number of arrests at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.00%0.00%0.01%0.00%0.05%0.10%0.15%0.20%0.25%Weapon PossessionsDrug ViolationsLiquor Violations
Criminal Offenses
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Burglaries/Robberies
Sex Offenses
Vehicle Thefts
Aggrevated Assaults
Context: Criminal Offenses
Average number of criminal offenses at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.043%0.070%0.000%0.000%0.000%0.050%0.100%0.150%0.200%0.250%Aggrevated AssaultsVehicle TheftsSex OffensesBurglaries/Robberies
Housing
No Student Housing Available
This school does not report any housing for students.
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Activities and Services
Special academic opportunities
  • Accelerated Degree
  • Credit for advanced placement
  • Independent study courses
  • Internships
  • Orientation program
  • Part-time degree programs
  • Services for learning disabilities
  • Summer session
Undergraduate services offered
  • Health clinic
  • Personal/psychological counseling
  • Remedial services
  • Academic/career counseling services
  • Employment services for current students
  • Placement services for program completers
  • On-campus day care for children of students
Research
The library is the backbone of academic learning and research

A rigorous academic program requires that students and faculty alike are engaging in independent research, and that activity requires strong library support. You can get some useful information here:

  • How strong and how balanced between traditional physical books and easily-accessed (but expensive) electronic journals and other resources is this library?
  • How much is this library borrowing from other libraries? The number of interlibrary loans received can indicate the school's commitment to getting the resources on-campus researchers need, and also of the research activity on campus.
  • How big a resource is this library to other libraries? A large number of outgoing interlibrary loans speaks highly of the value of its content.

The presence of a library in and of itself is a good thing. Increasingly, libraries are comfortable and inviting spaces for individual and group study sessions. Librarians can be incredibly friendly guides in your quest to find materials that aid your learning.

Comparison of library resources per student
How do the per-student library resources at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University compare to other schools?
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Comparison of library loans per student
A small library could make up for a small collection by allowing a large number of interlibrary loans to be received. An excellent library can show its strength by its number of loans given.
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Research funding: the best indicator of post-baccalaureate academic rigor

How much funding does this university have for research in your discipline? This is your primary evidence of nationally-recognized scholarship coming out of this university, and provides a good indicator of the availability of research funding for graduate students and post-docs. You can select bars to drill down into the specific disciplines funded, or further into the sources of that funding. If you hover on the bars, you can see summary details. The dollar amounts reflect the institution's annual spending, inclusive of external grants.

Because this data is collected by the National Science Foundation (NSF), it is focused on traditional science-technology-engineering-mathematics (STEM) disciplines. There are only hints of funding outside of these areas.

Type of funding
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Federal
Nonfederal
This chart shows the overall funding received by SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University by broad research field since 2010. If you select a colored bar, you can drill down and see a little more detail about funding in this area.
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External research affiliations
Research affiliations offer extended opportunities for students to engage in specialized and sometimes current, applied, or prestigious research. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has affiliations with the following institutions and organizations to support their research efforts:
  • Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center
  • Polytechnic Institute of New York University (biomedical engineering)
Student Body
Undergraduate Study Types
About 92% of undergraduate students are full-time. No undergraduate students take distance education courses.
Undergraduate Full-time
92%
Undergraduate Online classes
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Context: Student body size
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University enrolled 2,092 students over the past academic year. The the student body size is near the middle of the context schools.
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Undergraduate student gender
Is the gender balance of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University undergraduate students important to you? You can see the breakdown in this donut chart.
Gender
Men
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Undergraduate student race/origin
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University reports that 62% of undergraduate students are minority, which is more than 81% of the context schools. This school's 0 of international students is near the middle proportion of international students within the context schools.
Race/Origin
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Black
Hispanic
Asian
Multiracial
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Context: Gender Balance
It is very difficult for many types of schools to achieve a gender balance, and this context is valuable in evaluating the balance at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.
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Context: Percentage of women
With 80% women undergraduate students, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has a higher percentage of women than 91% of context schools.
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Context: Undergraduate student race/origin
Here is how SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University compares to the rest of the context group in terms of diversity in the student race and origin.
25%35%14%19%4%3%0%20%40%60%80%100%Pacific IslanderAmerican IndianInternationalNot ReportedMultiracialHispanicAsianBlackWhite
Freshman residences

A high proportion of international and out-of-state students speaks to reputation and offers an opportunity for diverse interactions in and out of class.

Freshman residence
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Undergraduate student age distribution
The age distribution at a school can tell you a lot about its mission. If you're looking for a traditional undergraduate experience, you may prefer to see students who are mostly younger than 25 (lighter shades), but if you want support as a returning student, a large number of students 25 and older (darker shades) may better suit your needs.
Age range
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School Finances
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: What its budget can tell you about classroom quality
Where a school spends and collects its money can suggest a lot about the educational experience it offers. The tabs below offer a look at spending that is important for the quality of your experience if you attend.
Instructional spending
Student services spending
Research spending
Context and trends: Instructional expenditures per student
Instructional expenses are primarily the salary and benefits paid to the heart of a school: its full-time instructors. High expenditures in this area suggest care in hiring enough highly qualified full-time faculty to provide personal attention and up-to-date subject-area excellence.
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Chart explanation
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
On the blue curve, we see how the instructional expenses per student at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University have changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the instructional expenses per student for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
All values have been adjusted for inflation. Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
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Does incoming revenue consistently cover expenses?

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public school. Along with private not-for-profit schools, publicly-controlled schools do not have the goal of annual profit, but they do want to have healthy finances with adequate revenue to meet all expenses. On the other hand, private for-profit schools have creating a profit for shareholders as an annual goal.

Total revenue and expenses by category
We divided revenue and expenses for SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University into categories to give some insight to what may have influenced peaks and ditches in the chart above. The purple shades correspond most directly to student education. The blue shades, auxiliary expenses and revenue, are often related to room and board. We show investment gains and losses in apricot. Note that SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University operates a hospital, and those expenses and revenues (shown in brown) can dwarf other budget items.
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Investment gains
Hospital revenue
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Tuition and fees revenue
Government appropriations etc.
Private and capital gifts
Other revenue
Hospital expenses
Auxilliary expenses
Instructional expenses
Student services expenses
Academic support expenses
Institutional support expenses
Research expenses
Public service expenses
Other expenses
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The power of a large endowment
Related to the previous question of whether the annual revenue stream is stable is the question, "How deep are this school's pockets?" For many schools, a major source of annual income is investment growth. Schools with large endowments have a built-in revenue stream, although you'll see in the accompanying graphs that this revenue stream is highly dependent on the nation's economy. You can choose how to examine the depth of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's resources by selecting from the buttons below.
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Total Endowment
Endowment Growth Rate
Context and trends: tracking the endowment
This chart examines SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University's total endowment over time. Stable or growing endowments are signs of good institutional health and alumni support. If the endowment is shrinking, then that's a cause for concern that its annual revenue cannot support its current operations, and changes will have to occur to allow the school to stay open long-term. If the endowment is relatively large, then perhaps a slowly shrinking endowment is not a cause for strong concern for potential students.
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Chart explanation
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
On the blue curve, we see how the endowment at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the endowment for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
All values have been adjusted for inflation. Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!