Updated October 28, 2026

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine acceptance rate

7,490 people applied to SUNY Downstate College of Medicine for fall 2025 and 197 enrolled (AAMC data), so 2.6% of applicants matriculated. The share offered a seat is higher, because some admitted applicants enroll elsewhere.

Applicants enrolled: 2.6%; matriculants per applicant, fall 2025 entry
Applicants: 7,490; fall 2025 entry
Matriculants: 197; fall 2025 entry
MCAT: Not found on the school's site
GPA: Not found on the school's site
Interview format: One-on-one faculty interview, plus a student conversation

Applicants and matriculants: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (matriculants divided by applications, the class that entered in fall 2025). Interview format: Downstate COM: Application review.

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How the SUNY Downstate rate is worked out

The AAMC's FACTS Table A-1 lists, for every MD school in the US, how many applications it received and how many students enrolled. For the class that entered in fall 2025, SUNY Downstate College of Medicine received 7,490 applications and enrolled 197 students. 197 divided by 7,490 is 2.6%.

A-1 does not count acceptances by school, so this is not the share of applicants offered a seat. That share is higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.

In-state and out-of-state applicants

33.4% of applications to SUNY Downstate came from New York residents, and 84.3% of the students who enrolled were New York residents. That is about 166 of roughly 2,502 in-state applicants (6.6%) and 31 of roughly 4,988 out-of-state applicants (0.6%).

Source: AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026 (fall 2025 entry). Counts are approximate: they come from A-1's in-state percentages, which are rounded to one decimal.

SUNY Downstate MCAT and GPA

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine does not list a median or average MCAT or GPA for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find. We do not estimate these.

What SUNY Downstate says about its program

Downstate welcomes a class of 200 from a pool of about 5,500 applicants. Source
Admissions preference goes to New York State residents who are US citizens or permanent residents. Source
The school says more New York City physicians train at Downstate than at any other medical school. Source

SUNY Downstate interview format

One-on-one faculty interview, plus a student conversation. Mode: Virtual (into the first half of the spring semester). Structure: 1 faculty interview and 1 peer conversation with a medical student.

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Sources: Downstate COM: Application review, Downstate COM: Application procedures, AAMC MSAR 2027 interview report. Checked 2026-10-24.

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Questions people ask

What is the SUNY Downstate medical school acceptance rate?

For the class that started in fall 2025, 7,490 people applied to SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and 197 enrolled, according to AAMC FACTS Table A-1. That is 2.6% of applicants. The AAMC does not publish acceptances by school, so the share offered a seat is somewhat higher, because some admitted applicants choose another school.

What MCAT score do you need for SUNY Downstate?

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine does not list a median or average MCAT for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find.

What GPA do you need for SUNY Downstate?

SUNY Downstate College of Medicine does not list a median or average GPA for its entering class on its own website, as far as we could find.

What is the SUNY Downstate interview format?

One-on-one faculty interview, plus a student conversation. Mode: Virtual (into the first half of the spring semester). Our SUNY Downstate interview guide covers the format and practice questions.

Does SUNY Downstate favor in-state applicants?

About 33.4% of applications came from New York residents, and 84.3% of the students who enrolled were New York residents (AAMC FACTS Table A-1, 2025-2026). That works out to roughly 6.6% of in-state applicants enrolling, against 0.6% of out-of-state applicants.

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Confetto is not affiliated with the AAMC or SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. Applicant and matriculant counts are from Table A-1: U.S. MD-Granting Medical School Applications and Matriculants by School, State of Legal Residence, and Gender, Academic Year 2025-2026, © Association of American Medical Colleges, used with attribution. School figures are from SUNY Downstate's own website, checked 2026-10-28.