Empire State University (ESU) is a fictional university whose alumni include Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy, Brian Braddock (on an exchange program),[2] Emma Frost, Hector Ayala, Brad Davis, Chip Martin[3] and Johnny Storm (the Human Torch).
[4][5] Doreen Green (Squirrel Girl) is currently enrolled in its computer science undergraduate program.
[8] Staff included Miles Warren,[9] Edward Lansky (aka Lightmaster),[10] Mendel Stromm, Gregson Gilbert (creator of the Dragon Man), Clifton Shallot (the mutant Vulture),[11] David Jude,[12] Curtis Connors,[13] and David Alleyne (the mutant Prodigy).
[14] Empire State is featured in Spider-Man with students and faculty like Curt Connors, Farley Stillwell.
It is commonly depicted as the high school of Peter Parker, Flash Thompson, Liz Allan, Cindy Moon, and others in comic books and other media.
Unlike the mainstream comic book, characters such as Gwen Stacy, Eddie Brock, Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn also debut in the high school instead of the Empire State University.
Student faculty includes Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, Liz Allan, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy.
A new character named Lindsay Leighton is the school's drama queen who envies Mary Jane's acting ability.
In this incarnation, it housed mostly non-superpowered psychopaths and had an imposing metal front gate with a Gothic facade similar to DC's Arkham Asylum.
Known patients at Ravencroft include Carnage, Chameleon, D.K., Doctor Octopus, Electro, Green Goblin, Gale, Jackal, Massacre, Mayhem, Mysterio, Prism, Pyromania, Ramon Grant, Shriek, Venom, Vulture, and Webber.