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Suffolk University Data & Information Overview

298 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
88% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Suffolk University Ranked?

#165 Best Colleges in Nation
#16 Best Colleges in MA
Legal Professions Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Suffolk University was awarded 298 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is legal professions.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Suffolk is ranked #165 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Suffolk held the #362 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Suffolk also holds the #16 spot on the Best Colleges in Massachusetts ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Suffolk?

88% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
19% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 88%, Suffolk has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 19% of students accepted to Suffolk submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Suffolk University  ( 550 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Suffolk University  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800
Suffolk received ACT scores from 3% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 29.

ACT Composite Scores for Suffolk University  ( 23 to 29 )
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Suffolk University Faculty

13 to 1 Student to Faculty
58% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Suffolk University is about average at 13 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Suffolk University is 58%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  58 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Suffolk University

78% Freshmen Retention
42% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 78% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Suffolk University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  78 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Suffolk for first-time, full-time students is 42%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  42 out of 100
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100

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Suffolk University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,179 Full-Time Undergraduates
30.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
57.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,397 undergraduates at Suffolk with 4,179 being full-time and 218 being part-time.

How Much Does Suffolk University Cost?

$30,995 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
$39,636 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Suffolk is $30,995. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Suffolk

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$28,457 $29,224 $29,611 $28,727 $34,508

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Suffolk, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Suffolk, approximately 64% of students took out student loans averaging $9,909 a year. That adds up to $39,636 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Suffolk is 4.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Suffolk Graduates Make?

$60,928 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from Suffolk make around $60,928 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for Suffolk students since it is 43% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Suffolk University

Massachusetts State
4,179 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution. The location of Suffolk is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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Contact details for Suffolk are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 73 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108-3901
Phone: 617-573-8754
Website: https://www.suffolk.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/suffolkuniversity
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Suffolk_U

Suffolk University Majors

68 Majors With Completions
1,073 Undergraduate Degrees
743 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 68 majors graduated from Suffolk University. Of these students, 1,073 received undergraduate degrees and 743 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Marketing 123 $46,057
Finance & Financial Management 122 $49,040
Business Administration & Management 103 $42,566
Public Relations & Advertising 71 $35,272
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 69 $45,532
Accounting 64 $48,716
Sociology 60 $37,758
Political Science & Government 59 $36,298
Entrepreneurial Studies 59 $45,041
Information Science 52 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Suffolk University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Suffolk

45% Take At Least One Class Online
4% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 3,007 students took at least one online class at Suffolk University. This is an increase from the 2,718 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 3,007 261
2019-2020 2,718 139
2018-2019 917 88
2017-2018 516 72
2016-2017 572 80

Learn more about online learning at Suffolk University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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