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Suffolk University Overview

Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Boston, Massachusetts. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Suffolk University Known For?

984 Undergraduate Awards

$44,562 Avg Cost After Aid

87% Acceptance Rate

The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Suffolk.
In a recent academic period57% of the faculty were full-time.
After graduation, Suffolk bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $67,506 a year. That's about 65% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Suffolk University?

Contact details for Suffolk are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	73 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108-3901
Phone:	617-573-8754
Website:	www.suffolk.edu

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How Do I Get Into Suffolk?

You can apply to Suffolk online at: https://uga.suffolk.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for Suffolk

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	5

How Hard Is It To Get Into Suffolk?

87% Acceptance Rate

67% Of Accepted Are Women

18% Submit SAT Scores

Since Suffolk has an acceptance rate of 87%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 33% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% 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 670. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Suffolk University ( 550 to 670 )

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 24 and 30.

ACT Composite Scores for Suffolk University ( 24 to 30 )

Can I Afford Suffolk University?

$44,562 Net Price

60% Take Out Loans

The overall average net price of Suffolk is $44,562. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Suffolk, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $10,659 a year. That adds up to $42,636 over four years for those students.

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Suffolk University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,179 Full-Time Undergraduates

58% Women

30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There are 4,397 undergraduate students at Suffolk, with 4,179 being full-time and 218 being part-time.

There are also 2,433 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,179 full-time undergraduates at Suffolk, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Suffolk University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	321
Black or African American	230
Hispanic or Latino	594
White	2,069
International Students	705
Other Races/Ethnicities	260

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Suffolk University. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 112 countries are represented at Suffolk. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam.

Suffolk University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	0	0	0	0	355	355
Business Administration & Management	0	0	0	78	3	146	0	227
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	0	0	0	157	0	157
Marketing	0	0	0	97	1	7	0	105
Accounting	0	0	0	45	2	53	0	100
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	0	84	2	0	0	86
Non-Professional General Legal Studies	0	0	0	80	0	0	0	80
Public Relations & Advertising	0	0	0	60	0	16	0	76
Political Science & Government	0	0	0	58	0	11	0	69
General Psychology	0	0	0	61	0	0	0	61
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	3	52	0	55
Public Administration	0	0	0	0	1	53	0	54
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	39	2	0	0	41
General Biology	0	0	0	39	0	0	0	39
Business/Managerial Economics	0	0	0	17	0	17	0	34
Information Science	0	0	0	34	0	0	0	34
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	20	0	11	0	31
Sociology	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	31
Design & Applied Arts	0	0	0	20	0	7	0	27
Computer Science	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	24
English Literature (Other)	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	20
Legal Research	0	0	0	0	0	17	3	20
Journalism	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	19
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	19
Legal Support Services	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	17
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	9	7	16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	15
History	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	15
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
International Relations & National Security	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	13
Economics	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	12
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	12
Natural Resources Conservation	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	8
Interior Architecture	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	7
Philosophy	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6
Taxation	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	5
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4
Mathematics	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3
Communication & Media Studies	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Teaching English or French	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
Chemistry	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
International Business	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Romance Languages	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Other Physical Science	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Physics	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
General Social Sciences	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Data Analytics	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Data Science	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Science, Technology & Society	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Social Sciences	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Air Transportation	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	1	17	964	18	619	365	1,986

References

*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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