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Suffolk University

Boston, MA · Private · Large city

Private institution in Boston, MA · 4,434 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $67,506 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$30,0311,718th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$45,3801,742nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$45,3801,734th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$62,8221,723rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$26,8891,568th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,506329th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,856324th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
59.9%783rd highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
75.5%937th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.7%1,053rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1197406th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,434539th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
15.0:11,301st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
27.4%1,331st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 3 mi (BOS)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$58,673$52,107
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$53,942$52,941
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$48,432$48,432
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$47,963$50,105
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,260$44,943
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsBusinessbachelors$46,087$46,380
MarketingBusinessbachelors$45,778$47,129
ChemistryPhysical Sciencesbachelors$43,798—
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)Legal Professionsbachelors$43,426$32,391
Political Science and GovernmentSocial Sciencesbachelors$42,682$40,140
JournalismCommunicationsbachelors$41,565—
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$41,193$41,007

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division III without football · NCAA Division III

Athletic scholarships not allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport. Athletic scholarships are not allowed by association rule; non-athletic merit or need-based aid may still be available.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Suffolk University’s 4,434 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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