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Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Suffolk University is a private not-for-profit institution. The city atmosphere of Boston makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

$44,562 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
88% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Suffolk University?

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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: www.suffolk.edu

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 Recommended
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Considered but not required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Suffolk?

88% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
19% Submit SAT Scores
Since Suffolk has an acceptance rate of 88%, 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 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

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 )
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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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36

Can I Afford Suffolk University?

$44,562 Net Price
64% Take Out Loans
1.4% Loan Default Rate
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

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 1.4%. 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.

Suffolk University Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,043 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,227 undergraduate students at Suffolk, with 4,043 being full-time and 184 being part-time.

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There are also 2,420 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 4,043 full-time undergraduates at Suffolk, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 304
Black or African American 244
Hispanic or Latino 589
White 2,032
International Students 607
Other Races/Ethnicities 267

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.

Online Learning at Suffolk University

261 Took All Classes Online
3,007 Took At Least One Class Online
22.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 3,007 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Suffolk has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Suffolk

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Suffolk University was 22.0%. This is the #752 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Suffolk regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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