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University or college · Private nonprofit

Suffolk University

Boston, MA101 online only

Suffolk University is a private nonprofit university in Boston, MA, with about 6,596 students on campus.

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Students on campus
6,596
plus 101 studying only online
Admission rate
82%
higher than at 60% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$29,618
higher than at 84% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
61%
higher than at 61% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$67,506
higher than at 91% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Suffolk University?

82%

of applicants admitted

About 16 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–670
SAT math
540–630
ACT
24–28

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1216.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $65,281 a year

Before any grants

Tuition & fees $47,550Room & board $21,326Books & supplies $1,200

After grants, the average family on aid pays $29,618.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$25,702

About $102,808 over 4 years · 61% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
61%
within 6 years · Pell students 55%
Come back for year two
75%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$67,506
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$26,889
about $285 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

6.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$285 a month against about $4,655 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

70%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 87% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$66k
Middle income$30–75k
$58k
Higher incomeover $75k
$73k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 32%Social sciences 12%Communication 12%Psychology 8%Computer science 7%Visual & performing arts 6%Everything else 22%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Marketing97 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$72k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services84 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$90k4 yrs out
Non-Professional Legal Studies80 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$70k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations78 graduates a year · typical debt $26,926
$72k4 yrs out
Psychology, General61 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$54k4 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication60 graduates a year · typical debt $26,012
$67k4 yrs out
Political Science and Government58 graduates a year · typical debt $26,000
$73k4 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services45 graduates a year · typical debt $27,000
$86k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

4,268 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 49%Hispanic 16%Black 10%Asian 8%Two or more 3%International 12%

Women and men

Women 64%Men 36%
15 : 1
students per teacher
30%
get Pell grants (lower income)
55%
take federal loans
4%
undergrads 25 or older
2%
study part time
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Straight-line distances from Suffolk University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.