Suffolk University - Undergraduate Admission

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The Heart of Boston

The Ultimate College Experience

Suffolk’s campus is an integral part of the city, sharing the downtown landscape with Boston’s centers of government, finance, commerce, and the arts. Here, you’ll live, study, and play surrounded by internships, jobs, pro sports, restaurants, music, museums, historic sites, and more.

SUFFOLK BY THE NUMBERS

22%

international students

states represented

COUNTRIES REPRESENTED

5,117

undergraduate
students

1,106

graduate
students

1,165

law
students

46/54%

male-to-female ratio

28%

domestic students of color

90%

full-time faculty with a PhD or terminal degree

13:1

undergraduate student/faculty ratio

Tuition

$38,420

room & board

$15,582

95%

OF INCOMING FRESHMEN RECEIVED FINANCIAL AID

All applicants are automatically considered for merit-based aid.

BUILDINGS IN THE HEART OF DOWNTOWN BOSTON

ACADEMICS

A Major Decision

Put Your Passion to Work.

Suffolk gives you more than 60 innovative and interdisciplinary program choices in subjects that reflect the world you’ll be part of when you graduate. Majoring in an area you care about prepares you to succeed, and to make a real difference.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES

Stimulating Minds. Propelling Careers.

SAWYER BUSINESS SCHOOL

Global Outlook. Entrepreneurial Spirit.

Art Meets Innovation

Design and Business Expertise Combine to Set You Up for Success

Professors Who Know Your Name

Expert Teaching, Focused on You

A CLEAR PATH TO GRAD SCHOOL

Advanced Degree: Faster. Dream Career: Sooner.

Taking America’s Political Pulse

The Suffolk University Political Research Center

FORWARD THINKING

Innovative Programs that Reflect the Real World

Reporting The Story—In Real Time

Our Professional TV Studio, Your Hands-On Education

95%

OF 2017 SUFFOLK GRADS WERE EMPLOYED OR ENROLLED IN GRAD SCHOOL

WITHIN A YEAR OF GRADUATION

CAREERS

Learning for the Real World

Boston’s Best Career Base

Every program at Suffolk is purpose-built to make you career-ready, from curriculum to internships and job shadowing. Your education is enhanced by mentors with deep ties to Boston’s major business, legal, arts, financial, and legislative communities.

Boitshoko Phalatse, posing for the camera

Vincent E. LePore, posing for the camera

Boitshoko Phalatse, BSBA ’08

Founder/Executive Director

Tsosoloso Programme

A former student told me he was accepted into a prestigious graduate program. He said that the efforts that my colleagues and I made during his first semester at Suffolk were what lit the fire in him.

Rachael Cobb,

Associate Professor and Chair
Government Department

80+

student organizations

STUDENT LIFE

THE SUFFOLK LIFE

On-Campus and Off

Living in Suffolk’s residence halls puts you right in the center of University activity and Boston’s dynamic downtown scene. More of an apartment person? The Off-Campus Housing Office gives you the support and resources to find your place and stay involved in campus life.

Getting Involved

80+ Clubs and Organizations: Find Yours

Someone Like Me

Everyone’s Welcome at Suffolk.

Give Something Back

Learn About the World, and Yourself

A City For A Campus

College In Boston: A Once-In-A-Lifetime Opportunity

Being able to explore the arts and architecture in downtown Boston while studying them in the classroom gives you constant exposure to new and exciting ideas.

Brianna Boidi, Class of 2018

Interior Design Major

200+

STUDENT

ATHLETES

ATHLETICS

Welcome to Ram Nation

A Winning Tradition

Suffolk has 19 NCAA Division III athletic programs—from golf to ice hockey, our student-athletes have a wealth of opportunities to compete. Our stadium is home to our baseball, softball, and soccer teams—and to the cheering fans of Ram Nation champions.

Looking back, there is no other place I would have chosen to help me pave my path.

Sydney Fonseca,

BSBA, Marketing, ’17

50+

STUDY

ABROAD

OPPORTUNITIES

STUDY ABROAD

A Global University

Study at Suffolk Madrid or Around the World

Unique to Suffolk: You can start your college education, even as a freshman, at our campus in Madrid, Spain, and stay for up to two years before finishing your degree in Boston. Got your sights set elsewhere? We offer almost 60 study abroad programs all over the world.

Suffolk provides a great professional and life experience that gave me the ability to grow, innovate, and discover.

Andrea M. Gonzalez,

BSBA, Finance, '16

5,290

undergraduatestudents

APPLYING

Becoming a Suffolk Student

What You Need to Know. What You Need to Do.

Whether you’re a prospective undergrad, grad, or law student, come visit us and see for yourself what it's like to live and learn in the heart of Boston, America’s greatest college town. We’ll make sure you get all the info you need to make an informed decision, including details on housing, study abroad, the Honors Program, transfer credits, merit- or need-based aid, scholarships, and grants.

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Two students happily talking with a professor

Being right in the heart of Boston makes me realize that my dreams of working at one of the top tech companies can become a reality in just a few years.

Lane Sutton, Class of 2019

Marketing Major

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