Suffolk University

Boston, MA · Private nonprofit · 4,268 undergrads (small, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$50 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$24,745
$30,000 – $48,000	$25,711
$48,000 – $75,000	$25,702
$75,000 – $110,000	$29,654
Over $110,000	$36,264
All incomes (average)	$29,618

Sticker tuition and fees: $47,550 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Suffolk University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$22,782
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$30,496
Books and supplies	$1,200
Other expenses, on campus	$3,532
Other expenses, off campus	$5,426

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,254 of them) in 2022–23; 98% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	98%	$29,627
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	34%	$5,286
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	98%	$26,485
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	60%	$5,415

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1216
Median ACT: 26
Students with Pell grants: 30%
Graduation rate (6yr): 61%
Freshman retention: 75%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $67,506
Median debt at graduation: $26,889
International undergrads: 541 (12.1%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $50
Students per faculty member: 15 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 56%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 550–670
SAT Math: 540–630
ACT composite: 24–28

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Considered if submitted
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Considered if submitted
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 10,101
Admitted: 8,560
Enrolled: 1,214

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business33%

Social Sciences13%

Communications & Media12%

Psychology8%

Computer Science7%

Visual & Performing Arts6%

Criminal Justice6%

Biology & Life Sciences5%

English & Literature2%

History2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (25)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Marketing	109	$55,438	$71,855national $69,303	$27,000
Psychology, General	94	$44,697	$54,117national $50,706	$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services	70	$64,894	$90,090national $83,343	$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	69	$57,010	$71,855national $68,257	$27,000
Non-Professional Legal Studies	65	$51,539	$70,274national $61,959	$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	54	$47,892	$66,709national $63,560	$27,000
Political Science and Government	53	$47,871	$73,484national $63,293	$23,250
Design and Applied Arts	41	$38,882	$60,159national $51,490	$27,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	41	$41,920	$68,752national $61,027	$26,750
Criminal Justice and Corrections	40	—	—national $55,378	$21,750
Biology, General	37	$50,054	$67,377national $57,214	$27,000
Accounting and Related Services	37	$68,785	$86,396national $76,194	$25,000
Information Science/Studies	36	$69,887	$86,406national $85,294	$26,432
Journalism	26	$45,552	$57,220national $56,278	$26,000
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other	26	—	$38,139national $46,634	$24,250
International Relations and National Security Studies	23	$52,836	—national $66,596	$26,441
Computer Science	21	$83,874	—national $107,009	$26,394
Sociology	20	$48,267	$61,032national $52,657	$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	20	$34,785	$43,553national $39,775	$21,800
Business/Managerial Economics	20	$45,930	—national $77,981	—
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	18	$50,026	$67,779national $55,693	$25,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	14	—	—national $55,012	$25,697
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	14	$37,220	—national $50,497	$23,409
Economics	11	—	$70,886national $82,686	—
Communication and Media Studies	0	—	$52,398national $56,359	—

Undergraduate certificates (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Support Services	15	—	—national $49,747	$24,600

Master's degrees (12)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	181	$89,543	$104,109national $124,807	$41,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations	116	$94,568	$125,542national $103,485	$61,500
Public Administration	48	$81,694	$92,015national $81,408	$41,000
Accounting and Related Services	31	$89,299	$107,236national $95,833	$30,896
Health and Medical Administrative Services	24	$77,579	$99,661national $89,981	$55,805
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	22	$59,797	$76,289national $59,571	$41,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections	16	$58,335	—national $66,714	—
Marketing	13	—	$85,595national $79,106	—
Business/Managerial Economics	10	—	$195,072national $97,526	—
Political Science and Government	6	$54,993	—national $78,850	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	1	—	$69,052national $71,685	—
Taxation	1	$79,696	$114,731national $114,810	—

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	4	$80,681	$103,969national $105,518	$100,516
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	—	$102,785	$123,199national $113,071	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 73 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 73 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108-3901
Phone: (617) 573-8754
Institutional accreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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