Official ABA Data
Suffolk University Law School
ABA
Approved
Since
1953
David J. Sargent Hall, 120 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02108-4977
Phone: 617.573.8144; Fax: 617.523.1367
E-mail: lawadm@suffolk.edu; Website: www.law.suffolk.edu
The Basics
Curriculum
Type of school
Private
Typical first-year section size—full-time
Term
91
Typical first-year section size—part-time
87
Application deadline
3/1
# of classroom course titles beyond first-year curriculum
Application fee
$60
# of upper division classroom course sections:
Financial aid deadline
3/1
Under 25
Can first year start other than fall?
No
25–49
50
Student to faculty ratio
18.1 to 1
50–74
19
Faculty and Administrators
Total Total Men Men Women Women Minorities Minorities
Spr Fall Spr Fall
Spr
Fall
Spr
Fall
Full-time
Other
Full-time
Deans,
librarians,
& others
who
teach
Part-time
Total
68
66
6
39
8
15
38
1
16
29
1
7
28
5
8
12
7
8
0
8
1
282
186
75–99
6
100+
19
# of positions available in simulation courses
1,142
10
# of simulation positions filled—full-time
732
0
# of simulation positions filled—part-time
335
2
72
61
50
44
22
17
3
2
161
151
97
91
64
60
16
14
Tuition and Fees
# of positions available in faculty supervised clinical courses
118
# of faculty supervised clinical positions filled—full-time
109
# of faculty supervised clinical positions filled—part-time
9
# of field placement postitions filled—full-time
138
# of field placement postitions filled—part-time
17
# of students who enrolled in independent study—full-time
41
# of students who enrolled in independent study—part-time
30
# of students who participated in law journals—full-time
150
Resident—full-time
$44,064
Resident—part-time
$33,048
# of students who participated in law journals—part-time
Nonresident—full-time
$44,064
# of students who participated in interschool skill competitions
—full-time
104
Nonresident—part-time
$33,048
N
# of students who participated in interschool skill competitions
—part-time
8
Tuition Guarantee Program
29
# of credit hours required to graduate
Living Expenses (estimated living expenses for singles)
Living on campus
Living off campus
Living at home
N/A
$21,920
$15,392
84
JD Enrollment and Ethnicity
Men Men Women Women Full-time Full-time Part-time Part-time 1st-year 1st-year Total Total
JD
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
%
#
% Degs
Awd.
Hispanics of any race
33
4.1
65
7.8
62
5.8
36
6.4
43
8.0
98
6.0
1
0.1
2
0.2
3
0.3
0
0.0
0
0.0
3
0.2
2
Asian
52
6.5
78
9.4
81
7.5
49
8.8
39
7.3
130
8.0
34
Black/African American
27
3.4
61
7.3
67
6.2
21
3.8
52
9.7
88
5.4
11
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
0
25
3.1
10
1.2
29
2.7
6
1.1
13
2.4
35
2.1
3
Subtotal (Minority)
138 17.2
216
26.0
242
22.6
112
20.0
147
27.5
354
21.7
72
White/Caucasian
632 78.9
69.2 1206
73.9
412
American Indian/Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
2 or more races
22
574
69.1
780
72.7
426
76.2
370
Nonresident Alien
13
1.6
21
2.5
27
2.5
7
1.3
8
1.5
34
2.1
9
Race/Ethnicity Unknown
18
2.2
20
2.4
24
2.2
14
2.5
10
1.9
38
2.3
24
801 49.1
831
50.9
1073
65.7
559
34.3
535
Total
32.8 1632
517
Transfers
Informational and Library Resources
Transfers in
Transfers out
7
Total amount spent on library materials
29
Study seating capacity inside the library
Total
Full-Time
Part-Time
2,999
2,494
505
Requires computer?
# of offers
JD Attrition (from prior year)
2,230
1,865
365
# of matrics
528
357
171
75% GPA
3.48
3.50
3.44
Median GPA
3.24
3.27
3.18
25% GPA
2.98
75% LSAT
3.06
155
2.88
156
154
Median LSAT
152
152
148
25% LSAT
147
148
144
Total Total Full-Time Full-Time Part-Time Part-Time
#
%
#
%
#
%
1,101
Total # receiving
grants
646 38.4
495
Less than 1/2 tuition
446 26.5
Half to full tuition
131
7.8
66
3
More than full tuition
103
N
Academic
#
Other
#
Total
#
Total
%
1st year
18
29
47
8.8
2nd year
0
3
3
0.6
3rd year
0
0
0
0.0
4th year
0
0
0
0.0
Bar Passage Rates
First-time takers
Grants and Scholarships (from prior year)
1,681
12
Hours per week library is open
# of applicants
Full tuition
880
# of full-time equivalent professional librarians
GPA and LSAT Scores
Total # of students
$2,075,851
580
531
Reporting %
71.37
Average school %
86.81
Average state %
87.94
-1.13
45.0
151
26.0
Average pass difference
314
28.5
132
22.8
Jurisdiction
114
10.4
17
2.9
3.9
65
5.9
1
0.2
0.2
2
0.2
1
0.2
Median grant amount full-time
$15,000
Median grant amount part-time
$7,500
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Massachusetts
Takers
Passers
Pass %
State %
Diff %
379
329
86.81
87.94
-1.13