Suffolk University

Boston, Massachusetts · Private nonprofit · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Large

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: New England Commission on Higher Education

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid is $40,008. 59% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $75,345 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $26,976.

Average net price
$40,008
per year Verified data
Completion rate
59%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$75,345
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$26,976
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$49,556
Out-of-state tuition and fees$49,556
Average cost of attendance$69,359
Books and supplies$1,200
Room and board, on campus$22,782
Average net price, all aided students$40,008
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$31,517
Average net price, family income over $110,000$45,050

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
82%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
1090 to 1300
ACT composite range, middle 50%
24 to 28
Undergraduate enrollment
4,268
Graduate enrollment
2,030
Students receiving Pell grants
36%
Student to faculty ratio
15 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time59%
Completion within normal time42%
First-year retention (full-time)75%
Median federal debt, graduates$26,976
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$307
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$49,734
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry82%
1 year after completion$51,856
4 years after completion$74,456
6 years after entry$61,984
8 years after entry$67,992
10 years after entry$75,345
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $75,345; the middle half earned $51,097 to $107,048. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Suffolk University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

113 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (6)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacy$25,500
Social Sciences, Other
CIP 45.99 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Legal Support Services
CIP 22.03 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Bachelor's degree (48)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
37$68,785$26,000
Area Studies
CIP 05.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
37$50,054$27,000
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
69$57,010$27,000
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
20$45,930Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
21$83,874$27,000
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
40Suppressed for privacy$23,666
Criminology
CIP 45.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
41$38,882$27,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
20$34,785$26,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
CIP 23.99 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacy$24,250
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
41$41,920$27,000
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
70$64,894$27,000
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
9Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
36$69,887$26,932
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
23$52,836$26,916
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
26$45,552$27,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · No credentials fully online
1Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
109$55,438$27,000
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
18$50,026$25,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
14Suppressed for privacy$26,750
Non-Professional Legal Studies
CIP 22.00 · No credentials fully online
65$51,539$27,000
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physical Sciences, Other
CIP 40.99 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
53$47,871$23,250
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
94$44,697$27,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
54$47,892$27,000
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
14$37,220$26,284
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Science, Technology and Society
CIP 30.15 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
20$48,267$27,000
Visual and Performing Arts, General
CIP 50.01 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Post-baccalaureate certificate (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (30)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
31$89,299Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
116$94,568Suppressed for privacy
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
16$58,335Suppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
CIP 51.99 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
24$77,579Suppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Interior Architecture
CIP 04.05 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Relations and National Security Studies
CIP 45.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Law
CIP 22.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02 · No credentials fully online
36Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · Some credentials fully online
181$89,543Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
22$59,797Suppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
6$54,993Suppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
48$81,694Suppressed for privacy
Public Health
CIP 51.22 · Some credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Policy Analysis
CIP 44.05 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Taxation
CIP 52.16 · No credentials fully online
1$79,696Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (17)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Data Science
CIP 30.70 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Resources Management and Services
CIP 52.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, Other
CIP 45.99
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (5)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Law
CIP 22.01 · No credentials fully online
4$80,681Suppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02
$102,785Suppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Law
CIP 22.01 · No credentials fully online
390Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies
CIP 22.02 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 168005, OPEID 002218. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.