Type of University: Four-year, private, coeducational, founded in 1906.

Size of Campus: 16 buildings in and around Beacon Hill, just steps from the Massachusetts State House and Boston Common.  Two residence halls—one newly constructed and opened fall 2003.  Other campuses in Madrid, Spain, and Dakar, Senegal.

Number of Students: 3,800 undergraduate, 1,900 graduate and 1,700 law students

A Global University

Suffolk offers an extensive range of undergraduate degrees in both Arts and Sciences, and Business and Management. The university’s academic programs emphasize quality teaching, small class size and real-world career applications. The undergraduate

academic program offers more than 70 majors and 1,000 courses. 

Suffolk has over 75 active clubs and organizations, a nationally ranked debate team, three student-run publications, a strong theater and performing arts program, lectures that include noted the international human rights speaker, Samantha Powers and volunteer work with organizations that include the American Red Cross Association and VISTA.  A variety of intercollegiate (Division 3) and intramural athletics programs are available. Two new residence halls offer secure, modern accommodations, and beautiful views of the Boston.  More than 30 international study abroad destinations are available.

Suffolk remains a diverse university.  Approximaitly 18% of our students are multicultural. Nearly 1,000 international students enrolled in the Boston, Madrid, and Dakar campuses. The University is committed to helping international students adjust to life in the United States. The Center for International Education assists students and advises them on immigration, administrative and academic issues.  More than 30 international study abroad destinations are available.

Career preparation is a high priority at Suffolk.  Many students work during the school year in paid internships, co-op jobs or work-study positions.  Suffolk has an excellent job placement .  This years graduating senior survey reported that XX% of the graduating seniors had found employment in a field related to their major by graduation.

Teachers First

Suffolk student’s continue to discuss the “best thing about Suffolk” is its faculty.

They go the extra mile to help students succeed.  Suffolk faculty members are noted scholars and experienced professionals, but first and foremost they are teachers and mentors.  Suffolk’s faculty is of the highest caliber. Ninety-four percent of the faculty hold PhDs.  Suffolk maintains a 12 to 1 student/faculty ratio with an average class

size of 19. 

An Excellent Value

The university was selected as one of the “Best 201” colleges by the Best 201 Colleges for the Real World (2001/2002) and one of Barron’s Best Buys in College Education. Career preparation is a high priority at Suffolk.  Many students work during the school year in paid internships, co-op jobs or work-study positions.  Suffolk has an excellent job placement record.  More than 94% of recent graduates are either employed or enrolled in graduate school.

The Inside Word:

In a recent article in The Suffolk student newspaper, graduating senior Paul Fisette offers a glimmer of hope to his graduating classmates.

“They tell me the “real world” is a terrible place we will be magically transported to on May 23 after receiving our diploma. Before you get too disheartened, I offer a glimmer of hope!  We aren’t graduating from a secluded 1,000 acre university…we are graduating from Suffolk and what people often do not realize is that we have been kicking the real world square in the teeth since the moment we arrived here.  While our friends at other schools complained about the cafeteria food, we were working to pay for school, take night classes, while balancing this with a semblance of a social life.

No complaints! I belong to a school where things haven’t been handed to people on a silver platter, where we learned as much through living in Boston as we did sitting in a classroom. So as for the real world, I say bring it on.  We’re ready!”