Suffolk University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

3,481

Offers of admission

2,153

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

61.9%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

152 / 155 / 159

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.37 / 3.58 / 3.79

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$62,610 tuition + $1,436 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$62,610 tuition + $1,436 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$192,138

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$192,138

Living costs, on campus

$34,706 a year

Living costs, off campus

$34,706 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

81%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$10,000 / $22,445 / $40,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

358

Employed

334

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

76.3% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

9.2% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.1% of graduates

State and local clerkships

3.6% of graduates

Government

12.3% of graduates

Public interest

4.5% of graduates

Education

0.3% of graduates

Business and industry

11.5% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

348

First-time pass rate

80.8%

ABA state average

84.3%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-3.6 points

Two-year pass rate

91.4%