Suffolk University Law School

Suffolk University Law School is located in Boston, Massachusetts. Suffolk University Law School has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since 1953.
Acceptance Rate
65.3%
Tuition & Fees
$61K
Students With Grants
81.4%
Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years
79.3% / 86.9%
Admissions & Academics
Learn about topics such as the degrees that you can pursue at Suffolk University Law School and what it takes to get into the JD program.
Acceptance Rate
65.3%
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.55
First-Year Class Enrollment
409
Acceptance Rate
Degrees:
  • JD
  • Accelerated JD
  • Hybrid Online JD
  • Evening JD
  • LLM
  • MSLL (Master of Science in Law: Life Sciences)
  • SJD

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Joint/Dual Degrees:
  • JD/MSLL
  • Accelerated JD/LLM in Taxation
  • JD/MBA (Master of Business Administration)
  • Accelerated JD/MBA
  • JD/MPA (Master of Public Administration)
  • JD/MSF (Master of Science in Finance)
  • JD/MSCJS (Master of Science in Crime & Justice Studies)

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Certificates or Concentrations:
  • Business Law & Financial Services concentration
  • Health & Biomedical Law concentration
  • Intellectual Property concentration
  • International Law concentration
  • Legal Innovation & Technology concentration
  • Trial & Appellate Advocacy concentration
  • LLM - Global Law & Technology

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Application Deadlines:
JD
Priority: Apr 1, 2025
LLM
Fall: May 15, 2025 Spring: Oct 1, 2024
SJD
Fall: Mar 1, 2025
Accelerated JD Program
Priority: Feb 1, 2025
LSAT

  • Median LSAT

  • 25/75 LSAT

GPA

  • Median GPA

  • 25/75 GPA

First-Year Class Enrollment

  • Full Time

  • Part Time

Demographic Distribution By Race

  • White 68.5%

  • Hispanic 10.2%

  • Asian 7%

  • Race / Ethnicity Unknown 6.9%

  • Black / African American 5.5%

  • Multiracial 1.9%

  • American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0%

Demographic Distribution By Gender

  • Women 60.9%

  • Men 38.5%

  • Prefer Not To Report 0.6%

  • Another Gender Identity 0%

First-Year Section Size: 99 Student/Faculty Ratio: 7.66:1 Total JD Enrollment: 1182 Total Non-JD Enrollment: 55
Cost & Financial Aid
Learn about the cost of attending Suffolk University Law School and the availability of financial aid.
Tuition & Fees
$61K
Living Expenses On Campus
$0K
Living Expenses Off Campus
$35K
Students With Grants
81.4%
Tuition & Fees

  • Tuition & Fees

Living Expenses

  • Living Expenses On Campus

  • Living Expenses Off Campus

  • Living Expenses at Home

Students With Grants

  • With Less than Half Grants

  • With Half to Full Grants

  • With Full / More than Full Grants

Median Grant Amounts

  • Median Grant Amount

Conditional Scholarships Offered: No Conditional Scholarships Awarded: 0 Conditional Scholarships Reduced/Eliminated After 1 Year: 0
Extracurriculars
Learn about the opportunities that Suffolk University Law School offers outside the classroom.
Journals:
  • Suffolk Law Review
  • Transnational Law Review
  • Journal of High Technology Law
  • Journal of Health and Biomedical Law
  • Journal of Law and Appellate Advocacy
Clinics:
  • Accelerator Practice Clinic
  • Transactional Clinic
  • Environmental Law & Policy Clinic
  • Family Advocacy Clinic
  • Health Law Clinic
  • Immigrant Justice Clinic
  • Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic
  • Innocence Clinic
  • Intellectual Property & Entrepreneurship Clinic
  • Juvenile Defenders Clinic
  • Legal Innovation and Technology Clinic
  • Suffolk Defenders Program
  • Suffolk Prosecutors Program

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Student Associations:
  • Albanian American Law Students Association (AALSA)
  • American Constitution Society (ACS)
  • Suffolk's Animal Legal Defense Fund (SALDF)
  • Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA)
  • Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
  • Business Law Association (BLA)
  • Criminal Law Association (CLA)
  • Environmental Law Society (ELS)
  • Federalist Society (FedSoc)
  • First Generation Law Students
  • Health and Biomedical Law Society (HBLS)
  • Hellenic Law Society (HLS)
  • If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice (IWH)
  • International Law Student Association (ILSA)
  • Jewish Law Students Association (JLSA)
  • Latin American Law Students Association (LALSA)
  • Middle Eastern & South Asian Law Student Association (MESALSA)
  • Muslim Law Students (MLSA)
  • National Lawyers Guild
  • OUTLaws
  • Suffolk Peace and Reconciliation (SPARC)
  • Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity (PAD)
  • Sports and Entertainment Law Association (SELA)
  • Suffolk Law Golf Club
  • Suffolk Law Trust & Estates/Real Estate Association (RETEA)
  • Suffolk Law Veterans Association (SLVA)
  • Victims Advocacy Organization (VOA)
  • Women of Color Law Student Association (WOCLSA)
  • Women's Law Association (WLA)
  • Suffolk Law Soccer Club
  • Beacon Hill Club
  • Immigration Law Association (ILA)
  • Intellectual Property Law Student Association (IPLSA)
  • Suffolk Law’s Ski & Snowboard Club (SLSSC)
  • Legal Innovation and Technology Student Association (LITSA)
  • Christian Legal Society (CLS)
  • Child and Family Law Association (CAFLA)
  • Suffolk Law Hockey Club Association (SLHC)
  • Sustainable Urban Development Society
  • Parents in Law Association (PILA)
  • Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Law Association (DPCLA)
  • Suffolk Law Tax Association (SLTA)
  • Suffolk Torts Law Society (TLS)
  • Suffolk Law Italian American Law Students Association (IALSA)
  • Suffolk Law Maritime Association (SLMA)

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Moot Court/Legal Skills Competitions:
  • Honorable Walter H. McLaughlin Appellate Advocacy Competition
  • The Moot Court Trial Competition
  • Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition
Other Opportunities:
  • Study at NUI Galway, Ireland
  • Madrid Spring Seminar
  • Exchange Programs
  • International Legal Externships
  • Interscholastic Moot Court/Mock Trial/Legal Skills Competition Teams
Careers
Learn about the bar passage rate of Suffolk University Law School alumni and the career paths that they have pursued.
Bar Passage Rate 1st Time / 2 Years
79.3% / 86.9%
Graduates Employed
89.8%
Graduates in Jobs Requiring Bar Passage
70.8%
Graduates in Law Firm Jobs
50.4%
Employment Status

  • Jobs Requiring Bar Passage 70.8%

  • Jobs for Which a JD Is an Advantage 13.6%

  • Unemployed – Seeking Employment 6.5%

  • Other Positions 3.1%

  • Professional Positions 2.3%

  • Jobs With Deferred Start Dates 1.4%

  • Unemployed – Not Seeking Employment 1.1%

  • Enrolled in Graduate Studies 0.6%

  • Unknown Employment Status 0.6%

  • Positions Funded by Their School 0%

  • Undeterminable Positions 0%

Employment Type

  • Law Firms 56.2%

  • Business / Industry 16.7%

  • Government 14.8%

  • Public Interest 6.3%

  • Non-Federal Clerkships 3.2%

  • Education 2.2%

  • Federal Clerkships 0.6%

  • Unknown 0%

Top Three States of Employed Graduates

  • Massachusetts 257

  • New York 13

  • California 8

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Boston, MA 02108
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Boston, MA 02108

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