8 Ashburton Place
Boston, MA 02108


Suffolk University is a school rich in the tradition of educating students in law, but it also offers many other Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral programs. Suffolk University's main campus is located in Boston, Massachusetts, but the school also has campuses in Madrid, Spain and Dakur, Senegal. Satellite campuses also exist at Cape Cod Community College, Merrimack College and Dean College.

Founded as a night law school in 1906 as the Suffolk School of Law, Suffolk University is a shining example of the "pay it forward" principle. Gleason L. Archer, who founded the school, was a young man of limited means, having worked his way through high school and college. When he wanted to pursue the study of law, a generous benefactor gave him a grant to do so, with the condition that he pass along his good fortune. From that act, Suffolk University was born.

Today, more than 8,880 students per year pursue degrees at Suffolk University. Routinely recognized in various "Best of" lists by the Princeton Review and U.S. News and World Report, Suffolk University offers Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate Degrees in more than 70 areas of study at the College of Arts and Sciences, the Sawyer business School and the Suffolk University Law School.

Once known mainly as a commuter school for students living in the Boston area, life on campus can now include living on the Beacon Hill campus at one of two residence halls that can accommodate over 750 students. Suffolk University is located in one of the most vibrant cities in the United States where arts and culture and sports abound. But student need not leave the campus to find arts and culture. The 15-building campus at Suffolk University also includes three libraries, two galleries and a theatre. Special collections at the campus include a special collection of African American literature, the Zieman Poetry Collection and the John Joseph Mokley Archive and Institute.

Quick Facts:

Suffolk University educates students from more than 90 countries.

More than 90 percent of the faculty at Suffolk University hold doctoral or terminal degrees in their expertise. The student to teacher ratio for undergraduates is 12 to 1, and still a low 20 to 1 in the law school.

More than 50 percent of the students attending the college of arts and sciences, as well as the business school receive some form of financial aid. More than 85 percent of Suffolk University law school students receive financial aid.

Suffolk University has 11 accreditations, including the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, as well as the American Bar Association.

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