SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

Suffolk University is a private institution that was founded in 1906. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 4,437 (fall 2022), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 4 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. Suffolk University's ranking in the 2024 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #249. Its tuition and fees are $45,380.

Visitors to the Massachusetts State House in the heart of downtown Boston have surely come across the campus of Suffolk University, situated in the historic neighborhood of Beacon Hill. Students are not required to live on campus during their career at the university, and the majority of undergraduate students live off campus in apartments or commute from home. The Suffolk Rams are members of the NCAA Division III Great Northeast Athletic Conference and the Eastern College Athletic Conference. The school hosts about a dozen varsity sports and provides seasonal intramural sports for its student body.

The university comprises Suffolk University Law School, the College of Arts and Sciences and the Sawyer Business School. It also has an international campus in Madrid, as well as a satellite campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts. For students who find final exams to be stressful, the university offers a celebration of the semester's end with "Relaxation Day," when students are offered massages, sleep masks and smoothies, as well as tips to stay focused on studying. Notable Suffolk alumni include past World Series of Poker champion Dan Harrington and author and journalist James Bamford, who writes about U.S. government intelligence agencies.