Suffolk University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Suffolk University is a private university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The university was founded in 1906 by Gleason Archer, Sr. as the Suffolk School of Law. It expanded during the 1930s, adding business and liberal arts programs. Suffolk University is also home to the Beacon Hill Institute, which is a "free-market think-tank." The university confers a variety of certificates and degrees to students. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

• Sawyer Business School
• Suffolk College of Arts and Sciences
• Suffolk University Law School

Suffolk enrolls more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Many students of the university have become famous. Some notable alumni are Thomas J. Lane, U.S. representative from Massachusetts; James Bamford, journalist and author; and Dan Harrington, world renowned poker player.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in law, business and management, media, and design.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Suffolk University participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 73% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 9,434 in 2009-2010 (6,900 full-time equivalent).

About 42% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 58% of the class.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students, graduate students are 22%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 69% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Suffolk University provides on-campus housing for 1,322 of its 6,900 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

Suffolk University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (806 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
• Finance
• Financial Planning and Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
• Organizational Behavior Studies
• Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Environmental Science

DESIGN (80 awarded)

• Design and Applied Arts
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Acting
• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
• Theatre/Theatre Arts Management

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (35 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Education
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary and Middle School Administration/Principalship
• Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (73 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions
• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (13 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (567 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (207 awarded)

• American Government and Politics (United States)
• American History (United States)
• Asian History
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature/Letters
• European History
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• German Language and Literature
• German Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Economics
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Public/Applied History and Archival Administration
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (196 awarded)

• Advertising
• Broadcast Journalism
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communications Technology/Technician
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Organizational Communication
• Political Communication
• Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (9 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist

MEDICINE (3 awarded)

• Public Health

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (8 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (10 awarded)

• Ethics
• Philosophy

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biophysics
• Biotechnology
• Chemistry
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Physical Sciences
• Physics
• Radiation Biology/Radiobiology
• Science, Technology and Society

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (126 awarded)

• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (112 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
• Personality Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology
• Social Psychology