Suffolk University

Suffolk University is a private nonprofit college in Boston, MA. Its average net price is $40,008 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$31,517
$30,001 to $48,000$40,172
$48,001 to $75,000$30,454
$75,001 to $110,000$44,993
$110,001 and up$45,050
$49,556Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$49,556Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$40,008Average Net Price
$22,782Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,200Books and Supplies
$3,532Other Expenses
36.1%Students on Pell Grants
60.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

82.3%Acceptance Rate
550 to 670SAT Reading, Middle Half
540 to 630SAT Math, Middle Half
24 to 28ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$61,984
8 years after entry$67,992
10 years after entry$75,345
58.5%Graduation Rate
75.4%Retention Rate
$26,976Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Boston, MALocation
Large citySetting
4,268Undergraduate Enrollment
Private nonprofitControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$68,785 Small program - rough guide n=52$26,000 Small program - rough guide n=51
Area Studies$38,972 National median for this major n=3,356Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694Not published
Biology$50,054 Small program - rough guide n=50$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=48
Business Administration, Management and Operations$57,010 Small program - rough guide n=89$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=60
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer Software and Media Applications$48,533 National median for this major n=3,677Not published
Criminal Justice$43,365 National median for this major n=59,261$23,666 Small program - rough guide n=48
Criminology$42,035 National median for this major n=10,302Not published
Design and Applied Arts$38,882 Small program - rough guide n=54$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=42
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other$33,804 National median for this major n=594Not published
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$41,920 Small program - rough guide n=44$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=36
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$64,894 n=113$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=80
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Information Science/Studies$69,887 Small program - rough guide n=37Not published
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Journalism$45,552 Small program - rough guide n=34$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=40
Liberal Arts$42,801 National median for this major n=38,048Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$68,249 National median for this major n=9,765Not published
Marketing$55,438 n=133$27,000 n=121
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Non-Professional Legal Studies$51,539 Small program - rough guide n=85$27,000 n=116
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physical Sciences, Other$51,413 National median for this major n=242Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$47,871 Small program - rough guide n=52$23,250 Small program - rough guide n=81
Psychology$44,697 Small program - rough guide n=88$27,000 n=117
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,892 n=114$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=78
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Science, Technology and Society$47,447 National median for this major n=688Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Sociology$48,267 Small program - rough guide n=70$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=33
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Visual and Performing Arts, General$30,671 National median for this major n=4,580Not published

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