The School of Law at Suffolk University
EDU
March 2, 2019
Law School Admissions
Application
| Director of admissions |
Gail N. Ellis |
| Application deadline |
March 1 |
| Full-time program application fee |
$60 |
| Part-time program application fee |
$60 |
| Besides the fall semester, can enter in |
N/A |
Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)
| Acceptance rate |
69.5% – High |
| Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants |
3.26 |
| Median LSAT score for all program entrants |
154 |
Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)
| Acceptance rate |
70.0% |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
152-157 |
| Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.92-3.47 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants |
3.26 |
| Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants |
155 |
Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)
| Acceptance rate |
67.2% |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
150-155 |
| Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.97-3.55 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants |
3.26 |
| Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants |
152 |
Law School Academics
Academic Program Details
| Academic calendar |
Semester |
| Joint degrees offered |
| J.D./M.B.A. |
| J.D./M.P.A. |
| J.D./M.S.F. |
| J.D./M.S.I.E. |
| J.D./M.S.C.J. |
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| Special programs offered to J.D. students (as provided by the school) |
| Law students may concentrate in Intellectual Property, Civil Litigation, Health and Biomedical Law, International Law, and Business and Financial Services. They may enroll in a broad array of clinical and internship programs, including public and private international internships . The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Service offers opportunities in public policy and public service work. |
| Programs/courses offered in |
| appellate advocacy |
intellectual property law |
| clinical training |
international law |
| dispute resolution |
tax law |
| environmental law |
trial advocacy |
| health care law |
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Curricular Offerings (Overall)
| Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year |
329 |
| Seminars |
58 |
| Positions available in seminars |
1,027 |
| Positions available in simulation courses |
1,135 |
| Positions available in faculty-supervised clinical courses |
109 |
| Student activities (as provided by the school) |
| Five Honor Boards (Law Review, Transnational Law Review, Moot Court Board, Journal of High Technology Law, and Journal of Health and Biomedical Law). Over 30 cultural and practice-area focused student organizations operate under the Student Bar Association. Students also have the opportunity to participate in many national, interscholastic, and intrascholastic moot court competitions. |
Curricular Offerings (Full-time)
| Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) |
90 |
| Is there typically a full-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? |
Yes |
| Typical size of first-year “small section” |
45 |
| Positions filled in full-time program seminars |
649 |
| Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses |
725 |
| Positions filled in faculty-supervised full-time program clinical courses |
90 |
| Full-time students involved in field placements |
113 |
| Full-time students involved in law journals |
139 |
| Full-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions |
135 |
| Full-time students enrolled in independent study |
19 |
Curricular Offerings (Part-time)
| Typical first-year part-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections) |
90 |
| Is there typically a part-time “small section” of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)? |
No |
| Positions filled in part-time program seminars |
273 |
| Positions filled in part-time program simulation courses |
246 |
| Positions filled in faculty-supervised part-time program clinical courses |
19 |
| Part-time students involved in field placements |
18 |
| Part-time students involved in law journals |
23 |
| Part-time students involved in advanced moot court or trial competitions |
22 |
| Part-time students enrolled in independent study |
28 |
Faculty Profile (Fall 2011)
| Student-faculty ratio |
16.9:1 – High |
| Full- and part-time faculty |
129 |
| Full-time minority faculty |
15.7% |
| Part-time minority faculty |
3.4% |
| Total faculty |
151 |
| Total faculty (men) |
62.9% |
| Total faculty (women) |
37.1% |
| Total faculty (minorities) |
9.3% |
Class Size
Law School Ranking
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(5) Ranking by Specialties
#20 in Clinical Training
#18 in Dispute Resolution
#113 in Law Firms Rank Schools
#9 in Legal Writing
#50 in Part-time Law
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Law Ranking Scores
| Score |
33 |
| Peer assessment score (out of 5) |
2.1 |
| Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5) |
2.8 |
| GPA (25th-75th percentile) |
2.94-3.49 |
| Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants |
3.26 |
| LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile) |
151-157 |
| Median LSAT score for all program entrants |
154 |
| Acceptance rate |
69.5% – High |
| Student-faculty ratio |
16.9:1 – High |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
40.9% – Low |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
80.5% – Medium |
| Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
92.7% – High |
| State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar |
MA |
| Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
88.2% |
Law School Student Body
Student Body (Overall)
Student Body (Full-time)
| Enrollment (full-time) |
1,101 |
Student Body (Part-time)
| Enrollment (part-time) |
580 |
Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2010-2011)
| First-year students discontinuing law school |
1.5% |
| Second-year students discontinuing law school |
N/A |
| Third-year students discontinuing law school |
N/A |
| Fourth-year students discontinuing law school |
0.8% |
| Male students discontinuing law school |
0.4% |
| Female students discontinuing law school |
0.6% |
Law School Cost
Financial Aid Contact Information
| Financial aid director |
Jana Cox |
| Financial aid phone |
(617) 573-8147 |
| Financial aid application deadline |
March 1 |
Expenses
| Tuition and fees |
Full-time: $42,660 per year
Part-time: $31,994 per year |
| Room and board |
$9,066 |
| Books |
$1,000 |
| Miscellaneous expenses |
$6,424 |
| Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students? |
Yes |
| Does the university offer housing restricted to law students? |
No |
| Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible? |
No |
| Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students? |
No |
Grants (Full-time students)
| Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition |
37.1% |
| Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full |
11.1% |
| Students receiving grants of full tuition |
3.0% |
| Students receiving grants of more than full tuition |
0.5% |
| Median grant amount |
$15,000 |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) |
$7,500–$25,000 |
| Full-time students receiving grants |
51.7% |
Grants (Part-time students)
| Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition |
24.1% |
| Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full |
2.6% |
| Students receiving grants of full tuition |
0.3% |
| Students receiving grants of more than full tuition |
0.2% |
| Median grant amount |
$6,500 |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) |
$4,000–$8,500 |
| Part-time students receiving grants |
27.2% |
Indebtedness
| Average indebtedness of 2011 graduates who incurred law school debt |
$119,096 |
| Proportion who borrowed |
84.4% |
| Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2011 J.D. graduates? |
Yes |
Law School Library
Library Information Resources
| Print titles (excluding nonbook titles) |
59,695 |
| Microform titles |
107,698 |
| Electronic titles |
9,791 |
| Other non-book titles |
621 |
| Total titles |
177,805 |
| Volumes (excluding microforms) |
150,312 |
| Volume equivalent microforms |
205,385 |
| Total volumes and volume equivalents |
355,697 |
| Number of volumes in the collection that are stored off site and are systematically retrievable |
0 |
| Library’s online catalog or website includes links to electronic titles or databases made available by another campus library or consortia |
Yes |
Library Schedule of Operation
| Number of hours per week library is open on a regular schedule |
103 |
| Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
74 |
| Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
22 |
| Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on a regular schedule |
3 |
| Number of hours of reference service provided per week on a regular schedule |
61 |
| Number of weeks per year library operates on an abbreviated schedule |
4 |
| Number of hours per week library is open on an abbreviated schedule |
76 |
| Number of hours per week professional staff are on duty are on an abbreviated schedule |
53 |
| Number of hours per week only full-time support staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule |
23 |
| Number of hours per week only students or other part-time staff are on duty on an abbreviated schedule |
0 |
| Number of hours of reference service provided per week on an abbreviated schedule |
53 |
| Number of weeks per year library operates on expanded schedule |
8 |
Information Technology
| Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations |
law school information technology department, law school library, university information technology department |
| Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff) |
10 |
| Number of open, wired network connections available to students in the law library (excluding computer labs) |
2,000 |
| Number of open, wired network connections available to students in classrooms |
1,400 |
| Number of open, wired network connections available to students in computer labs |
100 |
| Number of open, wired network connections available to students elsewhere in the law school |
250 |
| Does the law school have a wireless network? |
Yes |
| Wireless network is available |
in the law library, in classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, elsewhere in the law school |
| Does the school require entering students to own a computer? |
No |
Physical Library Facilities
| Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes |
85,811 |
| Total seats available for library users |
880 |
| Details about the library and other facilities (as provided by the school) |
Sargent Hall, built in 1999, is widely recognized as one of the best law school facilities in the U.S. and as an urban gem with state-of-the-art I.T. infrastructure throughout. The 880-seat Moakley Law Library is 85,811 sq. ft over 3 floors within Sargent Hall, and is 100% wired and wireless. It contains 355,000 volumes, 22 group study rooms, a mediation/negotiation suite, and multiple labs. |
Law School Careers
Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2010 administrations)
| State where the greatest number of first-time test takers took the bar |
MA |
| Bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
92.7% – High |
| Statewide bar passage rate (first-time test takers) |
88.2% |
Class of 2010 Graduates
| Total graduates |
487 |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
40.9% |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
80.5% |
Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Graduation
| Graduates whose employment status is unknown |
7.2% |
| Graduates whose employment status is known |
92.8% |
| Graduates known to be employed at graduation |
40.9% |
| Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program |
0.4% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work |
48.5% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work |
3.1% |
Class of 2010 Graduates-Class Breakdown at Nine Months
| Graduates whose employment status is unknown |
4.3% |
| Graduates whose employment status is known |
95.7% |
| Graduates known to be employed nine months after graduation |
80.5% |
| Graduates known to be enrolled in a full-time degree program |
1.6% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and seeking work |
13.1% |
| Graduates known to be unemployed and not seeking work |
0.4% |
Starting Salaries of Graduates Employed Full-time (Class of 2010)
| 25th percentile private sector starting salary |
$50,000 |
| Median private sector starting salary |
$72,000 |
| 75th percentile private sector starting salary |
$120,000 |
| Percent in the private sector who reported salary information |
36% |
| Median public service starting salary |
$48,405 |
Areas of Legal Practice (Class of 2010)
| Percent employed in academia |
5.9% |
| Percent employed in business and industry |
24.7% |
| Percent employed in government |
14.3% |
| Percent employed in all judicial clerkships |
2.6% |
| Percent employed in law firms |
48.5% |
| Percent employed in public interest |
2.8% |
| Percent employed in an unknown field |
1.3% |
Employment Location (Class of 2010)
| Graduates employed in-state |
79% |
| Graduates employed out-of-state |
15.8% |
| Graduates employed in foreign countries |
1% |
| Number of states where graduates are employed |
19 |
| New England (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) |
83.7% |
| Middle Atlantic (NY, NJ, PA) |
4.6% |
| East North Central (IL, IN, MI, OH, WI) |
0.8% |
| West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD) |
0.8% |
| South Atlantic (DE, DC, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV) |
3.3% |
| East South Central (AL, KY, MS, TN) |
0.2% |
| West South Central (AR, LA, OK, TX) |
0.0% |
| Pacific (AK, CA, HI, OR, WA) |
1.3% |
| Mountain (AZ, CO, ID, MT, NV, NM, UT, WY) |
0.2% |
| Employment location unknown |
4.6% |
Career Services
(Data appear as originally submitted by this school)
| Career services operations |
The Career Development Office is dedicated to students and alumni in their search for satisfying legal employment. The office provides self-assessment, resume and cover letter review workshops to sharpen interviewing and negotiating skills and methods to explore job opportunities. We accomplish these shared goals through information sessions and individual attention. |
Job Type
| Bar admission required/anticipated (e.g., attorney and corporate counsel positions, law clerks, judicial clerks) |
57.7% |
| Bar admission required/anticipated – percent employed in full-time positions |
92.0% |
| J.D. preferred, law degree enhances position (e.g., corporate contracts administrator, alternative dispute resolution specialist, government regulatory analyst, FBI special agent) |
21.7% |
| J.D. preferred – percent employed in full-time positions |
76.5% |
| Professional other (jobs that require professional skills or training but for which a J.D. is neither preferred nor particularly applicable; e.g., accountant, teacher, business manager, nurse) |
16.3% |
| Professional other – percent employed in full-time positions |
92.2% |
| Non-professional other (job that does not require any professional skills or training or is taken on a temporary basis and not viewed as part of a career path) |
4.3% |
| Non-professional other – percent employed in full-time positions |
47.1% |
