Suffolk University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Suffolk University

Suffolk University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 4,268 students of which 4,814 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Suffolk University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 82.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,216 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $29,618, with published in-state tuition of $47,550 and a Pell grant recipient share of 29.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $26,889, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 60.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.4%. Graduates earn a median of $67,506 ten years after enrolling, compared with $55,856 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 253500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.