Suffolk University Law School Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,288 students enrolled in Suffolk University Law School - 1,225 JD and 63 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 46 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 398 students newly enrolled to the law school - 149 men and 245 women. By enrolled status, 298 students enrolled as full-time and 149 students enrolled as part-time. Suffolk University Law School is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 2,899 1,864 388 10 398
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020Total 379 185 194 0
    Full-time 293 143 150 0
    Part-time 86 42 44 0
    2021Total 368 169 197 2
    Full-time 283 128 155 0
    Part-time 85 41 42 2
    2022Total 452 153 296 3
    Full-time 372 123 246 3
    Part-time 80 30 50 0
    2023Total 446 168 278 0
    Full-time 351 133 218 0
    Part-time 95 35 60 0
    2024Total 395 149 245 1
    Full-time 298 117 181 0
    Part-time 97 32 64 1
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Suffolk University Law School Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,288 students enrolled, of which 1,225 are J.D. students and 63 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 95.11% at Suffolk University Law School.
    You can compare Suffolk University Law School with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Suffolk University Law School.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,1151,06847
    20211,1681,13038
    20221,2471,17671
    20231,3341,25876
    20241,2881,22563
    Suffolk University Law School Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Suffolk University Law School is 78.61%. The percentage of African-american students is 6.96% with 27 students and the percentage of Asian students is 4.38% with 17 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Suffolk University Law School.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native4
    (1.03%)    		 31
    African-American / Black27
    (6.96%)    		 918
    Asian17
    (4.38%)    		 512
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic53
    (13.66%)    		 1835
    White305
    (78.61%)    		 111194
    Two or More3
    (0.77%)    		 12
    Race Unknown27
    (6.96%)    		 189
    Nonresident Aliens10
    (2.58%)    		 37
    Suffolk University Law School Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    163 faculties and 6 law librarians work for Suffolk University Law School. With the 1,288 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Suffolk University Law School16368 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    Massachusetts Law Schools16586 to 1
    Public5936 to 1
    Private17896 to 1

    Faculty by Gender and Job Type

    By gender, there are 95 men (58.28%) and 68 women (41.72%) faculties teaching/advising students at Suffolk Law. By employment status, 74 full-time and 89 part-time faculties work for the school.
    202220232024
    Total153158163
    Full-time717674
    Men404439
    Women313235
    Other000
    Part-time828289
    Men494956
    Women333333
    Other000

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 6 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Suffolk University Law School.
    202220232024
    Librarians566
    Full-time566
    Part-time000
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