Suffolk University Law School

Boston, MA

Suffolk University Law School is located in Boston, MA and enrolls approximately 544 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.58. In the most recent reporting year, 75.1% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 14.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
544
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.58
Bar-Required Jobs
75.1%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 159
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 152
75th Percentile 3.79
50th Percentile 3.58
25th Percentile 3.37

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
75.1%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
51.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
14.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.2%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
13.9%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
15.4%
In-house & corporate
Education
1%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
12.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
6.2%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
79.37%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
83.51%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-4.14%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
383
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 232
Less than ½ tuition 646
Half to full tuition 288
Full tuition 24
More than full tuition 4