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, 78.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 11.2% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.1% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
78.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
56.7%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
11.2%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
4.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
12.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
14.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
12.3%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.7%
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