Suffolk University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Suffolk University is a private doctoral/professional university in Boston, MA (city setting), with 4,484 undergraduates (63% women). It admitted 85% of 10,101 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division III schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1090–1280 on the SAT and 24–32 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $68,240 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $33,089 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 60% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, communication & journalism. The campus reported 0.63 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division III schools.
Against Division III schools
Percentile among 421 Division III institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Suffolk University ranks
2 top-ten finishes among Division III schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 60%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $45,380
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 7 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Suffolk University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Suffolk University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Conference of New England | 33 | — | 4 | $173k | $5,248 | — | |
| Baseball | Conference of New England | 34 | — | 1 | $229k | $6,737 | — | |
| Men's Basketball | Conference of New England | 16 | — | 1 | $166k | $10,370 | — | |
| Women's Basketball | Conference of New England | 16 | — | 1 | $87k | $5,411 | — | |
| Men's Cross Country | Conference of New England | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
| Women's Cross Country | Conference of New England | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Conference of New England | 9 | — | 1 | $77k | $8,567 | — | |
| Women's Golf | Conference of New England | 5 | — | 2 | $46k | $9,120 | — | |
| Men's Ice Hockey | Conference of New England | 35 | — | 1 | $420k | $11,999 | — | |
| Women's Ice Hockey | Conference of New England | 23 | — | 3 | $301k | $13,083 | — | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Conference of New England | 16 | — | 1 | $127k | $7,960 | — | |
| Men's Soccer | Conference of New England | 39 | — | 1 | $187k | $4,794 | — | |
| Softball | Conference of New England | 18 | — | 1 | $205k | $11,396 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Conference of New England | 9 | — | 1 | $29k | $3,252 | — | |
| Women's Tennis | Conference of New England | 8 | — | 1 | $15k | $1,893 | — | |
| Men's Track & Field | Conference of New England | 74 | — | 1 | $247k | $3,340 | — | |
| Women's Track & Field | Conference of New England | 103 | — | 1 | $344k | $3,340 | — | |
| Women's Volleyball | Conference of New England | 21 | — | 1 | $95k | $4,531 | — |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.