Student Population at Suffolk
Total Enrollment
6,734
Undergraduate
4,381
Graduate
2,353
Online Enrollment
215
Men Students
2,510
Women Students
4,224
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 6,734 students have enrolled at Suffolk University - 4,381 undergraduate and 2,353 graduate.
By gender, 2,510 male and 4,224 female students are attending Suffolk University. By attendance status, there are 5,590 full-time students and 1,144 part-time students.
The number of students at Suffolk University is very large compared to Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Massachusetts.
Suffolk University offers online degree/certificate programs and 215 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between Suffolk University and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 2,510 male and 4,224 female students attending Suffolk. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.59 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at Suffolk.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,381 | 4,213 | 168 |
Men | 1,655 | 1,571 | 84 |
Women | 2,726 | 2,642 | 84 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,353 | 1,377 | 976 |
Men | 855 | 488 | 367 |
Women | 1,498 | 889 | 609 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 3,571 White students (53.03%) and 890 Hispanic students (13.22%) at Suffolk University(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Suffolk University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Asian | 313 | 114 | 199 |
Black or African American | 340 | 93 | 247 |
Hispanic | 716 | 222 | 494 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 2 | 1 | 1 |
White | 2,127 | 793 | 1,334 |
Two or More Races | 160 | 58 | 102 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 118 | 50 | 68 |
Total | 4,381 | 1,655 | 2,726 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Asian | 144 | 47 | 97 |
Black or African American | 154 | 42 | 112 |
Hispanic | 174 | 58 | 116 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 1 | 1 | 0 |
White | 1,444 | 530 | 914 |
Two or More Races | 57 | 16 | 41 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 63 | 37 | 26 |
Total | 2,353 | 855 | 1,498 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 5,116 students whose age under twenty five and 615 students whose age is over thirty years old at Suffolk University.
Especially, 69 students are younger than eighteen and 2 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Suffolk University.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 4,381 | 1,655 | 2,726 |
Under 18 | 68 | 20 | 48 |
18-19 | 1,875 | 613 | 1,262 |
20-21 | 1,648 | 615 | 1,033 |
22-24 | 613 | 317 | 296 |
25-29 | 122 | 67 | 55 |
30-34 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
35-39 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
40-49 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
50-64 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Total | 4,381 | 1,655 | 2,726 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 2,353 | 855 | 1,498 |
Under 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
18-19 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20-21 | 39 | 8 | 31 |
22-24 | 871 | 289 | 582 |
25-29 | 881 | 335 | 546 |
30-34 | 293 | 114 | 179 |
35-39 | 121 | 52 | 69 |
40-49 | 108 | 47 | 61 |
50-64 | 36 | 9 | 27 |
65 and over | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Total | 2,353 | 855 | 1,498 |
Online Student Population
At Suffolk University, 3,229 students (47.95% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 215 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 141 students live in Massachusetts where Suffolk University is located in and 62 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 6,734 | 4,381 | 2,353 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 215 | 0 | 215 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 3,014 | 1,553 | 1,461 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 3,505 | 2,828 | 677 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 215 | 0 | 215 |
Massachusetts Residents | 141 | 0 | 141 |
Other State in U.S. | 62 | 0 | 62 |
Outside of U.S. | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 |