Suffolk University Student Population

How many students at Suffolk?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Suffolk University has a total enrollment of 6,356 students, including 4,326 undergraduate and 2,030 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 2,312 male students (36.4%) and 4,044 female students (63.6%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 3,198 White students (50.3%) and 856 Hispanic students (13.5%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 4,326 undergraduate students (68.1%) and 2,030 graduate students (31.9%).
• Class Delivery: 31 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 2,162 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Doctoral / Research University - which average 6,371 - Suffolk's body is almost same.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 2,312 male (36.38%) and 4,044 female (63.62%) students are attending Suffolk University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 57.17.

By class level, 4,326 (68.06%) are undergraduate students and 2,030 (31.94%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 35.60% are male and 64.40% are female, while among graduate students, 38.03% are male and 61.97% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 3,198 White, 528 Black, and 451 Asian students out of a total of 6,356 are attending at Suffolk University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Suffolk University is quite diverse with a diversity index of 71.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution demonstrates strong racial and ethnic diversity among its student body.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Student Age Distribution

By age, Suffolk has 253 students under 18 years old and 1 students over 65 years old. There are 5,117 students under 25 years old, and 1,239 students over 25 years old out of 6,356 total students.

Suffolk has 4,175 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 151 students aged 25 and over.

It has 942 graduate students aged under 25 and 1,088 students aged 25 and over.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Suffolk University, 31 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 2,162 students are enrolled in some online courses.

22 students who live in Massachusetts or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 9 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

• Online Population
• By Locality

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 4,326 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 227 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.25%.221 students have transferred in as full-time status and 6 students transferred in as part-time status.