Enrollment Trends at Suffolk

-1,566

Total Enrollment

-1,223

Men

-343

Women

The student population at Suffolk University is 6,356 (4,326 undergraduate and 2,030 graduate students) . The number of students has decreased by 1,566 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at Suffolk is 68.06% which is decreased by 1,115 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 451 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 which means that female students enrolled more than male students.

31 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has decreased by -65.17% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 7,020 where 6,356 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

68.06% of total students is undergraduate students and 31.94% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has decreased by 1,115 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 451 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.75 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Suffolk than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Suffolk University since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,9225,4412,5052,9362,4811,0301,451
2016-177,461
-461
5,191
-250
2,358
-147
2,833
-103
2,270
-211
950
-80
1,320
-131
2017-187,201
-260
5,030
-161
2,310
-48
2,720
-113
2,171
-99
889
-61
1,282
-38
2018-197,186
-15
5,044
14
2,263
-47
2,781
61
2,142
-29
888
-1
1,254
-28
2019-207,169
-17
4,862
-182
2,136
-127
2,726
-55
2,307
165
946
58
1,361
107
2020-216,830
-339
4,397
-465
1,861
-275
2,536
-190
2,433
126
966
20
1,467
106
2021-226,647
-183
4,227
-170
1,735
-126
2,492
-44
2,420
-13
899
-67
1,521
54
2022-236,734
87
4,381
154
1,655
-80
2,726
234
2,353
-67
855
-44
1,498
-23
2023-246,697
-37
4,484
103
1,653
-2
2,831
105
2,213
-140
826
-29
1,387
-111
2024-256,356
-341
4,326
-158
1,540
-113
2,786
-45
2,030
-183
772
-54
1,258
-129
Average7,0204,7382,0022,7372,2829021,380
Suffolk University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 4,738 where 4,326 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Suffolk University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-165,4415,1082,3502,758333155178
2016-175,1914,9062,2262,680285132153
2017-185,0304,7622,1722,590268138130
2018-195,0444,8362,1552,681208108100
2019-204,8624,6652,0432,62219793104
2020-214,3974,1791,7602,419218101117
2021-224,2274,0431,6372,4061849886
2022-234,3814,2131,5712,6421688484
2023-244,4844,3411,5812,7601437271
2024-254,3264,1781,4722,7061486880
Average4,7384,7381,8972,6264,738105110
Suffolk University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 2,282 where 2,030 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Suffolk University since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-162,4811,1954777181,286553733
2016-172,2701,1534826711,117468649
2017-182,1711,1114566551,060433627
2018-192,1421,1394596801,003429574
2019-202,3071,2495217281,058425633
2020-212,4331,2995117881,134455679
2021-222,4201,3454728731,075427648
2022-232,3531,377488889976367609
2023-242,2131,372509863841317524
2024-252,0301,583589994447183264
Average2,2822,2824967862,282406594
Suffolk University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 50.31%. The percentage was 47.03% 10 years ago and Suffolk still has a high percentage of white students. 7.10% of enrolled students is Asian and 8.31% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 13.47% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 47.03% to 50.31%. Asian enrollment grew from 7.04% to 7.10%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.41% to 8.31%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 10.33% to 13.47%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7161 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.7587 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Suffolk University over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161455850881833,726139
2016-17854647077943,673143
2017-18951441776643,726149
2018-19948540780153,729174
2019-20849342283173,693160
2020-211149642282613,669154
2021-221149242680813,620188
2022-23845749489033,571217
2023-24544448693623,478229
2024-251345152885633,198165
Average1049445883133,608172
Suffolk University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

31 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 0% of total students. The number of online students has decreased -65.17% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Suffolk University from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-167,922893007,533
2016-177,461683067,087
2017-187,201804926,629
2018-197,186724446,670
2019-207,169888296,252
2020-216,8301392,5794,112
2021-226,6472612,7463,640
2022-236,7342153,0143,505
2023-246,6971012,4844,112
2024-256,356312,1624,163
Average7,0201141,5365,370

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