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Suffolk University Law School is a private law school in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The fourth oldest law school in New England in continuous existence (after only Harvard, Yale, and Boston University), Suffolk was founded in 1906 by Gleason Archer, Sr. to provide a legal education for those who traditionally lacked the opportunity to study law because of socio-economic or racial discrimination. Originally a school that admitted men only (with New England School of Law as its sister school), Suffolk has been co-educational since 1937.

Year Founded:1906Type:Private
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Boston, MAWebsite:http://www.law.suffolk.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:Gail N. Ellis
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$60 U.S. News (2009):300# Applications:3040Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:None Ciolli Nat'l (2005):52# Admitted:1469LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:None LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:530J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:3/1/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:48%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:3/1/2008   Yield Rate:36% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):89Full Time Faculty:6875th GPA:3.51 75th LSAT:158
1L Section Size (PT):92Part Time Faculty:66Median GPA:3.24 Median LSAT:155
2L/3L Courses:284Student to Faculty Ratio:17.825th GPA:2.96 25th LSAT:153
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:528 1L Attrition:8.2%Total Law Firms:58
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:1032 Transfers In:15NY Law Firms:4
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:612 Transfers Out:20DC Law Firms:3
  Total Students:1644   CA Law Firms:7
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Full Time Tuition:$33,874% Receiving Grant Aid:39.1% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:MA
Part Time Tuition:$25,406Full Tuition & Stipend:0.1% % Employed (9 mos.):87.1%% Pass (First Time):81%
Living Expenses:$18,069Full Tuition:0.1%   State Average:84%
Total Cost (FT):$51,943Half Tuition:3.5%   Difference:-3%
Total Cost (PT):$43,475Other Scholarships:35.4%