Academics at Suffolk University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Suffolk University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 15 students per faculty member, Suffolk University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. Suffolk University employs 57% of its instructors full time, above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors & Degrees

Suffolk University offers 54 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Suffolk University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Suffolk University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors report.

Additional Questions to Ask

As you weigh academic life at Suffolk University, a few more questions are worth asking:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Suffolk University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 786 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (75% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Suffolk University.

Explore Further on Suffolk University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Academic Majors at Suffolk University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Suffolk University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Suffolk University — graduation and first-year retention rates
• Online Learning at Suffolk University — online and distance enrollment options
• Accreditation at Suffolk University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies