Boston, Massachusetts
Suffolk University Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1953
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.58
- Resident tuition
- $62,610
- First-year class
- 544
- Bar-required jobs
- 76.3%
- First-time bar passage
- 80.8%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./LL.M. in Legal Innovation & TechnologySchool page for J.D./LL.M. in Legal Innovation & Technology (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./LL.M. in TaxationSchool page for J.D./LL.M. in Taxation (opens in a new tab)
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Legal Innovation & Technology ConcentrationSchool page for Legal Innovation & Technology Concentration (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- IP Law Basics CertificateSchool page for IP Law Basics Certificate (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
Clinics (3)
- Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples ClinicSchool page for Human Rights and Indigenous Peoples Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- IP ClinicSchool page for IP Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Immigration ClinicSchool page for Immigration Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (2)
- Domestic Externship ProgramSchool page for Domestic Externship Program (opens in a new tab)
- Semester in PracticeSchool page for Semester in Practice (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Center for Housing Justice & PolicySchool page for Center for Housing Justice & Policy (opens in a new tab)
- Intellectual Property Law CenterSchool page for Intellectual Property Law Center (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
LL.M. programs (2)
- LL.M. in Legal Innovation & TechnologySchool page for LL.M. in Legal Innovation & Technology (opens in a new tab)
- LL.M. programSchool page for LL.M. program (opens in a new tab)
S.J.D. and J.S.D. programs (1)
- S.J.D. / J.S.D. programSchool page for S.J.D. / J.S.D. program (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
