Massachusetts students paid $38,566 to attend the four-year private not-for-profit institution this year – $1,296 more than the $37,270 charged for 2017-18.
Data shows 97 percent of full-time undergraduates who started school in 2015-16 received student financial aid in some form. In all, 1,024 students received grants or scholarships totaling $20.2 million and 649 students took out student loans totaling more than $6.3 million.
Including all undergraduates (7,186), 4,378 students used grants or scholarships totaling $84.7 million, and 2,635 students took out $18.8 million in federal student loans.
The cost of attending
| Enrollment | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | Change in tuition and fees 2015-16 to 2018-19 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | ~4,024 | $33,934 | $35,578 | $37,270 | $38,566 | 13.7% |
Undergraduate financial aid
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at Suffolk University in 2015-16.| Type of Aid | Number of students receiving aid | Percent receiving aid | Total amount of aid received | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 321 | 30% | $1,677,734 | $5,227 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 230 | 22% | $486,774 | $2,116 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 1,023 | 97% | $18,031,607 | $17,626 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 1,024 | 97% | $20,196,115 | $19,723 |
| Federal student loans | 640 | 60% | $3,833,070 | $5,989 |
| Other student loans | 134 | 13% | $2,487,941 | $18,567 |
| Student loan aid | 649 | 61% | $6,321,011 | $9,740 |
| Total student aid | 1,027 | 97% | - | - |
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