Boston the #1 College Destination
November 2007

It’s not just the school that makes the college experience memorable. The location of the school is a large part of that experience. Suffolk University is fortunate to be located in the heart of Boston, on historic Beacon Hill. Suffolk is the downtown university. Please read the following to learn more about Boston as a college town.

Based on information from the 2007 College Destinations Index by Collegia; when comparing 20 major metropolitan areas with populations greater than 2.5 million:

• Boston ranked first overall as a college destination.
• Boston’s academic environment ranked #1.
• Boston’s student concentration is second only to San Diego.
• Boston’s student population is diverse. The international student share of overall regional enrollment is higher than any of the other 19 cities in the survey.
• Boston is an accessible city where 20.4% of its workers aged 16 or older commute by public transportation, bike, or walk.
• When comparing entertainment amenities, only New York City and San Francisco surpassed Boston.
• The earning potential in Boston is only surpassed by San Francisco and Washington, DC.
• 38.2% of Boston’s workforce is employed in Creative Class jobs (Catalytx-2004). According to Richard Florida, the distinguishing characteristic of the creative class is that its members engage in work whose function is to “create meaningful new forms”. Only Washington, DC surpassed Boston in this measure.

Greetings from Vice President Dennis
October 2007

Suffolk University focuses on outcomes and each year the school asks the graduating students to evaluate their educational experience at Suffolk. The following are the results:

• 90% of the graduating seniors were satisfied with the quality of instruction at Suffolk University 94% of the graduating students felt that their experience at Suffolk supported their personal and professional growth
  
• Most helpful services included:
  • Library
  • Student Support Staff
  • Computer facilities
  • Registrar’s Office
• The faculty and student advisors were most frequently listed by students as most helpful
  • Employers included:
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers
  • Investors Bank and Trust
  • Mass General Hospital
  • Bank of America
  • Fidelity Investments

Sincerely,
Marguerite J. Dennis
Vice President for Enrollment & International Programs

Greetings from Vice President Dennis
September 2007

I am pleased to inform you that Suffolk University has been selected by the Princeton Review as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" in the United States. Only 15% of four-year colleges were chosen for the book. The ranking lists are based on the Princeton Review’s survey of 120,000 students attending the 366 colleges in the book.

Read what our students said about Suffolk:

Suffolk is distinguished by its faculty. The university utilizes the intellectual contributions of its faculty to provide a diverse, challenging and uniquely supportive environs in which students can flourish.

Students and faculty work together on the Beacon Hill campus in the heart of historic Boston. Yet Suffolk is a global univeristy with campuses in Madrid, Spain, and Dakar, Senegal.

Suffolk is also one of the 222 colleges named a "Best Northeastern College" by the Princeton Review.

Sincerely,
Marguerite J. Dennis
Vice President for Enrollment & International Programs

Greetings from Vice President Dennis
August 2007

Whether you are an enrolled student, an accepted applicant, or a prospective student, there are three phrases we use to greet you.

Welcome to Boston. Welcome to Suffolk University. Welcome home.

All of us at Suffolk, from the admission counselors to the registrar and financial aid staff, are eagerly awaiting greeting you on campus.

Over the course of the year, I will be communicating with you about the new and exciting things happening at Suffolk. I hope you will let me know how we can better improve our enrollment services. Each of our students are valued clients and our goal is to have you graduate from Suffolk with a memorable and rewarding educational experience.

I hope you enjoy the rest of your summer vacation and that you will return “home” renewed for the year ahead.

Sincerely,
Marguerite J. Dennis
Vice President for Enrollment & International Programs