Dear members of the Guidance Community:

Welcome to the Suffolk University website. I’m proud to say there’s never been a better time to be a student at Suffolk! Our applicants continue to demonstrate that high school seniors around the nation, and the world, recognize this fact. Applications for admission have continued to increase this past year (we received 10,550 applications for Freshman and Transfer admission), and we will be welcoming a Freshman class of  approximately 1,400 entering students.

This past year, applicants came from 32 states, the District of Columbia and 98 countries. Students applied from 730 secondary schools from around the world. Students of color comprise 18% of  enrolling class. This year Suffolk was named a Princeton Review Best 368 University. Our campuses in Madrid (Spain) and Dakar (Africa) continue to provide wonderful, affordable International options for our current students. This year 21 entering students will begin their studies in Madrid.

Suffolk University’s state-of-the-art Mildred F. Sawyer Library, was completed in the fall of 2007 on three floors of 73 Tremont Street.  The facility provides students with a 42,000 square foot full service library, including a wireless computer environment, 42 study carrels, 108 open study seats, 23 study rooms, 24 computer stations, copy center, and multi-purpose group study room and bibliographic lab, both with distance learning and presentation AV technology. Interest in our Honors Program continues to grow. This past year over 400 students applied for this highly selective program. Thirty (30) entering students received full tuition scholarships into this program. The program continues to serve to attract an ever-growing number of extremely talented students. The Honors Program takes the University an important step further by providing its most highly qualified and promising students an unparalleled opportunity for growth and achievement. Honors scholars will enhance their academic experience with a distinctive and challenging curriculum that instills interactive and collaborative learning with a world-class faculty within a highly respected University. In January, we opened our third resident hall at 10 West Street. This facility provides students with modern apartment syle rooms and excellent common living area space.

In parnership with New England Cable News Network (NECN), we opened a new  high-definition television studio in February to provide the latest technology to television production and broadcast journalism classes within the University’s Communication and Journalism Department. Our partnership with NECN adds a whole new dimension to a studio that is already enabling Suffolk students to receive state-of-the-art experience in television studio production.  The studio is equipped with three high-definition digital cameras, a full lighting grid and a state-of-the-art control room. It features a ticker tape and multiple video screens visible to pedestrians along Tremont Street.

We understand fully the impact that you have on the future lives of the students with whom you work. Helping students and families navigate the college admissions process continues to minimize the pressure family’s feel during this time. The guidance that you provide students and families continues to be critical in the lives of the students you work with while they consider various career options. We are truly grateful for the time you spend helping prepare these students at this important time in their life.

We have provided some information and links here that should be helpful in your work with students. In addition, I encourage you to contact our office if you gave concerns regarding an applicant. Please feel free to contact me directly at JHamel@Suffolk.edu or by calling 617-573-8460.

Sincerely,

John Hamel
Director of Undergraduate Admission