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INCOMING CLASS FACTS
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winter 2025
Strongest academic credentials in 14 years
(by LSAT and undergraduate GPA)
#1
are first-generation college students
20%+
received First-Generation Scholarships
(at least $20,000 per year)
36
received full-tuition HBCU scholarships
15
EMPLOYMENT
Strongest employment outcomes in our history
9 years of improvement
in employment outcomes over the last nine years (U.S. News)
8th largest improvement
The Class of 2024 earned Suffolk Law’s highest first-time bar pass rate in 11 years
AT 82.4%
U.S. NEWS RANKINGS
Legal Writing
(tied for highest ranking ever)
#3
peer reputation scores in our history
(2024 and 2025 editions)
Two highest
Overall ranking climbed 37 spots in the last nine years
Only law school in top 20% of all 4 skills categories for 9 years running
Clinical Programs
(highest ranking ever)
#12
Dispute Resolution
(top 30 for 12 of the last 13 years)
#21
Trial Advocacy
#31
NATIONAL JURIST RANKINGS
Academic Specialties received “A” grades
9
in Legal Technology on three consecutive occasions
#1 OR #2
BLOOMBERG LAW RANKINGS
Best Schools for Career Pathing 2024
TOP 2
2024
Top 10 Innovator
in applications over 5 years
(while the rest of country is up by a single-digit percentage)
50% INCREASE