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Suffolk University Law School recently welcomed an extraordinary entering class of 545 new students (459 full-time/86 part-time). They come from 37 U.S. states (plus D.C. and Puerto Rico) and 16 countries, representing 217 undergraduate institutions.
Class highlights:
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Photograph by Michael J. Clarke
winter 2026
- Strongest academic credentials in 15 years, reflecting an 84% increase in applications to Suffolk Law over the past six years
- 24% first-generation college students
- Among the most racially and ethnically diverse classes Suffolk Law has ever enrolled
10% hold graduate degrees, with four PhDs
A student who ran the largest makerspace curriculum company in Massachusetts by age 25, serving more than 45 schools
A student who appeared in a Hollywood movie
The fastest woman to ever swim at University of Massachusetts, holding the 50-meter freestyle record
A community leader honored with a “Heroes Day” for organizing multiple COVID-19 clinics
A marathoner who has completed all seven World Marathon Majors: Boston, Chicago, New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Sydney, and London
A researcher who has spent the past five years working on 3D-printing a human lung to help end the organ shortage crisis
IMPRESSIVE EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF 1Ls INCLUDE