Suffolk in the 21st Century

Building on the promise of its founding, Suffolk University continues to inspire a diverse student body- students today hail from across the nation and around the world. Once a commuter school, the University’s residence halls now allow students to live on campus and fully realize the academic and cultural promise of the urban environment. Classrooms, libraries, theaters, galleries, and offices are housed in buildings clustered in downtown Boston, and the historic Boston Common serves as the unofficial campus quad. The scope of academic offerings has broadened to include new programs at the baccalaureate, master, and doctoral levels.

This era ushered in several notable changes to Suffolk's campus including the opening of the Samia Academic Center at 20 Somerset St. (pictured top), and the sale of three former Suffolk buildings: the Fenton Building (2014), and Archer/Donahue building complex (2015). Suffolk University's newest residence hall (pictured center) at 101 Tremont St. is slated to open in 2026. The structure, known as the Paddock Building (pictured middle), sits in a prime location across from Boston's Granary Burial Ground and a block away from Park Street and the Boston Common.