This university was established in downtown Boston as a law school in the year 1906. It is named after the location in which it is situated. Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education categorized it as a Doctoral Research University. It has a main campus situated in Boston and 2 satellite campuses in Madrid and Cape Cod. It is categorized as a non-profit, private, non-sectarian public research university. The list of notable Alumni includes personalities like John Hynes, former Mayor of Boston, television commentator John Loftus, Supreme Court Justice Ronald Machtley, Pulitzer Prize winner Joan Vennochi, and youtube personality Jenna Marbles. The university is also a home to research centers which conducts numerous scientific polls od regional and national political issues. It was ranked at 27th position in 2018 in National Universities by US News. In 2009, it was included in the list named "Top Tier of Best Masters Universities and was awarded the 7th rank in Best College: Most Internation students. The US News also ranked the Suffolk Law School on the 20th position for its legal clinics, on the 13th rank for its Alternative Dispute Resolution program and at the 6th position for its Legal Writing.