Seton Hall University Overview

Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. South Orange is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Seton Hall University Known For?

• Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Seton Hall.
• In a recent academic period95% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Seton Hall bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $70,196 a year. That's about 72% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.1 years for students from Seton Hall to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Seton Hall University?

Contact details for Seton Hall are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079-2697
Phone:	973-761-9000
Website:	www.shu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Seton Hall?

You can apply to Seton Hall online at: https://www.shu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/applying.html

Admission Requirements for Seton Hall

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Seton Hall?

Seton Hall has an acceptance rate of 75%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 74%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Seton Hall submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 700. Math scores were between 610 and 690.

Seton Hall received ACT scores from 5% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 27 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 28 and 31.

Can I Afford Seton Hall University?

The overall average net price of Seton Hall is $41,829. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Seton Hall, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $11,822 a year. That adds up to $47,288 over four years for those students.

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Seton Hall University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,913 undergraduate students at Seton Hall, with 5,724 being full-time and 189 being part-time.

There are also 3,901 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,724 full-time undergraduates at Seton Hall, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Seton Hall University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	631
Black or African American	454
Hispanic or Latino	1,063
White	2,942
International Students	155
Other Races/Ethnicities	479

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Seton Hall University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at Seton Hall. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Seton Hall University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Law	0	0	0	244	244
General Biology	216	0	7	0	223
Finance & Financial Management	174	0	20	0	194
Nursing	117	0	56	12	185
Marketing	132	0	28	0	160
Liberal Arts General Studies	123	0	0	0	123
International Relations & National Security	62	0	50	0	112
Human Resource Management	50	0	51	0	101
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	59	38	97
Educational Administration	0	33	17	32	82
Legal Research	0	0	81	0	81
Computer Information Systems	73	0	7	0	80
Accounting	44	0	35	0	79
General Psychology	60	0	9	0	69
Health & Physical Education	59	0	5	0	64
Allied Health Professions	0	0	63	0	63
Political Science & Government	58	0	0	0	58
Teacher Education Grade Specific	54	0	0	0	54
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	45	3	6	54
Communication Sciences	0	0	51	0	51
Student Counseling	0	0	49	0	49
Business/Managerial Economics	40	0	0	0	40
Social Work	13	0	23	0	36
Theological & Ministerial Studies	3	0	33	0	36
General English Literature	22	0	10	0	32
History	30	0	1	0	31
Communication & Media Studies	25	0	5	0	30
Special Education	24	0	6	0	30
Data Analytics	0	0	30	0	30
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	28	0	28
Criminal Justice & Corrections	28	0	0	0	28
Philosophy	27	0	0	0	27
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	26	0	26
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	22	0	0	0	22
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	22	0	22
Natural Resources Conservation	21	0	0	0	21
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	19	0	0	1	20
Economics	19	0	0	0	19
Public Relations & Advertising	17	0	0	0	17
Physics	16	0	1	0	17
Design & Applied Arts	17	0	0	0	17
Journalism	16	0	0	0	16
Chemistry	9	0	3	4	16
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	14	14
Business Administration & Management	1	0	12	0	13
Religious Studies	6	0	3	0	9
Mathematics	8	0	0	0	8
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	7	0	7
Applied Mathematics	7	0	0	0	7
Other Public Administration	0	0	7	0	7
Entrepreneurial Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Writing Studies	6	0	0	0	6
Public Administration	0	0	6	0	6
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	5	0	0	0	5
Romance Languages	5	0	0	0	5
Sociology	5	0	0	0	5
Area Studies	2	0	2	0	4
Museum Studies	0	0	4	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	3	0	3
Anthropology	3	0	0	0	3
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	2	0	2
Data Science	0	0	2	0	2
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	2	0	2
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	2	0	2
Music	2	0	0	0	2
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1	0	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	1	0	0	0	1
Classical Languages & Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,652	78	831	351	2,912

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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