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.
• For the 2021-2022 academic year, 95% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall makes roughly $68,307 a year. This is 67% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
• 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

How Do I Get Into Seton Hall?

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

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 $10,780 a year. That adds up to $43,120 over four years for those students.

Seton Hall University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,063 undergraduate students at Seton Hall, with 5,914 being full-time and 149 being part-time.

There are also 3,818 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,914 full-time undergraduates at Seton Hall, 46% are male and 54% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	627
Black or African American	554
Hispanic or Latino	1,261
White	2,947
International Students	113
Other Races/Ethnicities	412

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.

Online Learning at Seton Hall University

In 2022-2023, 3,157 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Seton Hall has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 12th most popular in New Jersey for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Seton Hall majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer & Information Sciences	53%
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing	25%
Health Professions	0%
Nursing Practice	78%
Other Computer & Information Sciences	57%
Other Legal Professions & Studies	40%
Public Administration & Social Service	30%

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	196	196
Nursing	104	0	59	11	174
General Biology	163	0	4	0	167
Finance & Financial Management	161	0	0	0	161
Business Administration & Management	4	0	140	0	144
Marketing	124	0	0	0	124
Liberal Arts General Studies	123	0	0	0	123
International Relations & National Security	81	0	42	0	123
Accounting	47	0	51	0	98
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	60	38	98
General Psychology	78	0	17	0	95
Educational Administration	0	27	17	43	87
Computer Information Systems	78	0	7	0	85
Human Resource Management	58	0	26	0	84
Allied Health Professions	0	0	72	0	72
Legal Research	0	0	66	0	66
Social Work	17	0	39	0	56
Student Counseling	0	0	47	0	47
Political Science & Government	47	0	0	0	47
Communication Sciences	0	0	45	0	45
Health & Physical Education	44	0	0	0	44
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	33	1	5	39
Special Education	20	0	18	0	38
Criminal Justice & Corrections	38	0	0	0	38
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	36	0	36
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	35	0	0	0	35
Philosophy	32	0	0	0	32
Theological & Ministerial Studies	13	0	16	0	29
Business/Managerial Economics	28	0	0	0	28
General English Literature	21	0	7	0	28
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	26	0	26
Communication & Media Studies	17	0	8	0	25
Public Relations & Advertising	23	0	1	0	24
Economics	23	0	0	0	23
History	18	0	3	0	21
Teacher Education Grade Specific	20	0	0	0	20
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	20	0	20
Physics	18	0	0	0	18
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12	0	0	4	16
Journalism	16	0	0	0	16
Chemistry	16	0	0	0	16
Applied Mathematics	15	0	0	0	15
Design & Applied Arts	15	0	0	0	15
Natural Resources Conservation	13	0	0	0	13
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	11	0	11
Entrepreneurial Studies	10	0	0	0	10
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	10	0	10
Public Administration	0	0	9	0	9
Writing Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	8	0	0	0	8
Sociology	8	0	0	0	8
Museum Studies	0	0	7	0	7
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	6	0	6
Mathematics	6	0	0	0	6
Other Public Administration	0	0	6	0	6
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	5	5
Religious Studies	5	0	0	0	5
Anthropology	4	0	0	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	0	4
Ethnic Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Classical Languages & Literature	2	0	0	0	2
Romance Languages	2	0	0	0	2
Fine & Studio Arts	2	0	0	0	2
Music	2	0	0	0	2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	1	0	1
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1	0	0	0	1
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	1	0	1
Area Studies	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,586	60	879	302	2,827

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
• Image Credit: By Chris Funkhouser under License

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