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?

• Students at Seton Hall have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 4%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
• 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 2019-2020 academic year, 93% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from Seton Hall with a bachelor's degree make about $68,441 a year. That's 68% more than those who graduate from 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.

Seton Hall University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Seton Hall has been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#125	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Seton Hall.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Natural Resources & Conservation Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Health & Physical Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Special Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#29	Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#33	Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Best Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Seton Hall has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#33	Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Teaching Degree Search
#37	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#38	Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	College Factual
#100	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#150	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#247	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

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/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/setonhall
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/setonhall

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	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Seton Hall?

Seton Hall has an acceptance rate of 78%, 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 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 83% 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 580 and 650. Math scores were between 570 and 660.

Seton Hall received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

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 60% of students took out student loans averaging $11,419 a year. That adds up to $45,676 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Seton Hall is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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.

Online Learning at Seton Hall University

In 2019-2020, 8,504 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 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Seton Hall

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Seton Hall University was $45,290 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Seton Hall is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	#16	#16
Area Studies	#16	#16
Legal Professions (Other)	#19	#19
Music	#25	#25
Other Public Administration	#26	#26
Ethnic Studies	#31	#31
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#46	#46
Communication & Media Studies	#69	#69

Online Growth Rankings of Seton Hall

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Seton Hall University was 98.1%. This is the #419 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Seton Hall regardless of major.

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	65%
Computer Information Systems	65%
Health Professions	1%
Legal Professions	14%
Nursing	24%
Other Public Administration	82%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Seton Hall ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Seton Hall.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Public Administration	#3
Legal Professions (Other)	#7
Legal Research	#16
Computer Information Systems	#27
Legal Professions	#31
Public Administration & Social Service	#64
Computer & Information Sciences	#82
Nursing	#117
Health Professions	#290

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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
Business Administration & Management	1	0	311	0	312
Law	0	0	0	223	223
Nursing	109	0	75	2	186
Finance & Financial Management	163	0	0	0	163
General Biology	154	0	3	0	157
Liberal Arts General Studies	154	0	0	0	154
Accounting	70	0	72	0	142
International Relations & National Security	69	0	51	0	120
Educational Administration	0	36	27	49	112
Marketing	109	0	0	0	109
Human Resource Management	45	0	50	0	95
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	56	36	92
Legal Research	0	1	76	0	77
General Psychology	51	0	12	0	63
Allied Health Professions	0	0	61	0	61
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	48	0	48
Teacher Education Grade Specific	46	0	0	0	46
Health & Physical Education	46	0	0	0	46
Management Information Systems	44	0	0	0	44
Communication Sciences	0	0	43	0	43
History	38	0	5	0	43
Political Science & Government	42	0	0	0	42
Computer Information Systems	37	0	3	0	40
General English Literature	28	0	10	0	38
Business/Managerial Economics	37	0	0	0	37
Criminal Justice & Corrections	37	0	0	0	37
Student Counseling	0	0	36	0	36
Special Education	25	0	10	0	35
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	34	0	0	0	34
Public Relations & Advertising	27	0	5	0	32
Social Work	24	0	6	0	30
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	25	2	1	28
Communication & Media Studies	21	0	4	0	25
Philosophy	25	0	0	0	25
Theological & Ministerial Studies	8	0	17	0	25
Physics	19	0	3	0	22
Economics	21	0	0	0	21
Religious Studies	15	0	3	0	18
Natural Resources Conservation	17	0	0	0	17
Journalism	16	0	0	0	16
Design & Applied Arts	16	0	0	0	16
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	12	0	0	2	14
Applied Mathematics	14	0	0	0	14
Chemistry	10	0	1	3	14
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	13	0	13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	12	0	0	0	12
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	12	0	12
Other Health Professions	0	0	0	12	12
Legal Professions (Other)	0	0	12	0	12
Entrepreneurial Studies	11	0	0	0	11
Mathematics	11	0	0	0	11
Other Public Administration	0	0	11	0	11
Public Administration	0	0	9	0	9
Writing Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Area Studies	1	0	7	0	8
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	8	0	8
Museum Studies	0	0	5	0	5
Anthropology	5	0	0	0	5
Music	5	0	0	0	5
Sociology	4	0	0	0	4
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology	0	0	3	0	3
Classical Languages & Literature	3	0	0	0	3
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	0	0	2	0	2
Communication & Journalism (Other)	1	0	0	0	1
Romance Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Ethnic Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Drama & Theater Arts	0	0	0	0	0
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,646	62	1,072	328	3,108

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.