Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 106 Title IV programs, 49 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 57 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing49 · 46.2%
- No Data57 · 53.8%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Middle States Commission on Higher Education
Programmatic accreditations · 15
Action history · 15
- Feb 2025Renewal of AccreditationCommission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools · Theology (THEOL) - Freestanding schools, as well as programs affiliated with larger institutions, offering graduate professional education for ministry and graduate study of theology
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: OtherMiddle States Commission on Higher Education
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Apr 2021Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,304 students received $14.5M in Pell grants, alongside $98.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,006 borrowers who entered repayment, 23 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Seton Hall
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus13
Includes 9 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race3
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Seton Hall vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Seton Hall selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSeton Hall University | 69% | — | 9,571 | $31,446 | R2 Research |
| 87% | 47.6% | 8,469 | $41,346 | R2 Research | |
| 70% | 41.3% | 14,890 | $50,539 | R2 Research | |
| 92% | 27.0% | 10,041 | $43,756 | R2 Research | |
| 75% | 62.0% | 12,321 | $41,943 | R2 Research | |
| 69% | 63.5% | 9,068 | $58,741 | R2 Research | |
| Peer group median | 73% | 47.6% | 9,806 | $42,850 |
Institutions like Seton Hall
Explore the federal data for institutions in Seton Hall's comparison group.
- R2 ResearchNew Jersey
Stevens Institute of Technology
Grad rate87%Admit rate47.6%Enrollment8,469Net price$41,346View data - R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
Howard University
Grad rate70%Admit rate41.3%Enrollment14,890Net price$50,539View data - R2 ResearchPennsylvania
Villanova University
Grad rate92%Admit rate27.0%Enrollment10,041Net price$43,756View data - R2 ResearchDistrict of Columbia
American University
Grad rate75%Admit rate62.0%Enrollment12,321Net price$41,943View data - R2 ResearchNew York
The New School
Grad rate69%Admit rate63.5%Enrollment9,068Net price$58,741View data
Seton Hall Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Fact Book is intended to serve the routine statistical and informational needs of faculty, administration, staff, and alumni, offering relevant information on the principal characteristics and strengths of Seton Hall University.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
Seton Hall's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $36,672 (2005-2006).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $36,672 → about $31,493 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($5,179); 74% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H10% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H568% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $29,108 on average.
Outcomes & Equity
Graduation & retention
B6-year graduation rate 57%; first-year retention 82%.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I349% of classes have under 20 students; 2% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~9% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Student Body & Diversity
Undergraduate race/ethnicity
B2Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity.
International students
B21% of undergraduates are international (nonresident).
Undergrad vs graduate
B15,414 undergraduates and 4,410 graduate students.
Transfer Path
Transfer admissions
D1728 transfer applicants → 613 admitted (84.2%) → 320 enrolled
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