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Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·shu.edu
6-yr Graduation
69%
-3.5pp vs R2 Research
Total enrollment
9,571
peer median 9,806
Avg net price
$28,921
-$14k vs R2 Research
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
24,776
24,776 candidates competed
Admitted
18,152
73.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
1,601
8.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
69%-3.5pp vs R2 Research
4-year graduation
64%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
69%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

1.0pp gap
Pell recipients
66%
Non-Pell
67%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

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.

Total programs
106
Passing
49
46.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

106programs
  • Passing49 · 46.2%
  • No Data57 · 53.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
3
Safe
45
No data
57

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.

49
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+8.6%
$67,149 vs $61,854
English Language and Literature General
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+16.5%
$57,651 vs $49,483
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+20.4%
$74,497 vs $61,854
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+23.0%
$44,374 vs $36,082
Communication and Media Studies
Master's Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+26.7%
$74,479 vs $58,761
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.5%
$79,485 vs $61,854
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+36.8%
$63,471 vs $46,391
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
+38.9%
$67,563 vs $48,653

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

44
Clinical Counseling and Applied Psychology
Master's Degree · Psychology
101%
$68,130 debt · $67,563 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Doctoral Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
99%
$94,294 debt · $95,357 earn
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
95%
$75,633 debt · $79,485 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
88%
$58,951 debt · $67,149 earn
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
86%
$64,378 debt · $74,497 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
84%
$58,130 debt · $68,884 earn
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
82%
$52,318 debt · $63,471 earn
Law
First Professional Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
75%
$102,508 debt · $136,424 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1932Next review Jan 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 15

Action history · 15

  1. Feb 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission 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
  2. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  3. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  4. Jul 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology · Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
  5. Apr 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$17,681
$30–48k$18,674
$48–75k$24,326
$75–110k$35,089
$110k+$41,110

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$28,921
-$14,489vs R2 Research median $43,411
Federal loans
51.2%
In-state tuition
$51,370
Out-of-state
$51,370

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 2,298 students received $14.0M in Pell grants, alongside $97.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,298
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.0M
$13,987,278 total
Direct Loans
$97.1M
8,059 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.5M
2,301 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$8.8M
2,608 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$27.8M
1,524 loan awards
Parent PLUS$26.4M
906 loan awards
Grad PLUS$24.7M
720 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,006
Defaulted
23
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.8%
2017
4.5%
2018
3.6%
2019
1.1%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Seton Hall

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs101
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,229 total completions
01Business
51923.3%
02Health Professions
45720.5%
03Legal Professions
40718.3%
04Social Sciences
1998.9%
05Biological Sciences
1918.6%
06Education
1496.7%
07Liberal Arts
954.3%
08Psychology
843.8%
09Communication
753.4%
10Public Admin
532.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
9,571
12-mo unduplicated
12,878
Undergraduate
9,048
Graduate
3,830

Gender split

Men
43%5,551
Women
57%7,327

Race / ethnicity composition

White
43.7%
Hispanic
26.8%
Black
11.6%
Asian
9.8%
Two or more
4.4%
Unknown
2.0%
Non-resident
1.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
274
139 M · 135 W
Women athletes
49.3%
Athletic aid
$9.0M
Total student aid
Budget
$30.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$3.7M
$5.3M
Recruiting expense
$263K
$264K
Head-coach salaries
$416K
$121K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Soccer
35 M · 28 W
$2.9M
Swimming and Diving (combined)
24 M · 24 W
$1.8M
Baseball
40 M ·
$1.8M
Basketball
16 M · 14 W
$13.1M
Cross Country
12 M · 13 W
$684K
Softball
· 21 W
$1.3M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.04
10 offenses · 9,623 students

3-year trend

1.432 yrs ago2.331 yr ago1.04Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
47
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
24
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Fondling
3
Motor vehicle theft
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

Includes 4 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

2
Domestic violence
3
Dating violence
2
Stalking
7 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons05
Drugs040
Liquor0106

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
458

Seton Hall vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Seton Hall selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

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$28,921R2 Research
Stevens Institute of Technology
87%47.6%8,469$40,468R2 Research
Howard University
70%41.3%14,890$47,919R2 Research
Villanova University
92%27.0%10,041$44,876R2 Research
American University
75%62.0%12,321$41,945R2 Research
The New School
69%63.5%9,068$55,359R2 Research
Peer group median73%47.6%9,806$43,411

Frequently asked questions about Seton Hall University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Seton Hall.

What is the graduation rate at Seton Hall University?

Seton Hall University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 69% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Seton Hall University?

Seton Hall University reports a total enrollment of 9,571 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Seton Hall University?

The average net price at Seton Hall University is $28,921 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Seton Hall University?

Seton Hall University's yield rate is 8.8%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Seton Hall University located?

Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey 07079-2697.

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