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Seton Hill University

Greensburg, Pennsylvania·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Mid East·setonhill.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
+7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,927
peer median 1,933
Avg net price
$22,558
-$2.7k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2,911
2,911 candidates competed
Admitted
2,315
79.5% acceptance rate
Enrolled
330
14.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%+7.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
4-year graduation
57%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
67%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
62%
Non-Pell
69%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 94 Title IV programs, 15 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 77 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
94
Passing
15
16.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
2.1% of portfolio
Fail rate
2.1%
+1.5pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

94programs
  • Passing15 · 16.0%
  • No Data77 · 81.9%
  • Failing2 · 2.1%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
2
Safe
11
No data
77

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.

17
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-9.8%
$52,992 vs $58,761
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-1.1%
$34,890 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+1.5%
$47,088 vs $46,391
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+1.9%
$42,032 vs $41,236
Special Education and Teaching
Master's Degree · Education
+11.4%
$51,666 vs $46,391
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+23.1%
$43,426 vs $35,274
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+34.2%
$47,328 vs $35,274
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+35.7%
$79,722 vs $58,761

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-1.1%
−$384
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+1.5%
+$697
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Master's Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+1.9%
+$796

Debt vs earnings

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

12
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
116%
$61,500 debt · $52,992 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
95%
$111,674 debt · $117,592 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
62%
$27,000 debt · $43,426 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
57%
$27,000 debt · $47,328 earn
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Bachelor Degree · Security And Protective Services
46%
$26,000 debt · $56,609 earn
Marketing
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
46%
$26,000 debt · $57,156 earn
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
45%
$26,845 debt · $59,841 earn
Human Resources Management and Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$26,000 debt · $65,388 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Middle States Commission on Higher Education

Accredited since 1921Next review Nov 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 11

  1. Apr 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Middle States Commission on Higher Education
  2. May 2024Initial Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  3. Apr 2024Initial Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PT) - Professional programs for the physical therapist
  4. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,651
$30–48k$15,307
$48–75k$18,474
$75–110k$22,424
$110k+$28,577

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,558
-$2,714vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs median $25,272
Federal loans
71.5%
In-state tuition
$41,414
Out-of-state
$41,414

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 588 students received $3.3M in Pell grants, alongside $21.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
588
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.3M
$3,297,894 total
Direct Loans
$21.0M
2,414 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$3.5M
825 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
977 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.7M
270 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.3M
185 loan awards
Grad PLUS$4.9M
157 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 543 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
543
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.3%
2017
4.9%
2018
3.9%
2019
1.4%
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 Hill

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs88
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

534 total completions
01Health Professions
20538.4%
02Business
11020.6%
03Education
478.8%
04English Language
346.4%
05Biological Sciences
295.4%
06Parks/Recreation
285.2%
07Computer Sciences
275.1%
08Security/Protective
224.1%
09Visual/Performing Arts
224.1%
10Psychology
101.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
1,927
12-mo unduplicated
5,037
Undergraduate
4,477
Graduate
560

Gender split

Men
40%2,005
Women
60%3,032

Race / ethnicity composition

White
81.7%
Black
6.3%
Hispanic
3.9%
Two or more
2.9%
Unknown
2.7%
Asian
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
575
358 M · 217 W
Women athletes
37.7%
Athletic aid
$3.8M
Total student aid
Budget
$8.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.2M
$1.5M
Recruiting expense
$52K
$14K
Head-coach salaries
$62K
$40K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 12

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
79 M · 76 W
$548K
Football
113 M · —
$1.4M
Lacrosse
60 M · 43 W
$1.1M
Soccer
50 M · 49 W
$918K
Baseball
52 M · —
$607K
Basketball
23 M · 22 W
$1.1M

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.50
1 offenses · 1,988 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.501 yr ago0.50Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
35

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Gender identity1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs018
Liquor09

Residence-hall fires

  • Canevin Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Havey Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Brownlee Hall1 fire
    OtherDamage $0-$99
  • Farrell Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • DeChantal hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99
  • Sisters of Charity Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
13.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
108

Seton Hill vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Seton Hill selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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 Hill University
67%—1,927$22,558Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Mercyhurst University
64%81.0%2,632$27,263Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Neumann University
53%81.3%2,244$28,714Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Wilson College
48%92.1%1,907$21,241Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
King's College
60%93.1%1,939$23,281Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Cairn University-Langhorne
60%88.2%1,097$29,577Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
Peer group median60%88.2%1,933$25,272

Frequently asked questions about Seton Hill University

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

What is the graduation rate at Seton Hill University?

Seton Hill University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Seton Hill University?

Seton Hill University reports a total enrollment of 1,927 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Seton Hill University?

The average net price at Seton Hill University is $22,558 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Seton Hill University?

Seton Hill University's yield rate is 14.3%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Seton Hill University located?

Seton Hill University is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania 15601.

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