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Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University is a private campus in suburban South Orange, NJ. The school reports a Roman Catholic affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,681

family income
under $30k

$18,674

$30–48k

$24,326

$48–75k

$35,089

$75–110k

$41,110

over $110k

Average net price

$31,4462023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Seton Hall University rose from $25,357 (2008) to $31,446 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$25,357
2009	$26,212
2010	$26,912
2011	$26,426
2012	$26,651
2013	$26,177
2014	$27,199
2015	$27,213
2016	$27,563
2017	$28,903
2018	$29,845
2019	$32,634
2020	$32,484
2021	$30,732
2022	$28,921
2023	$31,446

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$68,2632024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Seton Hall University rose from $43,087 (2009) to $68,263 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$43,087
2010	$43,887
2011	$45,939
2012	$47,667
2013	$46,869
2014	$48,457
2015	$49,945
2016	$51,395
2017	$53,433
2018	$54,967
2019	$57,634
2020	$60,646
2021	$62,269
2022	$62,783
2023	$64,996
2024	$68,263

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$18,290
2001	$19,400
2002	$20,830
2003	$21,855
2004	$22,490
2005	$23,460
2006	$25,389
2007	$27,850
2008	$30,220
2013	$35,820
2014	$36,926
2015	$38,072
2016	$39,258
2017	$40,588
2018	$42,170
2019	$43,780
2020	$45,290
2021	$46,880
2022	$48,960
2023	$51,370

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Seton Hall University reports published tuition of $53,170 in this record. Seton Hall University's $53,170 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Seton Hall University reports 6,036 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

69.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Seton Hall University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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69.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Seton Hall University has wandered from Fall 1991 to Fall 2018 entering cohorts — up to 72.8% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 69.5%.

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	64.1%
1992 cohort	60.5%
1993 cohort	57.9%
1994 cohort	61.5%
1995 cohort	59.9%
1996 cohort	56.3%
1997 cohort	59.4%
1998 cohort	57.2%
1999 cohort	56.3%
2000 cohort	58.1%
2001 cohort	56.9%
2002 cohort	60.5%
2003 cohort	62.8%
2004 cohort	64.6%
2005 cohort	65.8%
2006 cohort	66.6%
2007 cohort	64.1%
2008 cohort	66.5%
2009 cohort	62.8%
2010 cohort	64.1%
2011 cohort	67.1%
2012 cohort	70.2%
2013 cohort	72.8%
2014 cohort	71.6%
2015 cohort	71.9%
2016 cohort	71.7%
2017 cohort	71.5%
2018 cohort	69.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$16,511	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$17,000	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,423	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$16,250	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$16,261	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$16,019	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,219	$3,750
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,125	$4,782
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,500	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,211	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$17,125	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,500	$7,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$20,500	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$23,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$24,000	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$24,838	$7,230
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$25,000	$8,203
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$24,500	$6,875
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,685	$6,561
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,000	$7,619
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$22,750	$8,250

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$60,291

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$67,462

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$70,196

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Seton Hall University admitted 18,152 of 24,776 applicants in Fall 2024. The 73.3% rate describes that application pool.

73.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $51,370 tuition · 2023–24 6,036 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1220–13901600

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Admissions

Seton Hall University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Seton Hall University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 620–700 and Math was 600–690 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1220–1390 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	620	660	700
SAT Math	600	650	690
ACT Composite	27	30	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Seton Hall University received 24,776 applications and admitted 18,152 (73.3%), with 1,601 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

73.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Seton Hall University's change from 88% to 73.3% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	88%
Fall 2002	84.8%
Fall 2003	81.9%
Fall 2004	86.8%
Fall 2005	83.5%
Fall 2006	77.5%
Fall 2007	75.6%
Fall 2008	73.1%
Fall 2009	79.3%
Fall 2010	78.6%
Fall 2011	85%
Fall 2012	84.4%
Fall 2013	79.2%
Fall 2014	75.5%
Fall 2015	76.3%
Fall 2016	66.9%
Fall 2017	73.2%
Fall 2018	70.4%
Fall 2019	73.6%
Fall 2020	78.2%
Fall 2021	76.6%
Fall 2022	75.1%
Fall 2023	78.9%
Fall 2024	73.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1220–1390Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	960	1160
Fall 2002	970	1190
Fall 2003	990	1210
Fall 2004	980	1200
Fall 2005	1010	1220
Fall 2006	980	1190
Fall 2007	950	1170
Fall 2008	980	1200
Fall 2009	940	1150
Fall 2010	980	1170
Fall 2011	960	1170
Fall 2012	1000	1200
Fall 2013	1020	1220
Fall 2014	1040	1220
Fall 2015	1060	1230
Fall 2016	1070	1250
Fall 2017	1140	1280
Fall 2018	1150	1310
Fall 2019	1150	1330
Fall 2020	1150	1310
Fall 2021	1200	1370
Fall 2022	1230	1390
Fall 2023	1220	1400
Fall 2024	1220	1390

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

27–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	16	25
Fall 2004	21	28
Fall 2005	22	28
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2008	22	27
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	22	27
Fall 2011	21	26
Fall 2012	22	27
Fall 2013	22	27
Fall 2014	23	27
Fall 2015	23	27
Fall 2016	23	27
Fall 2017	24	28
Fall 2018	24	28
Fall 2019	24	29
Fall 2020	25	30
Fall 2021	26	32
Fall 2022	28	31
Fall 2023	27	31
Fall 2024	27	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

6,036Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Seton Hall University rose from 4,850 (Fall 2002) to 6,036 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,850
Fall 2003	5,009
Fall 2004	5,199
Fall 2005	5,093
Fall 2006	4,951
Fall 2007	4,896
Fall 2008	4,963
Fall 2009	4,972
Fall 2010	5,051
Fall 2011	4,903
Fall 2012	5,294
Fall 2013	5,632
Fall 2014	5,609
Fall 2015	5,818
Fall 2016	5,710
Fall 2017	5,717
Fall 2018	5,919
Fall 2019	5,910
Fall 2020	5,822
Fall 2021	5,924
Fall 2022	5,874
Fall 2023	5,924
Fall 2024	6,036

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

81%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Seton Hall University has held near 81% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	82%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	83%
Fall 2006 cohort	83%
Fall 2007 cohort	85%
Fall 2008 cohort	82%
Fall 2009 cohort	80%
Fall 2010 cohort	81%
Fall 2011 cohort	84%
Fall 2012 cohort	83%
Fall 2013 cohort	85%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	85%
Fall 2016 cohort	85%
Fall 2017 cohort	83%
Fall 2018 cohort	83%
Fall 2019 cohort	84%
Fall 2020 cohort	83%
Fall 2021 cohort	83%
Fall 2022 cohort	85%
Fall 2023 cohort	81%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Seton Hall University

Faculty pay at Seton Hall University averages $141,684 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Seton Hall University as a primarily residential campus of 6,036 undergraduates — and 81.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Seton Hall University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1220–1390 — their midpoint is above the NJ four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Seton Hall University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Seton Hall University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Seton Hall University73.3%

New Jersey median73.3%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Seton Hall University$53,170

New Jersey median$17,014

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Seton Hall University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Seton Hall University$70,196

New Jersey median$58,902

National median$53,781

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Seton Hall University, New Jersey and national reference values
Metric & basis	Seton Hall University	New Jersey median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	73.3%	73.3%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$53,170	$17,014	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$70,196	$58,902	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Seton Hall University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Seton Hall University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 28 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$102,626
Management Information Systems and Services	$101,578
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$95,699
Biology, General	$93,200
Business/Managerial Economics	$92,079
Finance and Financial Management Services	$89,994
Marketing	$77,940
Physics	$77,851
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$77,835
Economics	$72,304
Special Education and Teaching	$72,067
International Relations and National Security Studies	$71,949
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$70,802
Philosophy	$70,628
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	$70,611
Human Resources Management and Services	$67,525
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$67,522
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$67,192
English Language and Literature, General	$65,714
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$65,075
Political Science and Government	$63,814
Social Work	$63,559
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$62,399
History	$59,445
Psychology, General	$55,501
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$55,265
Design and Applied Arts	$51,509
Communication and Media Studies	$44,374

These 28 fields listed for Seton Hall University measure earnings after completion. The $70,196 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 22 additional Seton Hall University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Seton Hall University report?

Seton Hall University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1220–1390 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Seton Hall University's acceptance rate?

73.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 18,152 admitted from 24,776 applicants.

How much does Seton Hall University cost?

At Seton Hall University, tuition is $53,170. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Seton Hall University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $70,196. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in New Jersey

Saint Elizabeth University — 71% admitted
Rutgers University-Newark — 71.4% admitted
Rutgers University-Camden — 66.3% admitted
Rider University — 78.6% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.