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Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Private · Large suburb · Carnegie R1/R2 · SHU

Private institution in South Orange, NJ · 5,924 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $70,196 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$28,9211,673rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$51,3701,831st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$51,3701,829th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$64,9961,761st cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$22,750965th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$70,196274th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,291246th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
71.5%367th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.2%415th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.9%866th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1308183rd highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
5,924427th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
30.3%1,169th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 5 mi (EWR)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$65
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 50 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$75,344$74,576
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusinessbachelors$63,005$63,005
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,796$55,693
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$57,318$64,791
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$53,810$44,971
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNatural Resourcesbachelors$50,606—
Business/Managerial EconomicsBusinessbachelors$50,439$55,914
MarketingBusinessbachelors$50,341$43,319
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$50,320$48,198
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$49,493$42,682
Communication and Media StudiesCommunicationsbachelors$43,426$32,925
Health and Physical Education/FitnessParks, Recreation & Fitnessbachelors$43,128$36,455

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,261,322 (M $3,757,936 · W $5,503,386)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Seton Hall University’s 5,924 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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