Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ · Private nonprofit · 6,036 undergrads (medium, suburb) · website ↗

Roman Catholic
28% Hispanic undergrads
Test-optional
$65 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$19,623
$30,000 – $48,000	$21,869
$48,000 – $75,000	$27,194
$75,000 – $110,000	$36,516
Over $110,000	$41,783
All incomes (average)	$31,446

Sticker tuition and fees: $53,170 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Seton Hall University's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$18,840
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$18,840
Books and supplies	$1,000
Other expenses, on campus	$3,000
Other expenses, off campus	$4,200

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (1,510 of them) in 2022–23; 100% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	100%	$33,582
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	38%	$5,898
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	100%	$27,142
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	56%	$5,324

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1322
Median ACT: 29
Students with Pell grants: 33%
Graduation rate (6yr): 70%
Freshman retention: 82%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $70,196
Median debt at graduation: $22,750
International undergrads: 100 (1.6%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $65
Students per faculty member: 14 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 93%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 620–700
SAT Math: 600–690
ACT composite: 27–32

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Considered if submitted

First-time applicants: 23,748
Admitted: 18,738
Enrolled: 1,572

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business25%

Health & Nursing14%

Biology & Life Sciences12%

Social Sciences10%

Communications & Media6%

Psychology6%

Education4%

Criminal Justice3%

Computer Science2%

Physics & Chemistry2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (29)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	174	$37,643	$93,200national $57,214	$22,375
Finance and Financial Management Services	136	$63,018	$89,994national $83,343	$21,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	124	$96,072	$95,699national $88,910	$18,750
Marketing	108	$54,979	$77,940national $69,303	$23,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	95	$46,314	$67,522national $53,072	$23,250
Political Science and Government	68	$43,674	$63,814national $63,293	$20,500
Psychology, General	65	$40,315	$55,501national $50,706	$20,375
International Relations and National Security Studies	59	$48,858	$71,949national $66,596	$21,500
Computer and Information Sciences, General	48	$68,860	—national $92,374	$23,250
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	43	$58,008	$62,399national $47,382	$24,826
Criminal Justice and Corrections	42	$40,108	$55,265national $55,378	$14,000
Human Resources Management and Services	40	$57,748	$67,525national $68,069	$23,250
Accounting and Related Services	39	$73,122	$102,626national $76,194	$19,500
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	33	$46,465	$77,835national $54,562	$26,618
Business/Managerial Economics	27	$71,507	$92,079national $77,981	$19,875
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	26	$42,649	$67,192national $50,497	$24,375
English Language and Literature, General	26	$37,764	$65,714national $48,590	$23,625
Economics	25	$52,327	$72,304national $82,686	$16,435
Design and Applied Arts	22	—	$51,509national $51,490	$26,536
Philosophy	21	$42,228	$70,628national $54,455	$20,018
Communication and Media Studies	20	—	$44,374national $56,359	$20,500
Journalism	17	$52,380	—national $56,278	—
History	17	$46,147	$59,445national $50,680	$23,250
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	16	—	$65,075national $55,012	—
Social Work	14	—	$63,559national $51,790	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	12	$48,820	$70,802national $63,560	—
Special Education and Teaching	10	—	$72,067national $50,499	—
Physics	9	—	$77,851national $76,786	—
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	—	—	$70,611national $55,384	—

Master's degrees (22)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	72	$126,937	$131,892national $101,000	$49,440
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	62	$119,934	$116,553national $120,193	$50,615
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	61	$119,512	$132,769national $127,347	$107,457
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	59	$71,955	$79,485national $71,416	$88,647
Accounting and Related Services	53	$83,033	$116,720national $95,833	$41,000
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	41	$63,363	$63,471national $60,111	$47,385
International Relations and National Security Studies	40	$60,688	$89,431national $95,627	$52,648
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	40	$68,018	$74,497national $67,030	$72,308
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	37	—	$67,149national $59,571	$61,500
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	27	—	—national $124,807	$32,509
Social Work	22	$60,513	$68,884national $65,123	$64,950
Health and Medical Administrative Services	22	$73,435	$92,958national $89,981	—
Finance and Financial Management Services	22	$105,736	$125,005national $110,694	—
Human Resources Management and Services	22	$95,612	$128,177national $83,558	—
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	21	$152,718	—national $101,855	$49,323
Marketing	16	$73,206	—national $79,106	—
Educational Administration and Supervision	13	$85,437	$92,452national $71,685	$40,328
Public Administration	12	—	$83,480national $81,408	—
Special Education and Teaching	8	$65,146	—national $64,397	—
English Language and Literature, General	7	—	$57,651national $55,512	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	2	$65,293	$67,563national $65,184	$73,949
Communication and Media Studies	0	—	$74,479national $71,953	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	314	$80,464	$136,424national $107,773	$103,370

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	29	$128,227	$131,664national $100,573	$74,142
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	—	$85,569	$95,357national $82,893	$91,113

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 51 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079-2697
Phone: (973) 761-9000
Institutional accreditor: Middle States Commission on Higher Education

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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