Seton Hall University

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 11,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%)
Sunshine Hours 2,535 (41%)
Days Without Precipitation 247 (50%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 6,176
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 71%
From Region 13%
Athletes 285 (4.8%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 41%
Hispanic 29%
Black 12%
Asian 9%
Mixed 5%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Seton Hall University 1,311 42% 50% 9% 9% 23% 2% $77,141 65 +0.50 72 97%
Computer Science 12 — 50% 17% 8% 8% 58% 8% $99,317 23 -0.75 91 100% — — — —
Information Technology 20 +33 70% 45% 15% 0% 35% 0% $99,317 63 +0.05 91 100% — — — —
Chemistry 12 — 25% 50% 0% 8% 42% 0% $75,026 74 +0.33 68 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 8 +1 100% 50% 25% 0% 12% 0% $91,705 32 -0.54 87 — — — — —
Mathematics 3 +2 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $80,795 53 -0.17 77 — — — — —
Physics 17 — 82% 65% 0% 6% 18% 6% $83,337 52 -0.02 80 95% — — — —
Biochemistry 7 +1 0% 43% 29% 29% 0% 0% $74,094 64 +0.23 67 — — — — —
Biology 156 +4 33% 40% 26% 6% 21% 1% $88,524 98 +2.56 84 100% — — — —
Environmental Studies 4 +2 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,677 69 +0.38 37 96% — — — —
Health Sciences 35 — 34% 57% 6% 6% 29% 0% $75,875 75 +0.51 70 — — — — —
Nursing 148 — 9% 49% 10% 5% 20% 0% $93,835 65 +0.16 88 97% — — — —
Accounting 36 +4 58% 53% 8% 6% 28% 0% $99,243 78 +0.79 91 98% — — — —
Business Administration 2 — 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 0% $83,999 75 +0.33 80 — — — — —
Business Economics 8 +4 88% 25% 38% 25% 12% 0% $88,353 40 -0.36 84 100% — — — —
Entrepreneurship 3 +4 67% 67% 0% 33% 0% 0% $81,816 70 +0.27 78 — — — — —
Finance 130 +40 74% 54% 15% 6% 19% 3% $92,822 45 -0.22 88 97% — — — —
International Development 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $88,353 40 -0.36 84 100% — — — —
Labor and Industrial Relations 39 +13 44% 51% 10% 8% 26% 3% $73,757 45 -0.16 66 98% — — — —
Managerial Economics 22 +11 73% 68% 5% 9% 9% 5% $86,408 38 -0.44 83 96% — — — —
Marketing 99 +33 48% 57% 3% 7% 24% 3% $78,578 57 +0.08 74 97% — — — —
Quantitative Economics 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,353 40 -0.36 84 100% — — — —
Sports Management 24 +8 88% 67% 0% 0% 12% 12% $67,872 78 +0.70 53 100% — — — —
African-American Studies 2 +3 50% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0% $59,996 55 +0.06 32 — — — — —
Asian Studies — +3 — — — — — — $59,694 55 +0.04 31 — — — — —
Creative Writing 3 — 33% 33% 0% 0% 33% 33% $61,599 91 +1.12 37 — — — — —
English 15 +6 27% 53% 13% 0% 13% 7% $57,643 77 +0.64 26 92% — — — —
Foreign Languages — +2 — — — — — — $61,656 65 +0.32 37 — — — — —
History 18 +3 72% 67% 6% 11% 11% 0% $63,810 86 +0.67 43 97% — — — —
Philosophy 2 +16 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $76,496 87 +1.14 71 100% — — — —
Religion — +2 — — — — — — $63,214 95 +1.53 41 — — — — —
Spanish — +1 — — — — — — $61,830 66 +0.34 37 — — — — —
Theology 8 — 100% 12% 0% 0% 62% 12% $54,541 77 +0.46 19 — — — — —
Anthropology 3 — 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $57,124 56 +0.02 25 — — — — —
Communication — — — — — — — — $67,691 73 +0.54 53 96% — — — —
Communication 24 +3 62% 62% 0% 12% 12% 8% $54,849 25 -0.66 19 100% — — — —
Humanities 72 +30 10% 54% 6% 7% 28% 1% $63,291 83 +0.58 41 96% — — — —
International Affairs 56 — 34% 55% 2% 7% 27% 2% $67,608 40 -0.27 53 94% — — — —
Journalism 9 +1 56% 56% 0% 0% 33% 0% $70,351 82 +0.90 59 — — — — —
Political Science 60 +2 45% 42% 7% 18% 28% 0% $67,856 40 -0.32 53 96% — — — —
Psychology 75 +2 19% 44% 9% 15% 27% 1% $58,678 73 +0.55 29 100% — — — —
Public Relations 8 — 25% 88% 0% 12% 0% 0% $64,370 29 -0.66 44 100% — — — —
Social Work 9 +1 11% 22% 0% 33% 44% 0% $63,667 97 +1.23 42 93% — — — —
Sociology 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $58,265 66 +0.13 28 91% — — — —
Elementary Education 27 — 11% 63% 0% 7% 22% 0% $56,945 84 +0.69 24 96% — — — —
General Education 9 +3 44% 22% 0% 22% 44% 0% $63,291 86 +0.96 41 96% — — — —
Secondary Education 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $56,945 62 +0.22 24 96% — — — —
Secondary Special Education 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $64,472 92 +1.29 44 100% — — — —
Special Education 11 — 0% 73% 9% 0% 9% 0% $64,472 92 +1.29 44 100% — — — —
Broadcasting 41 — 78% 41% 2% 27% 24% 0% $64,566 99 +2.26 45 98% — — — —
Music 3 — 0% 33% 0% 33% 0% 0% $50,550 65 +0.41 11 — — — — —
Theater 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $44,525 59 +0.20 5 — — — — —
Visual Communication Design 15 +1 53% 53% 0% 20% 13% 0% $48,539 60 +0.18 8 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 42 +1 50% 40% 0% 14% 40% 0% $58,808 47 -0.15 29 96% — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,891
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 82%
4-Year Graduation Rate 64%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 23%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 27.8% 365 63% 55% 9% 7% 21% 3% $85,266 62 +0.02 82 97% —
Social Sciences 24.3% 318 29% 50% 5% 12% 26% 2% $63,335 68 +0.15 41 97% —
Health Sciences 14.0% 183 14% 50% 9% 5% 22% 0% $90,400 88 +0.23 86 97% —
Life & Natural Sciences 12.4% 163 32% 40% 26% 7% 20% 1% $87,904 99 +2.46 84 100% —
Arts 4.7% 61 67% 46% 2% 25% 20% 0% $59,279 80 +1.59 30 97% —
Education 4.2% 55 20% 60% 2% 7% 24% 0% $59,763 83 +0.83 32 97% —
Humanities 3.7% 48 58% 50% 6% 8% 21% 6% $60,569 78 +0.65 34 95% —
Professional 3.2% 42 50% 40% 0% 14% 40% 0% $58,808 23 -0.15 29 96% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 40 68% 60% 5% 5% 22% 2% $82,327 56 -0.03 79 95% —
Computer Science 2.4% 32 62% 34% 12% 3% 44% 3% $99,317 30 -0.25 91 100% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 4 0% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,677 58 +0.38 37 96% —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $3.2M #182 40% $0 12 #125 93 —
Physical Sciences & Math $2.8M #265 43% $0 3 #201 39 —
Life & Natural Sciences $2.3M #249 39% $0 1 #231 18 —
Education $0.9M #245 0% $0 29 #144 — —
Computer Science $0.3M #305 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 — $0 6 #269 34 —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Total $9.5M #313 36% $0 51 #252 184 —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Baseball 39 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Soccer 34 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Swimming & Diving 24 $942K $942K $0
Basketball 17 $9.8M $9.8M $0
Cross Country 15 $422K $422K $0
Golf 10 $765K $765K $0
Total 139 $15.3M $15.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 31 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Volleyball 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 22 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Swimming & Diving 19 $896K $896K $0
Cross Country 17 $452K $452K $0
Basketball 15 $4.4M $4.4M $0
Tennis 12 $705K $705K $0
Golf 7 $639K $639K $0
Total 146 $11.4M $11.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Soccer 65 $3.0M $3.0M $0
Swimming & Diving 43 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Baseball 39 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Basketball 32 $14.2M $14.2M $0
Cross Country 32 $875K $875K $0
Volleyball 23 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 22 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Golf 17 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 12 $705K $705K $0
Total 285 $33.0M $33.0M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (non-ED) 9%
Early Decision 1 Nov 1
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 79% 78% 68%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 30%
SAT Range 1220 – 1390
SAT Math Range 600 – 690
SAT RW Range 620 – 700