Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 11,500,000
Map of the United States

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 4.8%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Seton Hall University 1,311 42% / 58% 2% $70,195 68 95%
Computer Science 12 50% / 50% 8% $96,473 93 100%
Information Technology 20 +33 70% / 30% 0% $96,473 93 100%
Chemistry 12 25% / 75% 0% $65,447 58
Financial Mathematics 8 +1 100% / 0% 0% $88,821 89
Mathematics 3 +2 67% / 33% 0% $75,861 77
Physics 17 82% / 18% 6% $68,869 65 100%
Biochemistry 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $69,684 67
Biology 156 +4 33% / 67% 1% $81,431 83 98%
Environmental Studies 4 +2 0% / 100% 0% $58,350 38 100%
Health Sciences 35 34% / 66% 0%
Nursing 148 9% / 91% 0% $86,513 87 98%
Accounting 36 +4 58% / 42% 0% $90,209 90 96%
Business Administration 2 50% / 50% 0% $80,309 82
Business Economics 8 +4 88% / 12% 0% $67,991 64 85%
Entrepreneurship 3 +4 67% / 33% 0% $78,964 81
Finance 130 +40 74% / 26% 3% $85,284 86 93%
International Development 1 100% / 0% 0%
Labor and Industrial Relations 39 +13 44% / 56% 3% $69,702 67 90%
Managerial Economics 22 +11 73% / 27% 5% $81,455 83 100%
Marketing 99 +33 48% / 52% 3% $70,194 68 95%
Quantitative Economics 1 100% / 0% 0% $67,991 64 85%
Sports Management 24 +8 88% / 12% 12% $66,060 59 100%
African-American Studies 2 +3 50% / 50% 0% $55,453 30
Anthropology 3 33% / 67% 0% $54,271 26
Asian Studies +3 $55,044 28
Communication $55,932 31
Communication 24 +3 62% / 38% 8% $54,029 26 100%
Creative Writing 3 33% / 67% 33% $56,857 34
English 15 +6 27% / 73% 7% $51,476 19 84%
Foreign Languages +2 $54,007 25
History 18 +3 72% / 28% 0% $50,859 17 87%
Humanities 72 +30 10% / 90% 1% $58,366 38 97%
International Affairs 56 34% / 66% 2% $58,161 38 90%
Journalism 9 +1 56% / 44% 0% $55,802 31
Philosophy 2 +16 50% / 50% 0% $67,726 63 86%
Political Science 60 +2 45% / 55% 0% $55,118 29 90%
Psychology 75 +2 19% / 81% 1% $53,194 23 94%
Public Relations 8 25% / 75% 0% $62,633 51 100%
Religion/Religious Studies +2 $58,976 40
Social Work 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $46,451 10 100%
Sociology 2 50% / 50% 0% $55,175 29 100%
Spanish +1 $54,182 26
Theology 8 100% / 0% 12% $51,041 18
Elementary Education 27 11% / 89% 0% $51,723 19 100%
General Education 9 +3 44% / 56% 0% $58,366 38 97%
Secondary Education 6 50% / 50% 0% $51,723 19 100%
Secondary Special Education 2 50% / 50% 0% $68,683 65 100%
Special Education 11 0% / 100% 0% $68,683 65 100%
Broadcasting 41 78% / 22% 0% $55,251 29 97%
Music 3 0% / 100% 0% $45,723 9
Theater 2 50% / 50% 0% $37,207 3
Visual Communication Design 15 +1 53% / 47% 0% $51,169 18 92%
Criminal Justice 42 +1 50% / 50% 0% $54,068 26 95%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $56,891
ROI Percentile 68th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 27.9% 366 33% / 67% 2% $55,355 29 93%
Business & Economics 27.8% 365 63% / 37% 3% $77,992 80 94%
Health Sciences 14.0% 183 14% / 86% 0% $86,513 87 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 12.4% 163 32% / 68% 1% $80,927 83 98%
Arts 4.7% 61 67% / 33% 0% $53,187 23 96%
Education 4.2% 55 20% / 80% 0% $56,819 34 100%
Professional 3.2% 42 50% / 50% 0% $54,068 26 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 3.1% 40 68% / 32% 2% $72,357 72 100%
Computer Science 2.4% 32 62% / 38% 3% $96,473 93 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 4 0% / 100% 0% $58,350 38 100%

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 #202 39
Life & Natural Sciences $2.3M #249 39% $0 1 #231 18
Education $0.9M #245 0% $0 29 #145
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (Unbound) 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