Seton Hall University
South Orange, New Jersey · Website
$70,196
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$70,196
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Seton Hall University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in South Orange, New Jersey with 6,036 undergraduates and 3,425 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $31,446 a year (tuition and fees $53,170). It admits 73% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $70,196 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $22,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$31,446
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$53,170
US median $11,837
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$22,750
About $241 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$70,196
Rank 373 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $31,446
- Tuition and fees
- $53,170
- Cost of attendance
- $68,263
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 50%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,623
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $21,869
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $27,194
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $36,516
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $41,783
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $38,072 in 2015-16 to $53,170 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1,322
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 645
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 6,036
- Graduate students
- 3,425
- Part-time students
- 2.1%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 81%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 108
- Endowment
- $369.8M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 373 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 110 in New Jersey (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NJ median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $31,446 | $18,173 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $53,170 | $12,950 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 76% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 58% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 81% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $22,750 | $11,998 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,291 | $38,311 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $70,196 | $46,192 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
108 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawProfessional | Professional | 244 | $115,179 | $70,710 | $136,424 | $107,773 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 216 | $20,276 | $27,759 | $93,200 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 174 | $21,500 | $64,233 | $89,994 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $21,500 | $50,200 | $77,940 | $69,303 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $23,250 | $36,993 | $67,522 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $22,250 | $91,908 | $95,699 | $88,910 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 81 | $47,995 | $105,031 | $131,892 | $101,000 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 73 | Withheld | $73,706 | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 63 | $78,936 | $108,691 | $132,769 | $127,347 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $20,500 | $45,440 | $71,949 | $66,596 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 60 | $19,500 | $30,846 | $55,501 | $50,706 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 59 | $25,125 | $39,333 | $77,835 | $54,562 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 59 | $78,900 | $61,377 | $79,485 | $71,416 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 58 | $23,750 | $28,138 | $63,814 | $63,293 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's | Master's | 56 | $55,040 | $111,063 | $116,553 | $120,193 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $27,000 | $56,300 | $62,399 | $47,382 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 51 | $76,292 | $66,341 | $74,497 | $67,030 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 51 | $30,625 | $108,030 | $128,177 | $83,558 |
| International Relations and National Security StudiesMaster's | Master's | 50 | $53,152 | $66,673 | $89,431 | $95,627 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $20,000 | $52,285 | $67,525 | $68,069 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 49 | $49,432 | $58,844 | $63,471 | $60,111 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 45 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 44 | $24,413 | $69,411 | $102,626 | $76,194 |
| Business/Managerial EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $20,544 | $66,877 | $92,079 | $77,981 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Seton Hall University cost?
$31,446 a year is the average net price at Seton Hall University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $53,170, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $68,263. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,623 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Seton Hall University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Seton Hall University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,322 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in New Jersey is 76%.
How much do Seton Hall University graduates earn?
$70,196 a year is the median pay of former Seton Hall University students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,291 after 6 years). That ranks 373 of 5,094 US colleges and 13 of 110 in New Jersey. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral) at $126,080.
How much student debt do Seton Hall University graduates have?
$22,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Seton Hall University graduates, about $241 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 50% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Seton Hall University?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Seton Hall University finish within 6 years. 81% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Seton Hall University?
Law (244 professional graduates), Biology, General (216 bachelor's graduates), Finance and Financial Management Services (174 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 108 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.