Seton Hall University Business Programs

Located in South Orange, New Jersey, Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution. Seton Hall is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Seton Hall University Rankings

Seton Hall is ranked #160 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. It is also ranked #6 out of 40 schools in New Jersey.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Seton Hall has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#56	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Seton Hall.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#14	Best Human Resource Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#30	Best Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#37	Most Popular Managerial Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#49	Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#56	Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#77	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#96	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Seton Hall has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#30	Best Human Resource Management Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#35	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#99	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#100	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#125	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Course Advisor
#150	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Seton Hall University?

Contact details for Seton Hall are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	400 S Orange Ave, South Orange, NJ 07079-2697
Phone:	973-761-9000
Website:	www.shu.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/setonhall
Twitter:	http://www.twitter.com/setonhall

How Do I Get Into Seton Hall?

You can apply to Seton Hall online at: https://www.shu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/applying.cfm

Admission Requirements for Seton Hall

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Seton Hall?

With an acceptance rate of 78%, Seton Hall may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 44% of accepted students are men and 56% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 77%.

Average Test Scores

About 83% of students accepted to Seton Hall submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 650. Math scores were between 570 and 660.

Seton Hall received ACT scores from 21% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 24 and 32. Math scores were between 23 and 28. Composite scores were between 25 and 30.

Can I Afford Seton Hall University?

The overall average net price of Seton Hall is $41,829. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Seton Hall, approximately 60% of students took out student loans averaging $11,419 a year. That adds up to $45,676 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Seton Hall is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Seton Hall University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 5,913 undergraduate students at Seton Hall, with 5,724 being full-time and 189 being part-time.

There are also 3,901 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 5,724 full-time undergraduates at Seton Hall, 47% are male and 53% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Seton Hall University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	631
Black or African American	454
Hispanic or Latino	1,063
White	2,942
International Students	155
Other Races/Ethnicities	479

Geographic Diversity

New Jersey students aren't the only ones who study at Seton Hall University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at Seton Hall. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Seton Hall University

In 2019-2020, 8,504 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Seton Hall has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Seton Hall

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Seton Hall University was $45,290 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Seton Hall is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Other Human Resources Management and Services	#7	#7

Online Growth Rankings of Seton Hall

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Seton Hall University was 98.1%. This is the #349 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Seton Hall regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Seton Hall University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	1	311	312
Finance	163	0	163
Accounting	70	72	142
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	109	0	109
Other Human Resources Management and Services	0	50	50
Labor & Industrial Relations	45	0	45
Information Resources Management	44	0	44
Business Economics	37	0	37
Public Relations	27	5	32
General Economics	21	0	21
Entrepreneurship	11	0	11
TOTAL	528	438	966

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Chris Funkhouser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.