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Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey Private nonprofit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in South Orange, New Jersey, Seton Hall University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 9,571 students in fall 2024, including 6,146 undergraduates and 3,425 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

Seton Hall University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 109 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Law, Finance, and Biology. It awarded 2,370 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

9,571
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
2,370
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
109
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 109

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 9
Health Professions 18
Legal Professions and Studies 6
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 4
Social Sciences 8
Psychology 6
Education 10
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Communication and Journalism 5
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Physical Sciences 2
English Language and Literature 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 3
History 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 4
Visual and Performing Arts 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Engineering 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
1,311
Master's degrees
719
Doctoral degrees (research)
34
Professional doctorates
241
Post-master's certificates
65

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
9,571
Undergraduates, fall 2024
6,146
Graduate students, fall 2024
3,425
Full-time, fall 2024
80%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
13,494
Undergraduates, 2024-25
9,640
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,854
Full-time, 2024-25
61%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
48%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
11%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
29%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big East Conference
President
Msgr. Joseph Reilly
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Student veteran organization

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