Seton Hall University

Ranked #71
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #48 in Above the Law 2021
Newark, New Jersey

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.69
Median LSAT
160
Acceptance rate
43%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
157
160
162
GPA
3.47
3.69
3.86
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2302
100%
Accepted
986
43%
Matriculated
279
12%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
89%
Full-time non-legal
8%
Unemployed
3%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New Jersey
201
New York
73
California
5
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
33%
1-25
9%
26-500
14%
501+
11%
Business & industry
10%
Government
7%
Public interest
3%
Clerkship
41%
Federal
1%
State
40%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.3%
Unemployed
3%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$67,300
Estimated 3 years: $201,900
Cost of living (off-campus)
$28,404
Estimated 3 years
$85,212
Total cost
$69,120
Estimated 3 years
$207,360
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$42,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $63,800
Scholarship amounts
<50%
40%
50-100%
60%
100%
0%
>100%
0%

Demographics

Out of 761 students in 2024, 53% were women, and 39% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
47%
Women
53%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
46%
Women
53%
Other
2%
Part-time faculty
Men
60%
Women
39%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
61%
Black
5%
Asian
12%
Hisp
15%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
70%
Black
2%
Asian
11%
Hisp
11%
PI
0.3%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
3%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
80%
PoC
20%
Part-time faculty
White
86%
PoC
14%
Seton Hall University student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
359
-
27
56
Women
400
-
31
37
Other gender
0
-
1
0
White
467
220
47
81
Asian
93
35
-
-
Hispanic
112
34
-
-
Black
39
6
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
1
-
-
American Indian
0
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
21
10
-
-
Other
29
8
-
-
People of Color
294
94
12
13

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