Seton Hall University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 6,036 students of which 9,048 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Seton Hall University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 73.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,322 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $31,446, with published in-state tuition of $53,170 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.5%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $22,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 70.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 81.5%. Graduates earn a median of $70,196 ten years after enrolling, compared with $60,291 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 227900.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.9% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.