How hard is Seton Hall to get into?
Seton Hall University acceptance rate is 78.90% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 23,748 students applied and 18,738 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into Seton Hall.
Seton Hall's acceptance rate places 16th out of 52 New Jersey colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 1300 and the ACT score is 29 at Seton Hall. Seton Hall's SAT score ranks 5th out of 16 New Jersey colleges that consider SAT score for admission.
To apply to Seton Hall, recommendations is required to submit and personal statement (or essay) is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Seton Hall University is 78.90% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 8.39%. 10,399 men and 13,349 women applied to Seton Hall and 8,106 men and 10,632 women students were accepted.
Among them, 687 men and 885 women were enrolled in Seton Hall (Fall 2023).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Median SAT and ACT Score
In 2024, 373 students (24% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 67 students (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at Seton Hall.
The median SAT score is 1,300 with 650 SAT EBRW and 650 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 700 and the 25th percentile is 620. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 700 and 25th percentile is 600 .
The median ACT composite score is 29 with 75th percentile score of 31 and 25th percentile score of 27 at Seton Hall. The median ACT math score is 27 and the ACT English score is 31.
How competitive is Seton Hall's score?
The SAT and ACT scores at Seton Hall University are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,311, ACT: 29 - private (not-for-profit) research university with high research activity).
The institutional SAT code for Seton Hall is 2811 and 4-digt code ACT code is 2606.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2023-24, total 1,572 first-year students enrolled in Seton Hall. The proportion of full-time students is 99.81% and part-time students is 0.19%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 43.70% and women students is 56.30%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Seton Hall.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
Application Requirements
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at Seton Hall. The english proficiency test is reqired .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Seton Hall University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
General Admissions Information
The application fee is $65 for applying undergraduate schools and $75 for for applying graduate schools at Seton Hall University. The following table provides general admission information for applying to Seton Hall.