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Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, NJ 07079

Official telephone: (973) 761-9000
Toll-free telephone: (800) THE-HALL
Website: www.shu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 5,839
Full-time undergraduates: 5,380
Part-time undergraduates: 459
Total graduate students: 4,064
Full-time graduate students: 1,761
Part-time graduate students: 2,303
U.S. region where majority of students come from: Northeast
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 23%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
17.4% Hispanic/Latino
0.1% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
52.6% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Nonresident Alien
5.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.3% American Indian or Alaskan Native
8.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.3% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
16.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
50.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.0% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.7% Nonresident Alien
6.1% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 58 acres
City or town school is located in: South Orange, NJ
Population of city/town: 16,964
Nearest major city: New York City
Distance of nearest major city: 14 miles
Population of nearest major city: 8,405,837
Online campus map: www.shu.edu/visiting/
campus-map.cfm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms (88%)
  • single-student apartments (7%)
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Honors and leadership housing. (5%)
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 75%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 40%
Percent of students who live off campus: 60%
Percent of all students who have cars on campus: 60%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: yes
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 5000
Other computer facilities/services: Laptop computers provided to all full-time undergraduate students, public computer labs.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Study rooms, library gallery; Archdiocese of Neward and university archives; Asian Studies, Chesterton, Civil War, and Irish literature collections.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Video conferencing facility, digital signage, stock trading lab; sports polling and entrepreneurial centers.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, health service, health insurance
Counseling services:
career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 13
Percent of men who join fraternities: 9%
Number of social sororities on campus: 14
Percent of women who join sororities: 11%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Setonian; Stillman Exchange; Whitehead Envoy
Number of honor societies: 27
Total number of registered organizations: 114
Campus-based religious organizations:
Fellowship of Catholic University Students, Gospel Choir, Knights of Columbus, United for Life, Women Arise, Jewish Student Union, Soldiers for Christ, SALAAM, Buddhism for Peace; Liturgical and Silent Praise Dance Ministries
Minority student organizations:
Filipino League, Hellenic Society, National Council of Negro Women, Pirates of Irish Persuasion and Extraction, Kraut & Lederhosen; Black and Italian Student Unions; African, Asian Studies, Middle Eastern, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarships, Indian, Chinese, and Lusophone Student Associations; Adelante Latino/a, Haitians Promoting Education, and West Indian Student Organizations; French and Slavic clubs
International student organizations:
International Student Association
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Music, theatre, political, service, and special-interest groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Patrick Lyons,
Athletic Director
School colors: blue and white
School mascot: Pirates
Athletic conference memberships: Big East Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 8%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Newark, NJ (6 miles)
Nearest other airport: New York,NY (35 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Newark, NJ (5 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Newark, NJ (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 26% immediately
List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:
Liberty University, London School of Economics, Rutgers University, Seton Hall University, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, University of Pittsburgh, Wagner College.
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 77% within six months of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
AT&T, Deloitte & Touche, Department of Defense, Deutsche Bank, Division of Youth and Family Services, Emmis Communications, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Kelmar Associates, Liquidity Solutions, JP Morgan Chase, KPMG, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Prudential Financial, Seeger Weiss LLP.
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Christopher Christie, Governor of New Jersey
  • John Hayes, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of American Express
  • Ellen Tauscher, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control &
  • International Security.

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