Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University (abbreviated SHU ) is a non-profit private educational institution of America, which has been active in scientific and academic activities since the beginning of the distant 1856. The university campus is located in South Orange.

• Location: South Orange, New Jersey, USA,
• Year founded: 1856,
• Number of students: over 10,000,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type: private non-profit Catholic university,
• Programs: bachelor's (90+ fields), master's (130+ programs), certificates.

Seton Hall University is a private non-profit Catholic research university, one of the leading Catholic universities in the United States. It was founded in 1856 by James Roosevelt Bayley and has since developed its students «in mind, heart, and spirit».

Today, the university enrolls more than 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and its academic quality has been recognized by such publications as The Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, and Bloomberg Businessweek.

The university combines the advantages of a large research institution — a national reputation, modern infrastructure, a strong faculty, and broad opportunities for internships and research — with an intimate, supportive learning environment, allowing every student to receive individual attention.

University education combines academic preparation with practical and research experience. Classes are held in small groups under the guidance of expert faculty, including Fulbright scholarship recipients. From the very first year, students are involved in research, internships, study abroad programs, and educational trips.

Significant attention is given to student support. The Ruth Sharky Academic Resource Center (ARC) operates, uniting academic support services: tutoring, the Writing Center, the Math Lab, online resources, psychological services, disability support services, and a "tutors in residence" program.

Students have access to individual academic and career counseling, and study is available both in-person and online.

Seton Hall University offers more than 90 undergraduate programs and over 130 graduate programs, as well as certificate programs. The university's structure includes the following colleges and schools:

• College of Human Development, Culture, and Media (arts, design, media, psychology);
• Stillman School of Business (MBA, sports management, financial technology and analytics);
• School of Theology (pastoral ministry);
• College of Nursing;
• School of Health and Medical Sciences;
• School of Law (Newark);
• Department of Mathematics and Computer Science (financial mathematics).

Instruction is offered at the undergraduate, graduate, and certificate levels; accelerated dual-degree programs are available, allowing students to earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in five years.

• The university's part-time MBA program ranks 73rd in the U.S. News Best Part-time MBA ranking.

Student life at Seton Hall is distinguished by a rich extracurricular program.

• Students can gain hands-on experience in media production — the university operates its own radio station WSOU 89.5 FM and the television channel PirateTV.
• The athletic program is actively developing: university teams and sports clubs are in operation.
• More than a hundred student clubs and organizations cover a wide variety of interests.
• Volunteering and participation in community projects are an important part of university culture.
• In addition, students regularly travel to New York, and can also take part in study abroad programs and other off-campus events.

The last few years, the University of America has not left the list of the best in the country. In addition, the university is listed in the TOP-5 percent of the best universities at the level of the whole world.

The university is among the medium ones, since about 14,000 people can attend a course here annually. The academic staff of the university SHU is about 900 teachers of the highest category. This university participates annually in teacher and student exchange programs.

University Infrastructure

The university infrastructure includes a large scientific library. Students also have a hostel and convenient sports facilities on campus. This American University is considered an active participant in such groups as: Sport affiliations and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (ACCU).

Admission to many programs is conducted on a rolling basis, with priority deadlines in place — for example, for Stillman School of Business programs: fall semester — by May 31, spring — by October 31, summer — by March 31.

Classes for a number of master's programs are held in the evenings, once or twice a week. Open house days, daily campus tours, and information sessions — both in-person and online — are regularly organized for prospective students.

In addition to tuition costs, budget planning should account for additional expense categories: registration and application fees, housing, study materials, health insurance, and personal expenses.

Seton Hall graduates demonstrate strong career outcomes. For example, according to data from several programs at the College of Human Development, Culture, and Media, the employment rate reaches 97%, and the share of those who went on to graduate school — 100%.

Graduates of the MBA program in Sports Management show a median starting salary of approximately $125,000 (U.S. data for 2023). 91% of surveyed recruiters planned to hire MBA graduates.

Graduates work at prestigious organizations: sports managers — at the New York Yankees, NBA, Brooklyn Nets, PGA, Madison Square Garden, and Prudential Center. Art history graduates — at the Guggenheim and Whitney museums. Students complete internships at organizations such as Christie's, the Smithsonian Institution, and Goldman Sachs.

In order to join the ranks of students of this university, each applicant must apply and successfully pass the entrance exams. As the statistics show, both local and visiting applicants apply for places at the university every year. At the same time, about 80 percent of applications of applicants receive approval. And, nevertheless, the situation may differ slightly depending on what kind of faculty and specialty we are talking about. Therefore, it is recommended when planning to enter a higher education institution in advance to clarify all information about the institution’s activities through the official website (portal address https://www.shu.edu), as well as through the pages of the university on social networks such as Linkedin and Facebook, Twitter, and also flickr.

Tuition at Seton Hall University

Traditionally, for the majority of American universities, the school year at SHU is divided into two semester ones that are classical in size. Education leads for a fee, but each student can return some of the costs in the process of study. After all, the university pays a scholarship to all the most successful and diligent students. For each semester, future bachelors and masters pay an amount of $ 10,000. Students have access to full-time and distance learning programs to choose from.

The university offers a wide range of scholarships and financial aid programs. For applicants with high academic achievement, merit-based competitive scholarships are available: they are generally renewable and range from $2,000 to $8,000 for the entire period of study, provided academic performance is maintained (a GPA of approximately 2.5 and the required number of credits per year).

Talent scholarships are also available — for example, for participation in speech and debate teams (from $2,000 to $8,000, renewable).

For graduate students, scholarships are available that can cover up to 50% of tuition costs, as well as federal financial aid, graduate assistantships, research assistantships, and scholarship funds awarded on the basis of academic merit.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision