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Seton Hall Law School

Rank 61 (USNWR 2024)
160
Median LSAT
3.66
Median GPA
45.6%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Seton Hall Law School
  • Seton Hall University
  • SETON HALL UNIVERSITY

Seton Hall Law School is a law school located in Newark, New Jersey. The school was ranked 61 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Seton Hall Law School is approximately 238.

Admissions website: https://law.shu.edu/admissions/index.cfm

Admissions email: admitme@shu.edu

Admissions phone: 973-642-8747

Can I get into Seton Hall Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Seton Hall Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 155 160 163
GPA 3.4 3.66 3.79
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1843 61
# Admissions offers 840 -
Class size 238 77
% Accepted 45.6% 44
% Yield 28.0% 43

During the 2024 application cycle, 1,843 people applied and 840 were offered admission.

Seton Hall University has a 1L class size of 238, and yield of 27.98%. 235 out of 840 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 27.98% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Seton Hall University has a median LSAT of 160. The 25th percentile LSAT is 155 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 163.

The median GPA is 3.66. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.4 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.79.

Seton Hall Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 292 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Seton Hall Law School cost per year?

$66,780.00
Tuition
82nd percentile
$92,554.00
CoA
79th percentile
85.70%
Bar pass rate
86th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$90,000.00
Salary, 25th %
91st percentile
$140,000.00
Salary
87th percentile
$58,246.00
PI Salary
24th percentile
%
Employment rate
85th percentile
%
Grads with debt
42nd percentile
$127,255.00
Average debt
82nd percentile

Cost of attending Seton Hall Law School

In 2024, tuition was $66,780 and the annual cost of attending was $92,554 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Seton Hall Law School employment outcomes

JD graduates from Seton Hall University make $140,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $58,246.

33.3% of law graduates from Seton Hall University go directly to work for law firms, while 45.2% clerk for a judge. 2.2% of graduates go into public interest.

85.7% of Seton Hall University graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Seton Hall Law School

Seton Hall Law supports each student in finding her unique professional path, and then works to ensure that the student graduates into employment that will achieve his aspirations. Seton Hall Law faculty and administration seek lifetime engagement, enabling and empowering graduates to achieve their professional goals, recognizing the limitless opportunities a Seton Hall Law degree offers. The loyalty of the Seton Hall graduate is uncommonly strong and speaks volumes about who we are.

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Has anyone heard anything recently? I'm an in-state applicant above both medians, my app was marked complete on 01/17 and has been under review since then.
Legallyblack88
22:36
This school is moving really slow 🐌
Just got A w/ money!! One email sent to me.
anyone have luck with negotiating scholarships?
WateryQuestionableCatfish
11:25
got in!
WateryQuestionableCatfish
11:25
waiting for email
WateryQuestionableCatfish
14:23
dang I got the A email but no money
I got in!!! applied in late December with leo
WateryQuestionableCatfish
17:10
yay!! did you get scholarship info
WateryQuestionableCatfish
17:10
@CombativeMacabreMagpie:
13:34
Anyone else have seton hall jump to the top of lawhub?
just got accepted
15:26
anybody else just get a WL email :/
16:13
me.
14:39
Jumped to the top of mine just now, LEO or bust for me
When you say LEO or bust, what do you mean? I applied LEO but also in early January. Does this probably mean I was not accepted via regular admission and now waiting for LEO admission only, since it is so late in the cycle?
QuixoticPowerfulAlligator
11:17
anyone heard anything recently
it says people heard on March 27 and March 28. These included R, W, and A, so it is hard to say that it was a wave, since all the decisions come together??
15:20
@MarloweTerrier23: I don't think I'd atttend w/o LEO
QuixoticPowerfulAlligator
15:32
has anyone had luck with scholarship negotiation
12:44
what ia LEO
12:44
Is
13:29
@speedycar57: it’s a program protected toward socioeconomically disadvantaged students providing mentorship and other tools/opportunities to help close the gap. Comes with a 15k py scholly, and I did in fact get in today!
13:30
Haven’t heard about merit scholarships though and not totally sure if that adds on top or what
15:54
That's awesome! Congratulations
15:54
@TCMutant:
20:41
I meant to say oriented not protected* Thanks!
QuixoticPowerfulAlligator
22:15
does anyone have any info if the seat deposit is binding
Still waiting... I applied in January
Anything on WL?
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