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Acceptance Rate 76.61%
Yield 9.41%
SAT Score 1,285
ACT Score 29
Applicants 23,417

Applying To Seton Hall

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 76.61% at Seton Hall University where a total of 23,417 students applied and 17,940 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,285 and the average ACT score is 29. It requires five items and recommends 1 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Seton Hall.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://www.shu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.shu.edu/undergraduate-admissions/applying.cfm
Acceptance Rate76.61%
Average Test Scores1,285 SAT / 29 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 76.61% where a total of 23,417 students (9,949 men and 13,468 women) have applied to Seton Hall and 17,940 (7,504 men and 10,436 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 696 male and 992 female students have enrolled into Seton Hall and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 9.41%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Seton Hall
TotalMenWomen
Applicants23,4179,94913,468
Admitted17,9407,50410,436
Enrolled1,688696992
Acceptance Rate 76.61% 75.42% 77.49%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 9.41% 9.28% 9.51%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Seton Hall, 294 applicants (17% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 78 applicants (5%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,285 and the average ACT score is 29 at Seton Hall. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,370 and 25th percentile score is 1,200. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 96 and the 25th percentile score is 77. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Seton Hall.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Seton Hall
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600680
SAT Math600690
ACT Composite2632
ACT Math2530
ACT English2634
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Seton Hall University requires 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) and recommends 1 articles (High School Rank) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Seton Hall
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Seton Hall University is Semester. Seton Hall University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits. Next table describes credits that Seton Hall University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✗

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