Newark, New Jersey
Seton Hall University School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1951
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 161
- Median GPA
- 3.71
- Resident tuition
- $69,660
- First-year class
- 302
- Bar-required jobs
- 87%
- First-time bar passage
- 87.1%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2017-2018
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $53,046 | Not reported |
| Full-time · nonresident | $53,046 | Not reported |
| Part-time · resident | $39,994 | Not reported |
| Part-time · nonresident | $39,994 | Not reported |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$22,582
- Living at home$11,170
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$53,046
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,582
PreLaw Advisor total$75,628
Not included (not published): Mandatory fees.
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2017–2018 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 508 | 352 | 156 |
| Receiving grants | 399 | 301 | 98 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 213 | 143 | 70 |
| Half to full tuition | 128 | 108 | 20 |
| Full tuition | 58 | 50 | 8 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $10,000 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $28,000 | $10,750 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $40,000 | $20,000 |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2017)
- Covers
- Report year 2017
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2016-2017108 received · 22 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2015-2016109 received · 18 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2014-2015121 received · 18 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.