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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.
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Median LSAT
161
Fall 2025 entering class
Median GPA
3.71
Fall 2025 entering class
Resident tuition
$69,660
Full-time, 2025-2026
First-year class
302
Enrolled fall 2025
Bar-required jobs
87%
Class of 2025, full-time long-term
First-time bar passage
87.1%
2025 graduates

Latest verified values from ABA required disclosures. Each dataset describes a different class, as labelled. The job share is PreLaw Advisor’s arithmetic (full-time, long-term bar-passage-required positions ÷ total graduates), not an ABA-published figure.

Current cycle (2026-2027)

Requirements are recorded per application cycle, so a new cycle never overwrites an older one. The 2026-2027 cycle is for students starting law school in fall 2027.

From the school’s official admissions pages

Source
Organization
Individual law schools
Document
Seton Hall University School of Law — Getting Started - Seton Hall Law School
Covers
2026-2027 cycle
Retrieved
Sep 28, 2026
Status
Verified · Sep 29, 2026
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Application fee
$65
Fee waivers
You may request an application fee waiver.
LSAC CAS required
Yes
Résumé
Not reported
Interviews
The volume of applications received prevents our use of interviews, but we encourage
Rolling admissions
Yes
International applicants
Not reported
Transfer applicants
Not reported

Admission tests

  • GRE: accepted
  • LSAT: accepted

Letters of recommendation: 2 required.

Essays & statements

  • Optional statementOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Seton Hall University School of Law — Apply
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 28, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
  • AddendumOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Seton Hall University School of Law — Apply
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 28, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)
  • Supplemental essayOptional
    Source
    Organization
    Individual law schools
    Document
    Seton Hall University School of Law — Apply
    Covers
    2026-2027 cycle
    Retrieved
    Sep 28, 2026
    Status
    Verified · Sep 29, 2026
    Open official source (opens in a new tab)

As reported to the ABA

The ABA report that would cover the 2026-2027 cycle (report year 2026) has not been published or verified yet.