Seton Hall University is a private Roman Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1856 by Archbishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States.
Seton Hall consists of 11 schools and colleges with an undergraduate enrollment of about 5,800 students and a graduate enrollment of about 4,400. It was ranked tied for 123rd in Best National Universities by U.S. News & World Report in 2016, with the School of Law ranked tied for 63rd. The Stillman School of Business was ranked 78th of 132 undergraduate business schools in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014.
Seton Hall University was also ranked one of the top five universities for undergraduate internships by the International Business Times in 2011.
Seton Hall University was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 2016 at tied for 123rd in the National Universities category, with the School of Law ranked 63rd best in the nation. The Stillman School of Business was ranked 78th of 132 undergraduate business schools in the nation by Bloomberg Businessweek in 2014.
The school’s sports teams are called the Pirates. They participate in the NCAA’s Division I and in the Big East Conference.