Seton Hall University School of Law

Newark, NJ

Seton Hall University School of Law is located in Newark, NJ and enrolls approximately 302 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 161 and median GPA is 3.71. In the most recent reporting year, 84.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 15% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.3% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
302
Median LSAT
161
Median GPA
3.71
Bar-Required Jobs
84.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 164
50th Percentile 161
25th Percentile 158
75th Percentile 3.86
50th Percentile 3.71
25th Percentile 3.51

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
33.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
15%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
41.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
3.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10.2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
2.5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
87.21%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
75.69%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+11.52%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
305
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 88
Less than ½ tuition 283
Half to full tuition 383
Full tuition 7
More than full tuition 0