by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Seton Hill University was awarded 15 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health professions.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Seton Hill is ranked #1,390 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
Seton Hill also holds the #79 spot on the Best Colleges in Pennsylvania ranking.
Seton Hill University has an acceptance rate of 74%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.
The student to faculty ratio at Seton Hill University is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Seton Hill University is 94%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 82% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Seton Hill University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at Seton Hill for first-time, full-time students is 52%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,635 undergraduates at Seton Hill with 1,514 being full-time and 121 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $21,195 | $19,326 | $20,581 | $24,046 | $26,802 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Seton Hill, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Seton Hill, approximately 84% of students took out student loans averaging $10,638 a year. That adds up to $42,552 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Seton Hill is 3.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Seton Hill are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1 Seton Hill Drive, Greensburg, PA 15601 |
| Phone: | 724-834-2200 |
| Website: | www.setonhill.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/SetonHill |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/setonhill |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 57 | NA |
| General Biology | 30 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 27 | $24,688 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 23 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 21 | $34,341 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 21 | NA |
| Marketing | 19 | $37,457 |
| Mathematics | 18 | NA |
| Human Resource Management | 17 | $40,426 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 17 | $24,437 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 927 students took at least one online class at Seton Hill University. This is a decrease from the 1,046 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 927 | 236 |
| 2019-2020 | 1,046 | 248 |
| 2018-2019 | 725 | 145 |
| 2017-2018 | 800 | 163 |
| 2016-2017 | 489 | 65 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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