NJ
Seton Hall University
1.78 incidents / 1,000 students
South Orange, NJ · Clery Act 2024 · Private Nonprofit
Seton Hall University
Across 2022–2024, Seton Hall University reported 46 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Beth Medrash Govoha.
- 1.78
- Incidents / 1k students
- #959
- Rank of 2,072
- #53
- NJ rank
- 9,571
- Enrolled students
1.78 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
Seton Hall University reports 1.78 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 225% above Skyline College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Skyline College (0.21/1k); CUNY Graduate School and University Center (0.10/1k); Southeast Missouri State University (0.95/1k); Pensacola State College (0.53/1k); University of Southern Indiana (0.95/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Princeton University (8.21/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); The College of New Jersey (3.69/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 1.78
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #959
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 54%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 13
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 186584 · Seton Hall University 1.78/1k score rate · #959/2,072
RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-LOW 1.78/1k
- RANK-MID #959/2,072
- ST-MID #53 in state
- ABOVE-PEER University of Southern Indiana · +0.83
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 43%
- CAT-LEAD Burglary
- ENR-MID 9,571
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: University of Southern Indiana (-0.83/1k)
Seton Hall University sheet RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO · peer University of Southern Indiana. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-LOW · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is University of Southern Indiana (-0.83/1k). National rank #959 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
Seton Hall University reports 1.78 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 225% above Skyline College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Skyline College (0.21/1k); CUNY Graduate School and University Center (0.10/1k); Southeast Missouri State University (0.95/1k); Pensacola State College (0.53/1k); University of Southern Indiana (0.95/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Princeton University (8.21/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); The College of New Jersey (3.69/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around Seton Hall University
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Seton on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- CUNY Graduate School and · lowest peer 0.1
CUNY Graduate School and University Center — lowest peer
0.1 per 1,000 students
- Pensacola State College · near 0.53
Pensacola State College — near
0.53 per 1,000 students
- University of Southern Indiana · near
University of Southern Indiana — near
0.95 per 1,000 students
- Southeast Missouri State University · near
Southeast Missouri State University — near
0.95 per 1,000 students
- Seton Hall University · this campus · highest
Seton Hall University — this campus · highest
1.78 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Seton Hall University's 1.78/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
Seton Hall University increased from 10 to 13 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 NJ 4-year peers in this comparison, Seton Hall University is larger than 86% and safer-reporting than 31% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
Read the chart as text
- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Seton Hall University: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
Read the chart as a table
| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbinical College of America | 194 | 0.00 | 0 | 69 |
| Yeshiva Toras Chaim | 227 | 0.00 | 3 | 69 |
| Princeton Theological Seminary | 302 | 0.00 | 6 | 69 |
| Eastern International College-Jersey City | 495 | 0.00 | 8 | 69 |
| Pillar College | 556 | 0.00 | 11 | 69 |
| Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine | 610 | 0.00 | 14 | 69 |
| Strayer University-New Jersey | 796 | 0.00 | 17 | 69 |
| Bloomfield College of Montclair State University | 799 | 0.00 | 19 | 69 |
| Saint Elizabeth University | 871 | 1.15 | 22 | 44 |
| Eastwick College-Hackensack | 1,171 | 0.00 | 25 | 69 |
| Eastwick College-Ramsey | 1,203 | 0.00 | 28 | 69 |
| Seton Hall University (this campus) | 9,571 | 1.78 | 86 | 31 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at Seton Hall University rose from 10 to 13 (+30%). The increase shows up in Rape (0 to 6) and Fondling (3 to 5). Falling over the same period: Burglary (4 to 1), Aggravated Assault (1 to 0) and Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at Seton Hall University
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Burglary, Fondling, Rape, Motor Vehicle Theft and Aggravated Assault.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlySeton Hall University: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 43% (23 → 13 incidents)
Read the chart as text
| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 23 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 | 4 | 16 |
| Fondling | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Rape | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aggravated Assault | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
36 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 54 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 125 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Weapons | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2023 | 0 | 40 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2023 | 0 | 106 |
Seton Hall University vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
CA
Skyline College
0.21 incidents / 1,000 students
NY
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
0.10 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where Seton Hall University sits on price and outcomes
At $31,446, Seton Hall University's reported average net price is cheaper than 89% among 129 New Jersey colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,173.
- $31,446
- average net price
- $18,173
- New Jersey median
- 2.7×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $22,160
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $19,623, while those above $110,000 record $41,783 - roughly 2.1 times as much. A published average of $31,446 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six-year median earnings of $60,291 run about 1.9 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $53,170
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $53,170
- Avg Net Price
- $31,446
- Median Debt
- $22,750
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 32%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- SAT Average
- 1322
- SAT Math Range
- 600-690
- ACT Average
- 29
- ACT Range
- 27-32
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 70%
- Retention Rate
- 81%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $60,291
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $70,196
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 82%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 803 similar institutions by enrollment size.
Skyline College
San Bruno, CA · 9,572 enrolled
Safety Score 0.21
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY · 9,536 enrolled
Safety Score 0.10
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO · 9,501 enrolled
Safety Score 0.95
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL · 9,491 enrolled
Safety Score 0.53
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN · 9,488 enrolled
Safety Score 0.95
Closest by National Rank
Seton Hall University (national rank #959) sits near Iona University (#958) and Northeastern State University (#960) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY
National Rank #958
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK
National Rank #960
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN
National Rank #957
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY
National Rank #961
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
National Rank #962
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for Seton Hall University, both outside NJ so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
Skyline College
San Bruno, CA · 9,572 enrolled
Safety score 0.21
CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY · 9,536 enrolled
Safety score 0.10
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO · 9,501 enrolled
Safety score 0.95
Pensacola State College
Pensacola, FL · 9,491 enrolled
Safety score 0.53
University of Southern Indiana
Evansville, IN · 9,488 enrolled
Safety score 0.95
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College
Batavia, OH · 9,479 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Cincinnati, OH · 9,683 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Franklin University
Columbus, OH · 9,457 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, OK · 6,751 enrolled
Safety score 1.78
Brooklyn Law School
Brooklyn, NY · 1,125 enrolled
Safety score 1.78
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA · 2,246 enrolled
Safety score 1.78
Iona University
New Rochelle, NY · 3,958 enrolled
Safety score 1.77
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE · 1,121 enrolled
Safety score 1.78
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN · 15,271 enrolled
Safety score 1.77
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety score 1.79
Bryan College-Dayton
Dayton, TN · 1,701 enrolled
Safety score 1.76
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Seton Hall University safe?
Seton Hall University has a safety score of 1.78 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #959 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Skyline College (0.21/1k). Same-state same-level set: Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Princeton University (8.21/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); The College of New Jersey (3.69/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k).
What crimes are reported at Seton Hall University?
For calendar year 2024, Seton Hall University reported Rape (6), Fondling (5), Burglary (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Seton Hall University compare to similar schools?
Seton Hall University reports 225% more 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Skyline College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Skyline College (0.21/1k); CUNY Graduate School and University Center (0.10/1k); Southeast Missouri State University (0.95/1k); Pensacola State College (0.53/1k); University of Southern Indiana (0.95/1k). Same-state same-level set: Beth Medrash Govoha (0.10/1k); William Paterson University of New Jersey (1.81/1k); Princeton University (8.21/1k); Stockton University (5.21/1k); Stevens Institute of Technology (0.94/1k); The College of New Jersey (3.69/1k); Fairleigh Dickinson University-Metropolitan Campus (0.25/1k); Rutgers University-Newark (5.74/1k).
Does Seton Hall University have fire safety data?
Yes. Seton Hall University reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
Every figure on PlainCampus is rendered directly from federal Clery Act source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on federal Clery Act source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.
PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice; the data describes reported on-campus activity, it is not a complete picture of safety at any campus and cannot predict any individual student's experience. See our appropriate use guidance.
PlainCampus is for informational purposes only and does not constitute safety, security, legal, or enrollment advice.