Seton Hall University

Law School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #64 Best Law Schools

Specialties #6 in Healthcare Law #24 in Part-time Law

Law School Overview

The School of Law at Seton Hall University has an application deadline of April 1. The full-time program application fee at the School of Law at Seton Hall University is $65. The part-time program application fee at the School of Law at Seton Hall University is $65. Its tuition is full-time: $48,170 per year and part-time: $36,330 per year. The student-faculty ratio is 14.5:1. The School of Law at Seton Hall University has 111 full- and part-time faculty on staff.

When studying at the Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, N.J., students are only a train ride away from New York City and Wall Street. Students are encouraged to complete externships for academic credit, with school-coordinated opportunities including judicial externships, IRS externships, entertainment industry externships, and European court externships.

All law students participate in a skills curriculum, which provides hands-on training in small class settings. In addition, J.D. students may be able to get practical experience through centers operated by Seton Hall Law School, including the Center for Health and Pharmaceutical Law and Policy, the Center for Social Justice, the Gibbons Institute for Law, Science, and Technology, and the Center for Religiously Affiliated Corporations.  Students are able to focus their studies in healthcare law—a program for which Seton Hall is highly ranked—or intellectual property law.

Outside of class, students may consider participating in a number of student organizations, including the Christian Legal Fellowship, the Arts Law Society, and the Health Law Forum. There are also several student legal journals at Seton Hall: the Seton Hall Law Review, the Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law, the Legislative Journal, and the Circuit Review. For students interested in spending time outside of the northeastern United States, Seton Hall Law coordinates study abroad experiences in Cairo, Geneva, and other locations.

In addition to its legal training programs, Seton Hall Law School offers an M.S.J. (master of science in jurisprudence) in Health, Science & Technology Law, a program for students who want to use principles of the law in their careers without becoming lawyers.

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Year founded	1951
Public/private	Private
Law school designation	Regional

Admissions

Application deadline	April 1
Full-time program application fee	$65
Part-time program application fee	$65
Admissions Phone	(888) 415-7271
Admissions E-mail	admitme@shu.edu
Web site	http://law.shu.edu

Academics

Full- and part-time faculty	111
Student-faculty ratio	14.5:1
Total faculty	128

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	604
Gender distribution (full-time)
J.D. candidates graduating in 2011-2012	314

Cost

Tuition and fees
Full-time: $48,170 per year Part-time: $36,330 per year
Room and board	$13,860

Careers

Employed at graduation 2	48.1%
Median private sector starting salary	$135,000
Median public service starting salary	$43,437

Library

Total volumes and volume equivalents

455,108

* Law School Overview details based on 2012 data