- The Inkwell
- Pennsylvania
- Seton Hill University
Greensburg, PASuburb: largeZIP 15601Founded 1883
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1883
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.setonhill.edu
PennsylvaniaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a private nonprofit university in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with 1,492 undergraduates. It admits 80% of applicants, graduates 67% within six years and costs $25,519 a year after aid.
67%graduate
Admission rate80%
Retention81%
4-year graduation55%
Pell Grant share37%
Federal loans81%
$25,519net price / year
80%admission rate
1117average SAT
67%graduate in 6 years
$55,756median earnings, 10 yrs
$26,497median debt
#995 of 1,704 for earnings#1,259 of 1,739 for lowest net price#485 of 1,738 for graduation rate#850 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $58,078tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $44,424
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $44,424
- Average net price
- $25,519national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$18,615
$30,001–48,000$20,224
$48,001–75,000$17,771
$75,001–110,000$25,460
$110,001+$30,404
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 80%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1117
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–620
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 510–620
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 19–27
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college80%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college81%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college67%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college37%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 67%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 55%
- First-year retention
- 81%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 70%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $47,996
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $55,756middle 50%: $38,469–$78,722
- Median debt at graduation
- $26,497
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$78,722
Median, Seton Hill University$55,756
Lower quarter$38,469
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,492
- Part-time
- 6.6%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 20.8
- First-generation students
- 24%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 37%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $8,143 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,140
- Endowment, end of year
- $62,915,652
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White78%
Hispanic4.2%
Black6.9%
Asian2.9%
Two or more races3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Unknown5.0%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions28%
Business & management19%
Visual & performing arts8.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness7.8%
Education5.4%
Psychology5.4%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.0%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting4.0%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 215947. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1949773.