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#Seton Hall Law - TLS wiki

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Admissions

Tuition and fees

Tuition for full-time students is $49,070; for part-time students, it is $37,012. Additionally, the school estimates that students will spend approximately $20,646 on living expenses, books, health insurance, etc. Overall, the school recommends a total budget of $72,394 yearly for full-time students and $59,796 for part-time students.

To help students combat this debt, the school offers a variety of financial aid options. In the most recent data reported to the ABA, the school noted that 37.8% of students (or 415 out of 1,099) received grant and/or scholarship aid. In addition, 55.7% of its grants and scholarships were less than half tuition, 44.3% were half to full tuition, and 0% were full tuition scholarships. Finally, the school gave out less money for part-time students than full-time students - the median grant for full-time students was $20,000, and for part-time students it was $5,425.

One current student who received a half-tuition scholarship feels that the school's expensive tuition helps pay for various benefits that improved campus life immensely. He explains:

I feel like the benefit of going to the private school is astronomical in terms of what they do for students. They have more money to spend, and spend it they do. It's the little things bags, free food and drink nights, excellent events; it really creates a nice atmosphere for the students. I do not feel like they are pocketing my money without reciprocation.

While these flourishes are nice, job prospects are what matter in the end, and Seton Hall's employment options for graduates (as described in the Employment section at the end of this profile) are among the strongest in the region. Another student, currently attending Seton Hall feels that Seton Hall's tuition is justified:

I don't view Seton Hall Law's tuition in particular as having a "hefty sticker price" because it is comparable to that of similar law schools. Yes, students have to be prepared to pay a significant amount of money to attend SHU Law, but anyone going to any similar law school should expect it to be an expensive endeavor. I definitely think it is reasonable for students to attend Seton Hall regardless of whether they receive a financial aid package. I did not receive any scholarship money and know a number of people who are also taking loans out for the full amount.

The school generally has a top 75% stipulation for keeping scholarship money, and 75-85% of scholarship recipients retain those scholarships after the first year. While this requirement might seem easy to fulfill (one current student described the stipulations as "more than fair"), you never know how you'll end up doing on your finals. To read a TLS article about funding your legal education, click here. Also, if you plan on pursuing a career in public interest, click here to learn about the new program called Public Service Loan Forgiveness (or PSLF). Finally, to read about a new payment option for federal student loans called IBR (or Income-Based Repayment), click here.

As a side note, applying to Seton Hall will cost $65, unless one obtains a fee waiver, click here.

The numbers

The following chart gives a numbers profile for the 2013 entering class. To learn more about preparing for the LSAT from some of the highest scorers on TLS, click here.