[4] On February 5, 1951, Seton Hall University School of Law opened on the old John Marshall site, 40 Journal Square, Jersey City with an entering class of 72 students.
[4] The school was also fully accredited by the American Bar Association in the same year of its opening.
[5] Seton Hall Law is located in Downtown Newark, NJ.
degree program of 88 credits can be pursued as a full-time or a weekend student.
Seton Hall Law offers a Masters in Legal Studies (M.L.S.)
Seton Hall University School of Law placed tied at 61 in the nation in the 2024 U.S. News & World Report rankings.
[7] Seton Hall Law's overall bar passage rate for 2023 first-time test takers was 82.23%.
Seton Hall Law's overall bar passage rate for New Jersey Bar exam first-time test takers was 81.18% (all ABA schools average pass rate was 65.77%).
Seton Hall Law's overall bar passage rate for New York Bar exam first-time test takers was 90.91% (all ABA schools average pass rate was 82.96%).
It is at the corner of Raymond Boulevard and McCarter Highway, two blocks west of Penn Station Newark, where numerous connections can be made to New Jersey Transit and PATH (an approximate 20 minute ride to Manhattan).