Seton Hall University

Seton Hall University, private, coeducational institution of higher education in South Orange, New Jersey, 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Newark. The university is operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of Newark. The school was founded in 1856, chartered as Seton Hall College in 1861, and officially designated a university in 1950.

Seton Hall University confers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral programs in a broad range of fields. The university includes the College of Nursing; the W. Paul Stillman School of Business; the College of Education and Human Services; the Immaculate Conception Seminary and School of Theology; and University College, which offers weekend, evening, and part-time courses and programs for nontraditional students.