Editing Seton Hall University (section)

{{Short description|Catholic university in South Orange, New Jersey, US}}
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{{about|the college in New Jersey|the Pennsylvania college with a similar name|Seton Hill University}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Seton Hall University
 | image                  = Seton Hall University Seal.svg
 | former_name            = Seton Hall College (1856–1950)
 | image_upright          = .6
 | motto                  = ''Hazard Zet Forward'' ([[Norman French]]/English)
 | mottoeng               = "Despite hazards, move forward"
 | type                   = [[Private university|Private]] [[research university]]
 | religious_affiliation  = [[Catholic Church]] ([[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Newark|Diocesan]])
 | established            = {{start date and age|September 1, 1856}}
 | founder                = [[James Roosevelt Bayley]]
 | accreditation          = [[Middle States Commission on Higher Education|MSCHE]]
 | endowment              = $308.4 million (2022)<ref>As of June 30, 2020. {{cite report|url= https://www.shu.edu/finance-division/facts-about-finances-investments-in-the-academy-and-shared-governance.html|title= Facts About Finances, Investments|newspaper= Seton Hall University|date= December 31, 2022|access-date= 2022-12-31|archive-date= 2024-06-11|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240611012251/https://www.shu.edu/finance-division/facts-about-finances-investments-in-the-academy-and-shared-governance.html|url-status= live}}</ref>
 | budget                 = $305.1 million (2020)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.shu.edu/news/academic-year-2021-budget-announcement.cfm|title= Seton Hall Announces Academic Year 2021 Budget|newspaper= Seton Hall University|date= December 31, 2022|access-date= 2022-12-31|archive-date= 2022-09-18|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220918075856/https://www.shu.edu/news/academic-year-2021-budget-announcement.cfm|url-status= live}}</ref>
 | administrative_staff   = 1,065
 | president              = [[Joseph R. Reilly]]
 | provost                = [[Katia Passerini]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.shu.edu/news/seton-hall-welcomes-new-provost-and-evp.cfm|title=Welcome Katia Passerini, Seton Hall University's New Provost and Executive Vice President|newspaper=Seton Hall University|date=5 June 2020|language=en|access-date=2020-08-01|archive-date=2020-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702042030/https://www.shu.edu/news/seton-hall-welcomes-new-provost-and-evp.cfm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | city                   = [[South Orange, New Jersey|South Orange]]
 | state                  = [[New Jersey]]
 | country                = United States
 | coordinates            = {{Coord|40.7417|-74.2449|display=inline,title}}
 | students               = 9,529 (fall 2023)<ref name=About>{{cite web|url= https://www.shu.edu/about.cfm|title= Seton Hall At-a-Glance|publisher= Seton Hall University|access-date= December 5, 2021|archive-date= December 5, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20211205181558/https://www.shu.edu/about.cfm|url-status= live}}</ref>
 | undergrad              = 6,109 (fall 2023)<ref name=About/>
 | postgrad               = 3,420 (fall 2023)<ref name=About/>
 | campus                 = Large suburb
 | campus_size            = {{convert|58|acre|km2|1|abbr=on}}
 | colors                 = Pirate blue, gray, and white<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www13.shu.edu/offices/technology/upload/graphics-manual.pdf |title=Manual |website=www13.shu.edu |access-date=2019-05-19 |archive-date=2017-07-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704075534/https://www13.shu.edu/offices/technology/upload/graphics-manual.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><br>{{color box|#004488}}&nbsp;{{color box|#A2AAAD}}&nbsp;{{color box|#FFFFFF}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[NCAA Division I]] - [[Big East Conference|Big East]]|[[American Collegiate Hockey Association|ACHA]]|[[Colonial States College Hockey Conference|CSCHC]]}}
 | sports_nickname        = {{hlist|[[Seton Hall Pirates|Pirates]]|The Hall}}
 | mascot                 = Pirate
 | free_label             = Newspaper
 | free                   = ''[[The Setonian]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thesetonian.com/|title=The Setonian|publisher=The Setonian|access-date=2021-12-06|archive-date=2021-12-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206025129/https://www.thesetonian.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities|ACCU]]|[[National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities|NAICU]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]|[[International Federation of Catholic Universities|IFCU]]}}
 | website                = [https://www.shu.edu/ shu.edu]
 | logo                   = Seton Hall University Logotype.svg
 | logo_upright           = 1.35
 | free_label2            = Other campuses
 | free2                  = [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]]
}}
{{location map|USA New Jersey Essex County|width=275
|lat=40.7426075
|long=-74.2462063
|caption=South Orange, New Jersey (14 miles west of New York City). Inset: Location of Essex County in New Jersey.
}}

'''Seton Hall University''' ('''SHU''') is a [[Private university|private]] [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] [[research university]] in [[South Orange, New Jersey]], United States.<ref name="Center for Postsecondary Education">{{cite web |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup |url=https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=186584 |publisher=Center for Postsecondary Education |website=carnegieclassifications.iu.edu |access-date=13 September 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022005410/https://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/view_institution.php?unit_id=186584 |url-status=live }}</ref> Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop [[James Roosevelt Bayley]] and named after his aunt, Saint [[Elizabeth Ann Seton]], Seton Hall is the oldest [[Diocese|diocesan]] university in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ssrn.com/update/ern/ernjob/job272.html |title= Seton Hall University History |work= Social Science Research Network |year= 2007 |access-date= 2007-04-04 |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070510104345/http://www.ssrn.com/update/ern/ernjob/job272.html |archive-date= 2007-05-10 }}</ref>

Seton Hall consists of 9 schools and colleges and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 5,800 students and a graduate enrollment of about 4,400. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".<ref name="Center for Postsecondary Education"/>

The university is known for its [[Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball|men's basketball team]], which has appeared in 13 [[NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament]]s after making it to the final of the [[1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|1989 tournament]] and losing 79–80 in overtime to the [[1988–89 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team|Michigan Wolverines]]. The resulting increase in national television exposure has led to increasing numbers of applications from prospective students.<ref>Carino, Jerry. [https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2019/11/04/seton-hall-basketball-sport-built-campus/4148715002/ "Seton Hall basketball: The sport that shaped a university &ndash; then and now"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240611012228/https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/2019/11/04/seton-hall-basketball-sport-built-campus/4148715002/ |date=2024-06-11 }}, ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', November 4, 2019. Accessed May 19, 2023. "Felt isn't the only person who came to find out about the school through men's hoops. In the 1980s, hardwood success translated into a changed campus and soaring applications for a small local school. That's happening again."</ref>