Quad

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    Seton Hall is a bit larger (6,036 vs. 4,500)

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    Mercer has 3 pts more Pell recipients than Seton Hall (35% vs. 32%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  3. 3

    Seton Hall is more diverse (index 0.72 vs. 0.71)

    Diversity index

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
Mercer4.5K
Seton Hall6K
Pell Grant share
Mercer35%
Seton Hall32%
First-gen share
Mercer28%
Seton Hall28%
Diversity index
Mercer0.71
Seton Hall0.72

Who they are

Men
Mercer35%
Seton Hall44%
Part-time students
Mercer11%
Seton Hall2%
Students 25 and older
Mercer23%
Seton Hall2%

Race & ethnicity

Mercer
Seton Hall
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
Mercer85%
Seton Hall71%
First-years from other states
Mercer14%
Seton Hall27%
First-years from abroad
Mercer0%
Seton Hall2%
New transfer students this fall
Mercer459
Seton Hall171
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
Mercer35%
Seton Hall10%

Campus

Mercer
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southern ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Seton Hall
Large suburbNCAA D-I · Big East ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why