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

Who they are

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

Race & ethnicity

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

Where they're from

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

Campus

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

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