Private nonprofit · University

Seton Hill University

Greensburg, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

79.5%
Admit rate
$22,204
Avg net price
67%
Graduation rate
$51,748
Median earnings

Seton Hill University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 1,492 undergraduates. It has a Roman Catholic religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,492 undergradsLarge suburbAccessible · 80% admitNCAA Division II with football · Pennsylvania State Athletic ConferenceCold winters

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Seton Hill University's admitted students.

Admit rate
79.5%
SAT (mid 50%)
1020–1240
Avg GPA (est.)
3.22

Enter a test score to see where you land against Seton Hill University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Seton Hill University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Greensburg, Pennsylvania

Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. After the end of the Revolutionary War, an inn was built along a wagon trail that stretched from Philadelphia west over the Appalachian Mountains to Fort Pitt, now the city of Pittsburgh. Greensburg is a major cultural center in Western Pennsylvania. It is the home of the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, which specializes in American Art circa 1750–1950. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To Great Lakes shore
126 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Arnold Palmer (LBE)

How Seton Hill University compares

Selectivity79.5%

More selective than 45% · #47 most selective of 111 in Pennsylvania

SAT average1117

Higher than 35%

Graduation rate67%

Higher than 73% · #42 of 116 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention81%

Higher than 65%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$51,748

Higher than 43% · #93 of 116 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$22,204

Cheaper than 40% · #46 cheapest of 112 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$27,000

Lower than 11%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 50%

Undergraduate enrollment1,492

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare Seton Hill University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

1,918students
  • Undergraduate1,49278%
  • Graduate42622%

Undergraduates by gender

1,492undergrads
  • Women98166%
  • Men51134%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White78%
  • Black6.9%
  • Hispanic4.2%
  • Asian2.9%
  • Other or multiracial8.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,492
Graduate enrollment
426
Student–faculty ratio
13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
31%
First-generation students
24%
Students over 25
13%
Median family income
$73,391
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$73,287
Endowment
$62,915,652

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
79.5%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1020–1240
SAT average
1117
SAT reading
510–620
SAT math
510–620
ACT composite
19–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.22

Cost

In-state tuition
$42,944
Room & board
$14,222
Books & supplies
$1,200
Total cost of attendance
$56,183
Average net price
$22,204

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
67%
Graduated on time (4 years)
57%
First-year retention
81%
Transferred to another college
25%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,700
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$51,748
Median debt at graduation
$27,000
Students with federal loans
71%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

About 10% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
57%
Low-income (Pell)
55%
First-generation
52%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
880
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
59%
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NCAA Division II with football
Football conference
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
669 (414 men · 255 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)155
Football122
Soccer99
Lacrosse86
Basketball47
Baseball46
Softball28
Wrestling28
Volleyball21
Tennis13
Equestrian13
Golf11

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.7 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (1,927 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
0.7
Fondling
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$15,143
$30–48k
$13,436
$48–75k
$17,823
$75–110k
$21,993
$110k+
$27,764

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$75,436

$17,823/year × about 4.2 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

100%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$27,413
average award, among those who get one

Seton Hill University discounts heavily: 100% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $27,413. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 384 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$51,748
Typical debt at graduation
$27,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
52%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

Typical debt would take roughly 5.2 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$49,320
Men
$54,024

Men out-earn women by $4,704 (10%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
82°F
Winter low
21°F
Annual rain
43.9″
Annual snow
29.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, MT Pleasant, PA US station (7.2 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.