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Nov 12, 2020 · Seton College’s opening in September 1961 pioneered a new approach to higher education even before the growth of the state’s Community College system. The curriculum offered a basic liberal arts major, with both transfer and terminal degrees, as well as career majors in radio/TV, merchandising, nursing and other fields.
Saint Elizabeth University (SEU) (formerly College of Saint Elizabeth, CSE) is a private Catholic, coeducational, four-year, liberal arts university in Morris Township, New Jersey. Portions of the campus are also in Florham Park .
- Suburban, 200 acres (0.81 km²)
- 1,141
- Eagle
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University Overview. Seton Hall University was founded in 1856 by Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, the first bishop of Newark, who named it after his aunt, Elizabeth Ann Seton, a pioneer in Catholic education and the first American-born saint. The University is the oldest diocesan university in the United States.
Elizabeth Seton College (ESC) was a private, Roman Catholic two-year college in Yonkers, New York. Run by the Sisters of Charity of New York, the college opened in 1961 and closed in 1989, merging with the more financially secure Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.
- Yonkers: suburban, 21 acres (8.5 ha), Manhattan: urban
- Northeastern Athletic Conference
- Mary Ellen Brosnan (1989)
Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Roman Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesan university in the United States.
- Large Suburb, 58 acres (0.2 km²)
- 9,814 (Fall 2020)
- Pirate
- Katia Passerini (interim)
Namesake: Elizabeth Ann Seton, first American-born saint. Affiliation: Catholic, one of the oldest diocesan universities in the U.S., under the Archdiocese of Newark. Location: South Orange, New Jersey, suburban setting 30 minutes from NYC. Faculty and Academics: Programs: 90+. Average class size: 21 students. Student-to-faculty ratio: 14:1.
Named after Elizabeth Ann Seton, the first American-born saint. One of the oldest diocesan universities in the U.S. located in South Orange, New Jersey. Academics. 21. Average class size. 90+. Majors and Programs. 14:1.