The Stillman School of Business at Seton Hall University finished No. 65 on P&Q’s 2025 ranking of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the U.S. In our three methodological categories, it finished No. 72 in Admission Standards, No. 63 in Career Outcomes, and No. 72 in Academic Experience (based solely on our alumni survey).
The B-school’s acceptance rate for the fall 2024 incoming class was 71.3%, and the class reported an average SAT score of 1289. Its six-year graduation rate is 77.2%.
In career data, 72% of Class of 2024 graduates and 67.3% of Class of 2023 grads completed at least one business-specific internship before graduation. Some 97.9% of 2024 grads found jobs within three months, compared to 86% of 2023 grads.
The average salary for the most recent graduates was $69,849, with 21% of them reporting an average signing bonus of $11,138. The top employers included EY, KPMG, Deloitte, Equitable Advisors, JP Morgan Chase, New York Life Insurance, Withum, BetMGM, BMW, Goldman Sachs, Lieberman Inc., Pierce Apparel LLC, Prudential Financial, PwC, Raymond James, RSM, and Seton Hall University.
THE STILLMAN DIFFERENCE
The Stillman School of Business offers a close-knit learning environment, where small class sizes averaging 30 students foster strong student-faculty interaction. The curriculum integrates ethical considerations across all business courses—core, major, and elective—while providing extensive experiential learning opportunities designed to prepare students for leadership roles.
One of the school’s most distinguished offerings is the Leadership Development Honors Program, housed in the Buccino Leadership Institute, which has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for five consecutive years in the LEAD Awards by HR.com. The program is specifically recognized as the No. 1 Certificate Program with an emphasis on Leadership and Organizational Development.
Students in this program take a unique Ideas & Trends course in their junior year, where they analyze emerging technologies, conduct fieldwork, and collaborate on trend analysis to anticipate future disruptions in business. The program also emphasizes service leadership, requiring students to complete 80 hours of community service, reinforcing the principle that great leaders serve.
Additionally, students have contributed to developing the program’s Code of Conduct, securing funding for student and program development, and launching a dedicated Study Abroad Program.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
Students at Stillman have access to hands-on learning experiences across finance, entrepreneurship, market research, consulting, and global business.
Finance students interested in Wall Street careers practice stock evaluations, take courses in the Center for Securities Trading and Analysis, and attend the Capital Markets Colloquium. They can also participate in the Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF), where they manage real endowment dollars and gain practical experience in investment strategies.
Stillman students regularly compete in the CFA Institute Research Challenge, consistently placing in the final four in the New York region, and in 2017 and 2020, the team advanced to the Global Finals.
For those drawn to marketing and consumer insights, the Market Research Center provides state-of-the-art facilities for conducting interviews, moderating focus groups, and analyzing consumer trends.
Entrepreneurial students engage in the Tobin Entrepreneurship Experience (TEE), an immersive first-year program that introduces students to business plan writing, teamwork, and pitching ideas.
Stillman is also home to the only university-based Sport Poll, an ongoing research initiative examining public opinion on the sports industry, offering students hands-on experience in sports analytics and industry trends.
Beyond coursework, students can enhance their learning through 16 business-specific student organizations and five study abroad programs. From the Accounting Club, Supply Chain Club, and Entrepreneurship Club to the Marketing Club and Sport Management Student Association, students have ample opportunities to network and collaborate with like-minded peers.
The Stillman Exchange, Seton Hall’s student-run business publication, provides a platform for students to write and report on business, finance, technology, and international markets.
Notably, many Stillman alumni highlighted their experiences with study abroad trips—one graduate reported traveling to Spain, Portugal, Greece, and Ireland while earning degrees in Finance, Marketing, and IT, with a Minor in Legal Studies. Another alumnus shared how a study-abroad experience in Athens, Greece helped him understand business operations, cash flow, and economic challenges during a recession, insights he now applies in his role as a Financial Analyst at The Boston Consulting Group.
RECENT INNOVATIONS
In the past three years, Stillman has expanded its curriculum to align with market demands and provide students with cutting-edge business skills. The school introduced three new majors—Quantitative Economics and Econometrics, Global Supply Chain Management, and Business Analytics—and launched a five-year bachelor’s/Master of Science program in Financial Technology and Analytics.
The school also added a Freshman Business Seminar, a required course that introduces students to business disciplines and professional skill-building from their first semester. It also expanded specialized course offerings in areas such as eSports, AI and the Future of Work, Blockchain for Business, Financial Software Skills, Algorithmic Trading, and Forensic Accounting & Fraud Investigation.
ALUMNI SAY
“My quality/quantity marketing research courses were pivotal to real world experience with a client and responsibilities to the client outside of a grade in class. My experience with the qualtrics platform in these classes directly translated to my current job and gave me a huge advantage in being the only professional on my current team with experience in this platform.”
“Rather than the normal senior thesis, we were put into random groups, and had to develop a business plan for how a real/existent company can improve upon what they’re already doing, in all faucets of the business. It allowed us to collaborate and put our minds together using all the knowledge we had gained from our time in school. It was a great way to prove how far we had all come since we were freshman.”
“In my junior year as a market research student, we worked on real world issues to help them with their market research studies. One team had a renowned pharmaceutical company that many of us have heard of as a client, my team had a well-known k-8 school that was trying to implement a new program. We conducted research and held focus groups and presented our findings to our clients.”
“The final capstone for the undergraduate and the graduate program are exceptional opportunities to collaborate with peers and conduct an independent study that ties in a lot of the key learning objectives from the school of business. I believe there are multiple elements of these final assessments that apply to various work scenarios in everyday life from corporate work environments to independent business ventures. The curriculum is well designed for most career paths that are engaged in continuous learning and growth. This mindset is something that stays with students for a long time.”
“My senior year, I was given the opportunity to engage in a guided study course on a one-on-one basis with one of the senior accounting professors centered around the impact of climate change on financial reporting. This course helped me to meet the requirements I needed to sit for my CPA exam, and also exposed me to an exciting new area within my field.”
