Seton Hall lowers tuition for top new students

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. - Seton Hall University has a new deal to entice top students.

Under a plan announced Wednesday, they'll get a tuition break so steep they'll be paying the same rate as an in-state student at public Rutgers University.

To qualify, students would have to apply by Dec. 15, rank in the top 10 percent of their high school class, and score at least 1,200 on the SAT or 27 on the ACT. Their yearly tuition would be $10,104, which would be frozen for four years as long as they maintain a 3.0 grade-point average.

Regular tuition at the Catholic college is $31,440. Room, board, and fees add about $13,000. About one-sixth of this year's freshman class at Seton Hall would have qualified. - AP