Rabbinical Seminary of America Acceptance Rate & Tuition

Net price / year

$4,844

after grants & scholarships

lower than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Acceptance rate

98%

Graduation rate

33%

within 150% of normal time

lower than 89% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges

Rabbinical Seminary of America at a glance

What is the tuition at Rabbinical Seminary of America?: Undergraduate tuition and fees are $10,000 for the 2024-25 academic year.
What is the cost of attendance at Rabbinical Seminary of America?: The average cost of attendance is $19,700 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
What is the net price at Rabbinical Seminary of America?: The average net price is $4,844 a year after grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Rabbinical Seminary of America?: About 98% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
Is Rabbinical Seminary of America test optional?: Test policy reported to the federal government: Tests neither required nor recommended.
What is the graduation rate at Rabbinical Seminary of America?: 33% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).

Key takeaways

At $4,844 a year, the average net price is lower than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.
Families earning under $30,000 pay about $0 a year on average, versus $5,425 for families earning over $110,000.
Pell Grant recipients completed within 150% of normal time at a rate of 50%, compared with 33% for all students, 17 points higher.
Theology and Religious Vocations is the largest field of study here, at 100% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
The school admits 98% of applicants, so most who apply are accepted.

Tuition and cost of attendance at Rabbinical Seminary of America

Average net price

$4,844 per year

Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.

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Estimated total net cost

$19,376

Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.

Net price by family income

Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.

$0–30k $0
$30–48k $3,900
$48–75k $4,585
$75–110k $7,567
$110k+ $5,425

Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $19,700

Tuition & fees$10,000
Books & supplies$300
Room & board$6,400
Other expenses$3,000

Tuition & fees (in-state): $10,000
Tuition & fees (out-of-state): $10,000

Rabbinical Seminary of America acceptance rate and admissions

Acceptance rate

Share of applicants admitted.

Test policy: Tests neither required nor recommended

Graduation rate and student outcomes at Rabbinical Seminary of America

Graduation rate

33%

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.

Retention rate

81%

Full-time first-years who return the next fall.

Outcomes by student group

The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.

Completion within 150% of normal time, by group

Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).

White students 30%

Pell Grant recipients 50%

All students, same entering cohort: 30%

Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).

What students study

The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.

Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field

Theology and Religious Vocations 100%

A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).

Who attends

A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.

Race and ethnicity

White 100%
Black or African American 0%
Hispanic or Latino 0%
Asian 0%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0%
Two or more races 0%
U.S. nonresident 0%
Race and ethnicity unknown 0%

Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Gender

Men 100%
Women 0%

Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).

Students aged 25 or older

3%

of undergraduates

Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).

Students and campus

Undergraduate enrollment: 397
Part-time students: 0%
Receive Pell Grants: 16%
Receive federal loans: 0%
Students per faculty member: 36 : 1
Setting: City

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Frequently asked questions

How much is tuition at Rabbinical Seminary of America?

For the 2024-25 academic year, Rabbinical Seminary of America reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $10,000. This is the published price before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.

What is the cost of attendance and net price at Rabbinical Seminary of America?

The average cost of attendance at Rabbinical Seminary of America is $19,700 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,844 a year. That is lower than 99% of private nonprofit 4-year colleges.

How much financial aid do students at Rabbinical Seminary of America get?

16% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 0% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $0 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $5,425 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).

What is the acceptance rate at Rabbinical Seminary of America?

Rabbinical Seminary of America admitted about 98% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.

What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Rabbinical Seminary of America?

33% of first-time, full-time students at Rabbinical Seminary of America finish within 150% of normal time. 81% of full-time first-years return the next fall.

Who attends Rabbinical Seminary of America?

Among undergraduates in Fall 2024, 0% are women and 100% are men. The largest race or ethnicity group reported is White (100%).

Sources and data periods

All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:

Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts

Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things