10-yr median earnings
$33,291
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Skokie, Illinois
Hebrew Theological College
Hebrew Theological College is a private nonprofit institution in Skokie, Illinois. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $33,291
- 10-yr median earnings
- 57.1%
- Acceptance rate
- $26,861
- Avg net price / yr
- 59.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Hebrew Theological College pairs modest former-student earnings with a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 28th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 57.1%
- acceptance rate
- 59.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +2%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Small
Carnegie: Bacc: A&S
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Hebrew Theological College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
40/100
Hebrew Theological College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$33,291
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$26,861
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
59.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$14,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
86.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$26,861
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
59.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 59.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Hebrew Theological College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Hebrew Theological College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Hebrew Theological College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$33,291 28th percentile higher than 28% of 5,103 US colleges
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Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Hebrew Theological College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,291 | #3667 of 5103 | 28th |
| Average net price | $26,861 | #4134 of 5020 | 18th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 59.4% | #2262 of 4858 | 53rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 90 | #4445 of 5462 | 19th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
90
Undergraduate enrollment
57.1%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
59.4%
150%-time completion
$33,291
10-yr median earnings
86.1%
First-year retention
How Hebrew Theological College ranks in Illinois
State rank among 189 reporting Illinois colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Hebrew Theological College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,291 | #139 of 189 | 26th |
| Average net price | $26,861 | #163 of 179 | 9th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 59.4% | #82 of 171 | 52nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 90 | #154 of 201 | 23rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Illinois
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chamberlain University-Illinois | $92,405 | $31,837 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | $91,885 | $14,860 |
| 3 | Northwestern University | $89,363 | $29,167 |
| 4 | St. John's College | $86,331 | - |
| 5 | Lakeview College of Nursing | $84,522 | - |
| 6 | Illinois Institute of Technology | $82,592 | $18,425 |
| 7 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | $81,054 | $14,355 |
| 8 | Saint Anthony College of Nursing | $77,709 | - |
| 9 | Rush University | $75,194 | - |
| 10 | Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing | $72,850 | - |
| 11 | Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences | $72,430 | - |
| 12 | Loyola University Chicago | $71,530 | $36,079 |
| 139 | Hebrew Theological CollegeThis school | $33,291 | $26,861 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 57.1% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $15,150 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $15,150 |
| Average Net Price | $26,861 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $21,396 |
| Over $110,000 | $35,059 |
12.8%
Pell Grant Rate
10.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$14,000
Median Debt
$148/mo
Monthly Payment
Hebrew Theological College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $28,686 to $11,197 (-61.0%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
10 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $28,6862023 · $11,197
Over the same years, enrollment went -82.3% (458 → 81 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
60.6%
Female
Outcomes
86.1%
Retention Rate
$32,793
Median Earnings (6yr)
44.6%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 59.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 86.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $32,793 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $33,291 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 44.6% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $14,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $148/mo |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Hebrew Theological College? ▼
Hebrew Theological College is a private nonprofit institution in Skokie, Illinois. The acceptance rate is 57.1%. Undergraduate enrollment is 90 students.
How much do Hebrew Theological College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Hebrew Theological College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,291 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $32,793.
How much does Hebrew Theological College cost? ▼
The average net price at Hebrew Theological College is $26,861. In-state tuition is $15,150 and out-of-state tuition is $15,150. Median student debt at graduation is $14,000.
What is the graduation rate at Hebrew Theological College? ▼
Hebrew Theological College has a 59.4% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 86.1%.
Is Hebrew Theological College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Hebrew Theological College is $14,000, while former students earn a median of $33,291 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 42% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $148.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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