10-yr median earnings
$92,751
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · New York, New York
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private nonprofit institution in New York, New York. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $92,751
- 10-yr median earnings
- 48.6%
- Acceptance rate
- $43,195
- Avg net price / yr
- 88.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Jewish Theological Seminary of America pairs top-1% former-student earnings with a selective admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 1%
- former-student earnings, US
- 48.6%
- acceptance rate
- 88.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +58%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Jewish Theological Seminary of America 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 ("Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions"), 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
B
College Value Score
71/100
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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 A+
$92,751
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$43,195
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
88.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
95.7%
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
$43,195
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
88.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 88.4%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Jewish Theological Seminary of America 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 Jewish Theological Seminary of America 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.
Jewish Theological Seminary of America: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$92,751 Top 1% higher than 99% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,751 | #69 of 5103 | 99th |
| Average net price | $43,195 | #4931 of 5020 | 2nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.4% | #291 of 4858 | 94th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 172 | #3802 of 5462 | 30th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
172
Undergraduate enrollment
48.6%
Acceptance rate
1,500
SAT average
88.4%
150%-time completion
$92,751
10-yr median earnings
95.7%
First-year retention
How Jewish Theological Seminary of America ranks in New York
State rank among 299 reporting New York colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $92,751 | #14 of 299 | 95th |
| Average net price | $43,195 | #314 of 328 | 4th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 88.4% | #35 of 322 | 89th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 172 | #244 of 367 | 34th |
Highest former-student earnings in New York
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences | $131,426 | $29,882 |
| 2 | Helene Fuld College of Nursing | $111,027 | $47,181 |
| 3 | SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University | $109,601 | - |
| 4 | Center for Allied Health Education | $107,249 | $48,150 |
| 5 | Miami Ad School-New York | $106,192 | - |
| 6 | St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | $104,403 | $26,315 |
| 7 | Cornell University | $104,043 | $28,690 |
| 8 | Weill Medical College of Cornell University | $104,043 | - |
| 9 | Columbia University in the City of New York | $102,491 | $21,590 |
| 10 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | $102,051 | $36,228 |
| 11 | Cochran School of Nursing | $99,503 | - |
| 12 | Mount Sinai Phillips School of Nursing | $96,980 | - |
| 14 | Jewish Theological Seminary of AmericaThis school | $92,751 | $43,195 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 48.6% |
| SAT Average | 1,500 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 720 – 790 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 720 – 790 |
| ACT Average | 33 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $67,357 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $67,357 |
| Average Net Price | $43,195 |
Net Price by Family Income
| Over $110,000 | $51,570 |
4.1%
Pell Grant Rate
11.6%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Jewish Theological Seminary of America swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,059 to $50,794 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +321.4%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$7,059
Highest year
$50,794
Most recent (2023)
$29,744
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,0592023 · $29,744
Over the same years, enrollment went +6.8% (161 → 172 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
Outcomes
95.7%
Retention Rate
$58,656
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 88.4% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 95.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $58,656 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $92,751 |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Professional | 1 | 0 | $122,250 | $122,250 | - |
| Bachelor's | 1 | 27 | $74,060 | $74,060 | $16,750 |
| Master's | 1 | 11 | - | - | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious Studies | First Professional | - | $122,250 | - |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's | 27 | $74,060 | $16,750 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's | 11 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Jewish Theological Seminary of America? ▼
Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private nonprofit institution in New York, New York. The acceptance rate is 48.6%. The average SAT score is 1,500. Undergraduate enrollment is 172 students.
How much do Jewish Theological Seminary of America former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $92,751 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $58,656.
How much does Jewish Theological Seminary of America cost? ▼
The average net price at Jewish Theological Seminary of America is $43,195. In-state tuition is $67,357 and out-of-state tuition is $67,357.
What is the graduation rate at Jewish Theological Seminary of America? ▼
Jewish Theological Seminary of America has a 88.4% 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 95.7%.
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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