Jewish Theological Seminary of America

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Jewish Theological Seminary of America

Jewish Theological Seminary of America operates as a private nonprofit institution located in New York, New York (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 172 students of which 174 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Jewish Theological Seminary of America is categorized as “24” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 48.6%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,500 and an ACT midpoint of 33. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $43,195, with published in-state tuition of $67,357 and a Pell grant recipient share of 4.1%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 88.4%, and the first-year retention rate is 95.7%. Graduates earn a median of $92,751 ten years after enrolling, compared with $58,656 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 3300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.