Rabbinical College of America

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Rabbinical College of America

Rabbinical College of America operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Morristown, New Jersey (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 181 students of which 307 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. Rabbinical College 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 95.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,628, with published in-state tuition of $10,650 and a Pell grant recipient share of 43.6%.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 20.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.5%. Graduates earn a median of $34,990 ten years after enrolling, compared with $27,418 six years post-enrollment, and 35.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.