10-yr median earnings
$34,990
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Morristown, New Jersey
Rabbinical College of America
Rabbinical College of America is a private nonprofit institution in Morristown, New Jersey. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $34,990
- 10-yr median earnings
- 95.2%
- Acceptance rate
- $15,628
- Avg net price / yr
- 20.2%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Rabbinical College of America pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 32nd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 95.2%
- acceptance rate
- 20.2%
- 150%-time completion
- +28%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (4yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Rabbinical College 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
F
College Value Score
34/100
Rabbinical College 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 F
$34,990
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C
$15,628
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
20.2%
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 D
75.5%
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
$15,628
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
20.2%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 20.2%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Rabbinical College 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 Rabbinical College 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.
Rabbinical College of America: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$34,990 32nd percentile higher than 32% 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 | Rabbinical College of America | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,990 | #3457 of 5103 | 32nd |
| Average net price | $15,628 | #2205 of 5020 | 56th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 20.2% | #4675 of 4858 | 4th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 181 | #3746 of 5462 | 31st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
181
Undergraduate enrollment
95.2%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
20.2%
150%-time completion
$34,990
10-yr median earnings
75.5%
First-year retention
How Rabbinical College of America ranks in New Jersey
State rank among 110 reporting New Jersey colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Rabbinical College of America | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $34,990 | #86 of 110 | 22nd |
| Average net price | $15,628 | #55 of 129 | 57th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 20.2% | #117 of 126 | 7th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 181 | #94 of 144 | 35th |
Highest former-student earnings in New Jersey
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton University | $110,066 | $6,128 |
| 2 | Stevens Institute of Technology | $108,772 | $41,346 |
| 3 | Chamberlain University-New Jersey | $92,405 | $37,984 |
| 4 | Holy Name Medical Center-Sister Claire Tynan School of Nursing | $87,408 | - |
| 5 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | $84,276 | $16,504 |
| 6 | Yeshivas Be'er Yitzchok | $82,560 | $28,599 |
| 7 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | $74,479 | $24,406 |
| 8 | Rutgers University-Newark | $74,479 | $19,703 |
| 9 | Rutgers University-Camden | $74,479 | $18,745 |
| 10 | Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro | $73,971 | $24,800 |
| 11 | JFK Muhlenberg Harold B. and Dorothy A. Snyder Schools | $73,894 | $40,644 |
| 12 | The College of New Jersey | $73,323 | $27,646 |
| 86 | Rabbinical College of AmericaThis school | $34,990 | $15,628 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 95.2% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Rabbinical College of America
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$8,800 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,229 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$17,300 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Rabbinical College of America - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $10,650 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $10,650 |
| Average Net Price | $15,628 |
43.6%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Rabbinical College of America swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $11,296 to $15,740 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +6.6%, 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
$11,296
Highest year
$15,740
Most recent (2023)
$13,452
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $12,6142023 · $13,452
Over the same years, enrollment went -17.6% (239 → 197 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
11.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
75.5%
Retention Rate
$27,418
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.1%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 20.2% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 75.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $27,418 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $34,990 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 35.1% |
Programs & Earnings
No program-level earnings data available for this school.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Rabbinical College of America? ▼
Rabbinical College of America is a private nonprofit institution in Morristown, New Jersey. The acceptance rate is 95.2%. Undergraduate enrollment is 181 students.
How much do Rabbinical College of America former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Rabbinical College of America who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $34,990 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $27,418.
How much does Rabbinical College of America cost? ▼
The average net price at Rabbinical College of America is $15,628. In-state tuition is $10,650 and out-of-state tuition is $10,650.
What is the graduation rate at Rabbinical College of America? ▼
Rabbinical College of America has a 20.2% 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 75.5%.
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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