- The Inkwell
- New Jersey
- Rabbinical College of America
Morristown, NJSuburb: largeZIP 07960Founded 1951
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1951
- Carnegie class
- Special focus: faith-related
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1973
- Website
- www.rca.edu
New JerseyPrivate nonprofit
Rabbinical College of America
Rabbinical College of America is a private nonprofit faith-based college in Morristown, New Jersey, with 181 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 22% within six years and costs $9,662 a year after aid.
22%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention76%
4-year graduation2.2%
Pell Grant share56%
Federal loans0%
$9,662net price / year
95%admission rate
—average SAT
22%graduate in 6 years
$34,281median earnings, 10 yrs
—median debt
#1,652 of 1,704 for earnings#169 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,633 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,361 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $19,686tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $10,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $10,650
- Average net price
- $9,662national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,343
$30,001–48,000$9,001
$48,001–75,000$8,650
$75,001–110,000$10,793
$110,001+$11,003
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college76%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college22%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college56%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 22%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 2.2%
- First-year retention
- 76%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 23%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $27,837
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $34,281middle 50%: $19,958–$72,552
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- —
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$72,552
Median, Rabbinical College of America$34,281
Lower quarter$19,958
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 181
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 0% / 100%
- Average age at entry
- 20.3
- First-generation students
- 12%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 56%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 93%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,825 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,986
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White83%
U.S. nonresident17%
2 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Philosophy & religious studies77%
Theology & religious vocations23%
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 186186. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q3682959.