Hebrew Theological College
Skokie, Illinois · Also known as HTC, TI, Teacher's Institute, Skokie Yeshiva, Sarah Hartman Women's College of Touro at HTC, Machon Torani L'Banot, Beis HaMidrash L'Torah · Website
$33,291
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$33,291
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Hebrew Theological College is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Skokie, Illinois with 90 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $26,861 a year (tuition and fees $15,150). It admits 57% of applicants and 50% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $33,291 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,861
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$15,150
US median $11,837
Admission rate
57%
US median 78%
Completion rate
50%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,000
About $148 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$33,291
Rank 3,664 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,861
- Tuition and fees
- $15,150
- Cost of attendance
- $35,559
- Students with a need-based grant
- 13%
- Students with federal loans
- 10%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $21,396
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $35,059
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $19,900 in 2015-16 to $15,150 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 57%
- Undergraduates
- 90
- Part-time students
- 23%
- Women
- 72%
- Students per teacher
- 5
- Completion rate
- 50%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 12
- Endowment
- $1.14M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 3,664 of 5,094 US colleges and 139 of 189 in Illinois (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | IL median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,861 | $15,156 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $15,150 | $13,291 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 57% | 77% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 50% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,000 | $10,297 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $32,793 | $34,234 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $33,291 | $39,544 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 53% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
12 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion/Religious StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,390 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 1 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Special Education and TeachingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Skokie and Illinois on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does Hebrew Theological College cost?
$26,861 a year is the average net price at Hebrew Theological College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $15,150, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $35,559. Families earning under $30,000 pay $21,396 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Hebrew Theological College?
57% of applicants are admitted to Hebrew Theological College. The median admission rate of colleges in Illinois is 77%.
How much do Hebrew Theological College graduates earn?
$33,291 a year is the median pay of former Hebrew Theological College students who work, 10 years after they started ($32,793 after 6 years). That ranks 3,664 of 5,094 US colleges and 139 of 189 in Illinois.
How much student debt do Hebrew Theological College graduates have?
$14,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Hebrew Theological College graduates, about $148 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 10% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Hebrew Theological College?
50% of first-time, full-time students at Hebrew Theological College finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Hebrew Theological College?
Religion/Religious Studies (29 bachelor's graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (7 bachelor's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (7 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 12 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.