Jewish Theological Seminary of America
New York, New York · Website
$92,751
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$92,751
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Jewish Theological Seminary of America is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 172 undergraduates and 143 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $43,195 a year (tuition and fees $67,357). It admits 49% of applicants and 90% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $92,751 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$43,195
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$67,357
US median $11,837
Admission rate
49%
US median 78%
Completion rate
90%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$92,751
Rank 69 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
- $43,195
- Tuition and fees
- $67,357
- Cost of attendance
- $85,945
- Students with a need-based grant
- 4.1%
- Students with federal loans
- 12%
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $26,445
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $51,570
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 $20,340 in 2015-16 to $67,357 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
- 49%
- Average SAT
- 1,500
- SAT reading, middle
- 707
- SAT math, middle
- 711
- ACT, middle
- 33
- Undergraduates
- 172
- Graduate students
- 143
- Part-time students
- 0.6%
- Women
- 56%
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Completion rate
- 90%
- Retention rate
- 96%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 9
- Endowment
- $150.2M
- 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 69 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $43,195 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $67,357 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 49% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 90% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 96% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,656 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $92,751 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
9 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 | 36 | $16,750 | $56,236 | $74,060 | $41,390 |
| Religion/Religious StudiesMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,737 |
| Religious EducationMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Theological and Ministerial StudiesMaster's | Master's | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious Music and WorshipMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religious EducationDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesDoctoral | Doctoral | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $67,164 |
| Religious Music and WorshipBachelor's | Bachelor's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Religion/Religious StudiesProfessional | Professional | - | Withheld | $100,702 | $122,250 | $48,771 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Jewish Theological Seminary of America cost?
$43,195 a year is the average net price at Jewish Theological Seminary of America after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $67,357, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $85,945.
What is the acceptance rate at Jewish Theological Seminary of America?
49% of applicants are admitted to Jewish Theological Seminary of America. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,500 and the middle ACT score is 33. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Jewish Theological Seminary of America graduates earn?
$92,751 a year is the median pay of former Jewish Theological Seminary of America students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,656 after 6 years). That ranks 69 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Religion/Religious Studies (Professional) at $100,702.
What is the graduation rate at Jewish Theological Seminary of America?
90% of first-time, full-time students at Jewish Theological Seminary of America finish within 6 years. 96% 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 Jewish Theological Seminary of America?
Religion/Religious Studies (36 bachelor's graduates), Religion/Religious Studies (22 master's graduates), Religious Education (12 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 9 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.